WordPress plugin comparison
Default Featured Image vs Rk Image Upload
At a glance
- Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 10+ for Rk Image Upload.
- On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Rk Image Upload about 1.
- Rk Image Upload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
- Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Aug 10, 2017 for Rk Image Upload.
- Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.8.34 for Rk Image Upload.
- Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Rk Image Upload.
Line by line
Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Default Featured Image |  Rk Image Upload |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #705 | #46,637 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 5.9K | 27 |
| Rating | 4.8(69) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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