WordPress plugin comparison

Default Featured Image vs Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed

by Mark Howells-Mead

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed about 4.
Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 69 reviews.
Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Dec 2, 2025 for Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.0 for Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed.

Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Default Featured Image	Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed
Popular rank	#705	#15,890
Active installs	50K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.9K	58
Rating	4.8(69)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.9.0
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.25
Last release	4 months ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.3

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