WordPress plugin comparison

Default Featured Image vs Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media

by cubecolour

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 70+ for Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media about 3.
Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media 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 Jun 23, 2025 for Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media.

Default Featured Image leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Default Featured Image	Upload Files by Default When Inserting Media
Popular rank	#704	#18,927
Active installs	50K+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.7K	74
Rating	4.8(69)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.15
Last release	4 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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