WordPress plugin comparison
Download Featured Images vs Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Download Featured Images
by shaile
40+ installs4.0
Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
by fifu.app
60K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) has more active installs: 60K+, against 40+ for Download Featured Images.
- On a typical day, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is downloaded about 648 times, Download Featured Images about 2.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 264 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 21, 2016 for Download Featured Images.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 4.6.30 for Download Featured Images.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Download Featured Images.
Line by line
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Download Featured Images | Featured Image from URL (FIFU) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,092 | #620 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 48 | 38.7K |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.6(264) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 75% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.52 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.1 |
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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