WordPress plugin comparison

Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved vs Featured Image Admin Thumb

Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved

by wpgenie2

50+ installs5.0

Featured Image Admin Thumb

by Sean Hayes

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Featured Image Admin Thumb has more active installs: 20K+, against 50+ for Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved.
On a typical day, Featured Image Admin Thumb is downloaded about 82 times, Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved about 5.
Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 40 reviews.
Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved was updated more recently: Oct 27, 2026, against Jul 10, 2026 for Featured Image Admin Thumb.
Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Featured Image Admin Thumb.
Featured Image Admin Thumb has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved.

Featured Image Admin Thumb leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved	Featured Image Admin Thumb
Popular rank	#21,021	#1,117
Active installs	50+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	104	1.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(40)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.32	×0.92
Last release	15 days ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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