WordPress plugin comparison
Easy Featured Image vs Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
At a glance
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) has more active installs: 60K+, against 40+ for Easy Featured Image.
- On a typical day, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is downloaded about 648 times, Easy Featured Image about 2.
- Easy Featured Image has no reviews yet.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jan 28, 2011 for Easy Featured Image.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.0.5 for Easy Featured Image.
- Easy Featured Image has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Featured Image from URL (FIFU).
Line by line
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Easy Featured Image |  Featured Image from URL (FIFU) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,126 | #620 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 38.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(264) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 75% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.52 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 4 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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