WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Background vs Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Featured Background
by Schwarttzy
20+ 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 20+ for Featured Background.
- On a typical day, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is downloaded about 648 times, Featured Background 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 Sep 4, 2025 for Featured Background.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 6.8.12 for Featured Background.
- Featured Background has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Featured Image from URL (FIFU).
Line by line
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Featured Background | Featured Image from URL (FIFU) |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,381 | #622 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 39.6K |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.6(264) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 75% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×1.52 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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