WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Background vs Multiple Post Thumbnails
Featured Background
by Schwarttzy
20+ installs4.0
Multiple Post Thumbnails
by Chris Scott
10K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Multiple Post Thumbnails has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Featured Background.
- On a typical day, Multiple Post Thumbnails is downloaded about 49 times, Featured Background about 2.
- Multiple Post Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Featured Background was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2025, against Nov 26, 2018 for Multiple Post Thumbnails.
- Featured Background is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.0.31 for Multiple Post Thumbnails.
- Multiple Post Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Featured Background.
Line by line
Multiple Post Thumbnails leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Featured Background | Multiple Post Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,353 | #1,415 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 1.3K |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.7(42) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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