WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Add in Admin Column vs XO Featured Image Tools

Featured Image Add in Admin Column

by Yasar Khalifa

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

XO Featured Image Tools

by ishitaka

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

XO Featured Image Tools has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Featured Image Add in Admin Column.
On a typical day, XO Featured Image Tools is downloaded about 113 times, Featured Image Add in Admin Column about 2.
Featured Image Add in Admin Column is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 21 reviews.
Featured Image Add in Admin Column was updated more recently: Mar 25, 2026, against Nov 24, 2025 for XO Featured Image Tools.
Both are tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.
XO Featured Image Tools has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Featured Image Add in Admin Column.

XO Featured Image Tools leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Image Add in Admin Column	XO Featured Image Tools
Popular rank	#69,252	#1,083
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	4.8K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.7(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.06	×0.58
Last release	7 months ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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