WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Admin Thumb vs Simple Featured Image Column

Featured Image Admin Thumb

by Sean Hayes

20K+ installs4.7

Simple Featured Image Column

by Andre Aguiar Villela

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Featured Image Admin Thumb has more active installs: 20K+, against 70+ for Simple Featured Image Column.
On a typical day, Featured Image Admin Thumb is downloaded about 82 times, Simple Featured Image Column about 2.
Simple Featured Image Column is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 40 reviews.
Featured Image Admin Thumb was updated more recently: Jul 10, 2026, against Jul 3, 2019 for Simple Featured Image Column.
Featured Image Admin Thumb is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Simple Featured Image Column.
Featured Image Admin Thumb has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Simple Featured Image Column.

Featured Image Admin Thumb leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Image Admin Thumb	Simple Featured Image Column
Popular rank	#1,117	#18,552
Active installs	20K+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.7K	55
Rating	4.7(40)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.92	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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