WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) vs Sync Remote Images
At a glance
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for Sync Remote Images.
- On a typical day, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is downloaded about 648 times, Sync Remote Images about 1.
- Sync Remote Images has no reviews yet.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jan 9, 2019 for Sync Remote Images.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 5.0.31 for Sync Remote Images.
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Sync Remote Images.
Line by line
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured Image from URL (FIFU) |  Sync Remote Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #622 | #44,891 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39.6K | 31 |
| Rating | 4.6(264) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 75% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.52 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 days ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 5.2.4 |
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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