WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Image vs Simple Image Sizes
At a glance
- Simple Image Sizes has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for Featured Image.
- On a typical day, Simple Image Sizes is downloaded about 233 times, Featured Image about 18.
- Simple Image Sizes is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 91 reviews, against 4.4 from 8 reviews.
- Simple Image Sizes was updated more recently: Aug 17, 2026, against Nov 8, 2025 for Featured Image.
- Simple Image Sizes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Featured Image.
- Simple Image Sizes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Featured Image.
Line by line
Simple Image Sizes leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured Image |  Simple Image Sizes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,362 | #660 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 307 | 7.5K |
| Rating | 4.4(8) | 4.6(91) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.32 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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