WordPress plugin comparison

Manual Image Crop vs Thumbnails and Featured Images

Manual Image Crop

by Tomasz Sita

7K+ installs4.1

Thumbnails and Featured Images

by Stefano Lissa

900+ installs5.0

At a glance

Manual Image Crop has more active installs: 7K+, against 900+ for Thumbnails and Featured Images.
On a typical day, Manual Image Crop is downloaded about 65 times, Thumbnails and Featured Images about 15.
Thumbnails and Featured Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.1 from 56 reviews.
Manual Image Crop was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Mar 26, 2026 for Thumbnails and Featured Images.
Manual Image Crop is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Thumbnails and Featured Images.
Manual Image Crop has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Thumbnails and Featured Images.

Manual Image Crop leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Manual Image Crop	Thumbnails and Featured Images
Popular rank	#2,484	#7,167
Active installs	7K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	382
Rating	4.1(56)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.76	×0.50
Last release	2 months ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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