WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Featured Image Column vs XO Featured Image Tools

Simple Featured Image Column

by Andre Aguiar Villela

70+ installs5.0

XO Featured Image Tools

by ishitaka

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

XO Featured Image Tools has more active installs: 20K+, against 70+ for Simple Featured Image Column.
On a typical day, XO Featured Image Tools is downloaded about 113 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 21 reviews.
XO Featured Image Tools was updated more recently: Nov 24, 2025, against Jul 3, 2019 for Simple Featured Image Column.
XO Featured Image Tools is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Simple Featured Image Column.

XO Featured Image Tools leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Featured Image Column	XO Featured Image Tools
Popular rank	#18,552	#1,083
Active installs	70+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	4.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.2.30	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.58
Last release	7 years ago	11 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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