Best category-images plugins for WordPress
The most popular category-images plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Featured Image for Categories and pages. leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of TCL Categories Image (10+) and LAPDI Featured Categories (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “category-images” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 category-images plugins
- 1.Featured Image for Categories and pages.
The most installed category-images plugin, with 80+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 2.TCL Categories Image
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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LAPDI Featured Categories10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “category-images”
Featured Image for Categories and pages.
Up in the last 7 days:151#17,449by Muhammad Kashif8 years ago
Featured Images enables the user to set different featured image for each category, sub category or page.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TCL Categories Image
#32,462by shishir8 years ago
TCL Categories Images Plugin allow users to add an image to category or custom taxonomies.You can easily assign an image to each category/taxonomy or …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

LAPDI Featured Categories
#42,551by Let A Pro Do IT!1 month ago
Featured Categories allows you to add featured categories with images to your blog's website. The plugin also enables WordPress's built-in C …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day