Best cover image plugins for WordPress
The most popular cover image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. BP Profile Cover leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Eliptum Cover Image Optimizer (fewer than 10). All 2 plugins tagged “Cover image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 cover image plugins
- 1.
BP Profile CoverThe most installed cover image plugin, with 30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
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Eliptum Cover Image OptimizerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “Cover image”
BP Profile Cover
Up in the last 7 days:122#25,067by VibeThemes7 years ago
Add Beautiful profile covers in BuddyPress Group and User profiles.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Eliptum Cover Image Optimizer
Up in the last 7 days:3,943#67,448by eliptum4 months ago
Zero-server overhead client-side optimization toolkit for featured images, social media layouts, and advanced filters.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day