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Best featured image plugins for WordPress

The most popular featured image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Featured Image from URL (FIFU) (60K+) and Quick Featured Images (50K+). All 232 plugins tagged “featured image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 featured image plugins

  1. 1.
    Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

    The most installed featured image plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 215 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.

  2. 2.
    Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

    60K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 264 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  3. 3.
    Quick Featured Images

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 235 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

    40K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 119 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  6. 6.
    XO Featured Image Tools

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 21 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Featured Image Admin Thumb

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 40 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Multiple Post Thumbnails

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 42 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  9. 9.
    Ultimate Posts Widget

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 55 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  10. 10.
    Manual Image Crop

    7K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 56 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

All 232 plugins tagged “featured image”