Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs Featured Image Admin Thumb

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Featured Image Admin Thumb is the safest pick: health A · 87 against 82 for Add Featured Image to RSS Feed, led by stronger rating quality.

Add Featured Image to RSS Feed

by Corey Salzano

Health B82

Featured Image Admin Thumb

by Sean Hayes

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Add Featured Image to RSS Feed	Featured Image Admin Thumb
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	20K–30K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 82	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100	96/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	12	40 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	4mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	635	2.1K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+11%	+33%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	4.3%	9.4% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Add Featured Image to RSS FeedFeatured Image Admin Thumb

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.