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.

Add Featured Image to RSS Feed

by Corey Salzano

Health B84

Featured Image Admin Thumb

by Sean Hayes

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

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 ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 84	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★	4.52★ ✓
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	2mo ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	599	1.5K ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

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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.