Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured I

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

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

Health B82

Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured I

by JetixWP Plugins

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured I

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	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured I
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40K–50K ✓	10–20
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82 ✓	B · 73
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	81/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.84★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	118 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	85/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	8mo ago
Downloads · 30d	7.0K ✓	48
Category	Uncategorized	Media

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

Release activity

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured I

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.