Display Featured Image In Post List vs Require Featured Image

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

Display Featured Image In Post List

by Suhas Surse

Health C56

Require Featured Image

by pressupinc

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Display Featured Image In Post List Require Featured Image

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	Display Featured Image In Post List	Require Featured Image
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K	3K–4K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-25%
Overall health	C · 56 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	24/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	73/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★ ✓	3.92★
Reviews	7	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	64/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated ✓	High
Last updated	2.1y ago ✓	6.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	283	434 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

Display Featured Image In Post List Require Featured Image

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.