Better Post Formats
by RGB Lab · Media
Use proper "featured content" instead of "featured images" for audio, video, gallery, link and quote post formats.
69 health vs 60 average across 1,387 Media plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 167
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-30 20+ → 10+ down after 200 days in band
- 2024-12-12 10+ → 20+ up after 13 days in band
- 2024-11-29 20+ → 10+ down after 665 days in band
- 2023-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 12 days in band
- 2023-01-22 20+ → 10+ down after 41 days in band
- 2022-12-12 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2022-12-11 20+ → 10+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 50K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
XO Featured Image Tools 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B - F Featured Image Admin Thumb 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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