Display Featured Image In Post List
by Suhas Surse · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Plugin that show featured image on post list.
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “featured image”, “featured image list” and “post” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
55 health vs 58 average across 25,768 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 24.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 818 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 818 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured image list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “featured image”, “featured image list” and “post” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.2y ago
latest release · v2.5 · 6 Aug 2024
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 43 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ brooklynfox2.3y ago
I decided not to bother with featured images in WordPress, preferring the text-only listings on my blog posts page. 200 posts later, and I now want to have a thumbnail show against the posts lists, which, of course, I can’t do easily as I used individually named images on each separate post page! After going through 20 posts and swapping my image to a featured image and changing the format of the post listing page to show a featured image thumbnail i was completely fed up with the process and wondered if i could use a generic featured image for the old posts! This plug in is magic and now i don’t have to go through the old posts!!!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arsalan1072.9y ago
I strongly recommend this plugin for its efficiency in displaying featured images exclusively on the listing page. It delivers a streamlined solution for showcasing images, enhancing the overall user experience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lazylonewolf3.0y ago
I run a comic/art website, and this makes it so much easier to handle posts at a glance. Simple, does does the job, no need for any other settings. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parvezjahagirdar033.2y ago
awesome plugin, Helps a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Plainsurf Solutions Pvt Ltd3.4y ago
Awesome!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shifafarin3.6y ago
helps in quickly identifying the post in the list with its featured image. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by shifafarin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suhas Surse4.7y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Visual organization made easy! This plugin’s new column displaying featured images in the post list is a game-changer. Quick and helpful. 🖼️👌</p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Suhas Surse.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Plugin that show featured image on post list."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 271 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "featured image list" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-20 3K+ → 2K+ down after 294 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 5K+ → 3K+ down after 184 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 5K+ → 6K+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2025-05-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 144 days in tier
- 2024-10-09 4K+ → 5K+ up after 231 days in tier
- 2024-02-21 3K+ → 4K+ up after 129 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- R Require Featured Image 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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Category Featured Image 400+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Post Type Switcher 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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