Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved
by wpgenie2 · Uncategorized
Drag and Drop Featured Image Improved replaces the default featured image box with a drag and drop zone for faster and more convenient uploads.
83 health vs 57 average across 8,618 Uncategorized 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.
Excellent listing optimization
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 2023-02-17 · 1,246 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
45
now · peak 150
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 104 days.
Install history · since 2023-02-16 · 1,243 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-25 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-23 50+ → 60+ up after 35 days in band
- 2026-05-19 60+ → 50+ down after 11 days in band
- 2026-05-08 70+ → 60+ down after 13 days in band
- 2026-04-25 60+ → 70+ up after 13 days in band
- 2026-04-12 50+ → 60+ up after 29 days in band
- 2026-03-14 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-13 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D - M Multiple Post Thumbnails 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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My Eyes Are Up Here 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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