Easy Add Thumbnail
by Samuel Aguilera · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 86.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically sets the featured image to the first image uploaded into the post (any post type with thumbnail support). So easy like that...
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “automatic feature image”, “featured image” and “thumbnail” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 170K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14.
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 1125 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 7.1
4.5★ over 52 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| automatic thumbail your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| automatic feature image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “automatic feature image”, “featured image” and “thumbnail” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 743 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 5 Oct 2023
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yourautisticlife1.8y ago
That’s exactly what I DO NOT WANT TO DO. Many years ago, I had an installation which required custom code. It was a pain to maintain.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stanilund3.9y ago
Does exactly what is expected, nothing less, nothing more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Yorsh4.2y ago
Funciona a la perfección. Lo utilicé luego de migrar una web que no contaba con imagen destacada. Ahora, una mejora interesante es que se pueda especificar el post-type al que se quiere intervenir; también, poder determinar que se lance únicamente cuando subas imágenes al post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepcore24.4y ago
Very nice, simple, super effective plugin. It would be nice to set a default image as a “no image here” like image if no images are in the post.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brandonjp4.5y ago
Really great plugin. Simple and effective. And very clean code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wesleytech4.7y ago
Great plugin that does what it says, adds featured images from the first image in each post when a featured image hasn’t been set. Easy Peazy. Helps tremendously with magazine themes and others that expect a featured image. Thanks for the excellent plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ truefaith76.1y ago
Started a new blog last week and since neither my active theme nor my backup theme have thumbnail generation capability, I needed a plugin to do that task. Tried one or two of the others, but they didn’t work. Gave this one a whirl and voila! Post thumbnails in a matter of seconds. So far it’s working great and I thank you so much for making this available to the WP community!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous6.5y ago
Works amazingly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.3 More changes for coding standards, now the entire file is 100% conform to WordPress Coding Standards. This doesn’t means any change in the plugin functionality, it’s just code cosmetic. 1.1.3
- — Version 1.1.2 Minor coding standards changes 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 Added ‘eat_exclude_types’ filter to allow excluding post types from the process Minor code cleanup and more comments added 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1 Changed plugin code to be WordPres 3.7 or higher compatible. So now WordPress 3.7 or higher is required and older WordPress versions are not supported. Cleanup some code not needed after raising min. required version to 1.1
- — Version 1.0.2 When updating the readme.txt I copied by error another plugin readme to trunk, causing the plugin closed by WordPress.org staff. This release is only to fix the mistake made with readme as requested by WordPress.org staf 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too. 1.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,731 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("automatic feature image", "automatic thumbail", "thumbnails" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-06 8K+ → 7K+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 9K+ → 8K+ down after 98 days in tier
- 2025-06-06 10K+ → 9K+ down
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).
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Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Force Regenerate Thumbnails 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
XO Featured Image Tools 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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