Easy Featured Images
by danielpataki · Media
Also makes 12 other plugins · 6.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to add and remove featured images from admin post lists. Works with AJAX and magic for your image assignment pleasure.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ajax”, “featured images” and “media” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 12K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4199 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 7.1
4.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| featured images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “ajax”, “featured images” and “media” 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 326 · 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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 5 May 2015
3
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years 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 2 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ PhilipBarrington9.2y ago
Really very simple tool at the back end. A number of plug ins I use require featured images for display, and this helps me track them down and add or edit them quickly without drilling down into full edit. Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chillmen11.1y ago
Very usefull, clean and perfect. one suggestion is to add an option to change by/select images from those assigned to same post. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ squalle6911.3y ago
The thumbnail column shows up and displays the featured image. But when one is missing, clicking “Add” to add an image works, but the image doesn’t show up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mendezcode11.5y ago
Simple and easy to use, integrates perfectly with the admin. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Goraszka11.5y ago
I was always wondering why WordPress has not such function build in as this awsome plugin is offering. Many thanks to developer for fixing this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.6y ago
It’s really helpful, I wish it can integrate with WooCommerce products type at feature.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick635268311.6y ago
To channel my inner PG version of Andrew Dice Clay – Unfreaking-unbelievable, ooowwww ! This plugin makes my life a bit easier, well done.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to add and remove featured images from admin post lists. Works with AJAX and magic for your imag..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,440 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-11-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2023-09-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-09-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2008 days in tier
- 2018-03-03 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Safe SVG 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
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Default Featured Image 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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