External URL Featured Image
by jmarreros · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Use an external url image as Featured Image for your posts, pages, and other kind of post types.
44 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2163 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 171
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
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
8.8y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Misophoniq3.0y ago
Does EXACTLY what I was looking for, for free, and without annoying text and banners in your admin area.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xoldie6.4y ago
work great.. even it’s has not been update..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spala8.4y ago
doesnt show the image on top of the post as it would do in the normal way when you load an image without a plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moein8.7y ago
This is really great Please make it compatible with the new version wordpress God bless you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Daniel Hendricks8.9y ago
It is what I was looking for: simplicity. $external_image = get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_dcms_eufi_img', true );
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jesspine9.2y ago
works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ opopanax9.4y ago
The external Image area does show up, but entering a photo and alt code doesn’t display the image on the blog listing or post itself. This may be a theme issue. But 2 other support threads have been started that are more than 2 months and there’s been no comment. So it’s unlikely mine will be answered as well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artmaug9.6y ago
Excellent plugin, works with a click! Many thanks to your developer!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.5.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 400+ → 300+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 500+ → 400+ down after 410 days in tier
- 2024-07-29 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-28 500+ → 600+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-18 500+ → 600+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 600+ → 500+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2024-01-15 700+ → 600+ down after 32 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).
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WP Autoset Featured Image Plus 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags D -
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Featured Video 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B - E Easy Featured Images 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Frontier Set Featured 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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