Featured Image

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

1. ★★★★★ markmuller

   5.5y ago

   Does what is should do. I just added a check in the code, i do not want the last post image in my sidebar on archive pages. if (!is_single()) return;

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2. ★★★★★ Justin Dixon

   9.1y ago

   The plugin does what it is supposed to do, however, there are some errors generated that can be easily fixed by adding “global $post;” to the top of the plugins function “getting_featured_img”. This topic was modified 8 years, 11 months ago by Justin Dixon.

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3. ★★★★★ Lohith M

   10.2y ago

   Its really great plugin. It works as i expected thanks

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4. ★★★★★ Mervin Praison

   10.8y ago

   Nice

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5. ★★★★★ kaliwoot2

   12.1y ago

   Truly terrible and (currently) uncompleted description of how to implement plugin successfully into wp code. Therefore, it does not work. What a waste.

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6. ★★★★★ argosmedia

   13.2y ago

   Nice little plugin. It would be cool to have a class parameter. So you can style it on an individual basis.

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7. ★★★★★ DeVigenere

   13.5y ago

   Hi. I hope you can help me. I don’t know how to do this. I suppose I have to put that shortcode [ featured-img ] somewhere, but I don’t know where? Same goes for the code: <?php if ( function_exists(‘get_featured_img’) ) get_featured_img(); ?>. Can you direkt me how to do that? Thanks in advance!

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8. ★★★★★ cwendt01

   13.8y ago

   keepin’ it simple 🙂

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Featured Image <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-06-25 CVE-2026-57431 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.2
2. Medium · 4.4 Featured Image <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-11-10 CVE-2025-12019 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1 Patched in 2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-07-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 633 days in tier
2. 2023-11-01 3K+ → 2K+ down

Competes with

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• M Multiple Post Thumbnails 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D

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Featured Image: 1K+ active installs, 4.4★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/featured-image