Featured Image Admin Thumb
by Sean Hayes · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 20K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns on Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set/change the featured image.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “post thumbnail” for “featured page”. “post thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “featured page” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 213K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 115 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 40 reviews, smoothed to 4.37★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured admin thumbnail your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| thumb | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| admin featured thumbnail | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| featured thumbnail your tag | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| admin image your tag | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| featured image your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| featured | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| featured image generator | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce featured image | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| edit featured image | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| admin columns | #8 | #7 | down 1 |
| show featured image | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| featured image size | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| admin column | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| featured page | #8 | #9 | 0 |
| featured image list | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| default featured image | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| admin | #14 | #15 | down 1 |
| featured image column | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| wordpress best featured plugin | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
80 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 45 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “post thumbnail” for “featured page”. “post thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “featured page” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 15.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 10 Jul 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 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 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kierancalv1.5y ago
Great plugin, works perfectly 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ datto5102.0y ago
this plugin is really helpful, especially when viewing on PC
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcin Pietrzak2.2y ago
Awesome and simple!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Avrom2.8y ago
Good job. Allows me to easily see which posts have a featured image or not in the admin screen. The “Set featured image” link for posts that don’t – is a real time saver. Well done!P.S. Bonus would be if you could choose the column to display “Thumb” as it would be nice in the first or third column of the admin screen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexandre Gaboriau2.9y ago
This plugin is very useful for me on many WordPress websites. Thanks for it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Topher3.8y ago
This plugin did exactly what I wanted. It showed me in my admin list which posts didn’t have an image and let me click a link right there inline to add the right one. Nailed it. Couldn’t be happier.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bigcheesez4.4y ago
saves me time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seb Fontan4.5y ago
This plugin is a must-have for WP sites with lots of posts or pages. I hope the developer continues to update it from time to time. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by Seb Fontan.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2015-11-16 Version 1.4 1.3.6 (2015-10-29) * Removed post check inadvertently included from another branch and was restricting display of thumbnail column 1.3.5 (2015-10-28) * Check if WooCommerce is installed and if so adjust column output on 1.4
- 2014-07-24 Version 1.3.1 1.3 (2014-07-15) * Added highlighting on images in All Post/All Pages/All Custom Post Type screens – displaying an edit icon that when clicked can change the featured image inline without having to edit the relevant cont 1.3.1
- — Version 1.0.2 1.0.1 * Added thumbnail size check to use default “thumbnail” if bundled “fiat_thumb” is not available for some images 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0 1.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 20 languages, 7 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.
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
1 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 "Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns on Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("You don’t see the thumb column and the thumbnails in that column").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 631 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin image", "featured admin thumbnail", "featured thumbnail" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-30 30K+ → 20K+ down after 187 days in tier
- 2025-05-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2025-04-03 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-01 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 30K+ → 20K+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2024-07-31 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1841 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).
- A Admin Featured Thumbnail 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Multiple Featured Images 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - A Add Featured Image to RSS Feed 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Featured Image in Content 600+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
ZI Hide Featured Image 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Setup Default Featured Image 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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