Featured Image in Content
by Nick Halsey · Uncategorized
Not all themes work the same way, and sometimes switching themes can lead to a lot of headaches. If you've previously used a theme that supports …
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2016-03-28 · 1,385 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 800+ → 700+ down after 13 days in band
- 2026-06-27 900+ → 800+ down after 59 days in band
- 2026-04-29 1K+ → 900+ down after 523 days in band
- 2024-11-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 325 days in band
- 2024-01-02 1K+ → 900+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- F Featured Image Admin Thumb 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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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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ZI Hide Featured Image 700+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/featured-image-in-content" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Featured Image in Content — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Featured Image in Content: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/featured-image-in-content