Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view
by Mark Howells-Mead · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 10 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a new column to the WordPress admin post list view, containing a preview of the post's featured image (where available).
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “list view” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
72 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 10.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 333 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.0, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sayhellogmbh your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| list view | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “list view” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
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
2.4y ago
latest release · v1.3.4 · 19 Jun 2024
18
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 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 23 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fmatelli4.0y ago
exactlty what I needed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ talentodesign5.2y ago
Very usefull plugin. Works like a charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lawrencewitt5.4y ago
Very useful and adds a lot of value for my client. Many thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karlosound2210.1y ago
This plugin was very helpful to me…thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 3 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a new column to the WordPress admin post list view, containing a preview of the post's featured image..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 322 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "sayhellogmbh" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-05 500+ → 400+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2024-04-27 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-04-24 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-04-16 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-04-14 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2024-04-06 400+ → 500+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 400+ → 500+ up after 38 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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Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Fix Media Library 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D - R Remove Featured Image 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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