Multiple Post Thumbnails

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0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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 · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 20K.

1. ★★★★★ Sven Woltmann

   6.4y ago

   I don’t see any option to add a secondary feature image.

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2. ★★★★★ Lox

   7.0y ago

   Very nice extensions for developers This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by Lox.

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3. ★★★★★ karhu

   9.8y ago

   I updated the plugin from 1.3 version to 1.6.6. but it didn’t work anymore. When I selected an image as an additional post thumbnail, the pop-up window closed but the selected image didn’t appear in page’s thumbnail preview window. And after saving the changes to page, the thumbnail image didn’t appear in the actual page either. For now, I rolled back to version 1.3 and it works as it should. But I would like to update to version 1.6.6. since the pop-up window for selecting additional post thumbnails is much easier to use and more stylish with 1.6.6. version when compared to 1.3. version. I also tried the fixed found from this topic (https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bugfix-bug-with-multiple-post-types-wp-4-5/) but that didn’t work either. This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by karhu.

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4. ★★★★★ Stonehenge Creations

   10.2y ago

   Even though this plugin hasn’t been updated in a long time, it still works great! So I guess there’s just no reason for the developer to have it updated. 😉 For me this plugin is one of the easiest ways to selectively add a header image. I want it on some pages, but not on others. Using the standard Featured Image function will set it foor all or none, so that’s not flexible enough. One suggestion for an update though: Now you still need to add the following snippet to your theme’s function.php. if (class_exists('MultiPostThumbnails')) { new MultiPostThumbnails( array( 'label' => 'Secondary Image', 'id' => 'secondary-image', 'post_type' => 'post' 'post_type' => 'page' ) ); } It would be great if the plugin did this automatically. That will also keep the plugin active if you switch themes. P.S. To add the meta box to other post types, just add it to the snippet. ‘post_type’ => ‘event’ will add it for Events Manager, for example. 😉

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5. ★★★★★ sorin_gheorghita

   10.7y ago

   I installed this plugin o a custom theme where I was using the first featured image as a background image and after installing this, surprise! Not working 🙁 Tried te disable/delete it, and surprise again! Still not working. So this plugin messed up my database. Thanks, developers!

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6. ★★★★★ Renan Lara

   11.0y ago

   Plugin fantástico, muito bom!

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7. ★★★★★ eedorosh

   11.2y ago

   Great. Can I set the size of the second featured image? Should I write something to the functions.php?

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8. ★★★★★ flangofas

   11.2y ago

   Very helpful for multiple featured image pages and easy to use! 5/5! thanks guys,

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3 Don’t show set as links in media screens when not in context (props prettyboymp). Add voceplatforms as an author. Updated FAQ. 1.3
2. — Version 1.2 Only enqueue admin scripts on needed pages (props johnjamesjacoby) and make sure thickbox is loaded (props prettyboymp). Add media-upload script to dependencies for post types that don’t already require it (props kevinla 1.2
3. — Version 1.1 Update FAQ. Clean up readme . Don’t yell null . Don’t output link to original if there is no image. 1.1
4. — Version 1.0 Use get_the_ID() in get_the_post_thumbnail . Props helgatheviking. 1.0
5. — Version 0.9 Increment version only to attempt to get plugin versions back in sync. 0.9
6. — Version 0.8 Revert init action changes from 0.7. Fixes admin metaboxes not showing when the MultiPostThumbnails class is instantiated in an action instead of functions.php 0.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 8 languages, 6 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-31 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-10-30 10K+ → 20K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-10-24 20K+ → 10K+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2026-10-21 10K+ → 20K+ up after 4 days in tier
5. 2026-10-17 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-10-16 10K+ → 20K+ up after 6 days in tier
7. 2026-10-10 20K+ → 10K+ down after 3 days in tier
8. 2026-10-07 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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Multiple Post Thumbnails: 10K+ active installs, 4.7★ (42 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/multiple-post-thumbnails