Post Featured Image Generator
by belfisher · Uncategorized
Parse post content and automatically generate post featured image.
47 health vs 59 average across 6,642 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4589 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
14
now · peak 64
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
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,370 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-07-11 50+ → 40+ down after 43 days in band
- 2026-05-29 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-28 50+ → 40+ down after 106 days in band
- 2026-02-11 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-09 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-06 60+ → 50+ down after 169 days in band
- 2025-08-21 70+ → 60+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - M Multiple Post Thumbnails 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Featured Video Plus 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Hide Show Featured Image 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
WEN Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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