Quick Featured Images

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ danilocubrovic

   1.6y ago

   Great plugin with great support

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2. ★★★★★ danielepais

   1.7y ago

   Excellent plugin to do just that: quickly manage all your featured images without the need to edit the posts directly.

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3. ★★★★★ eegana

   1.9y ago

   Nice Work…

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4. ★★★★★ Vu Tru So

   2.0y ago

   Thank you so much bro!

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5. ★★★★★ tntjfarook

   2.2y ago

   I was searching for a plugin which sets default featured image for all posts and new posts, category wise. Spent 2 days, testing many plugins, asking help in chatgpt and gemini. Finally found this great plugin. Really works very well. Thank you developer for your great work! Will buy your plugin if need. Thanks again.

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6. ★★★★★ thebrianking

   2.2y ago

   I always used this plugin but unfortunately it hasn’t worked correctly in a while. You used to be able to add multiple rules to categories , now you cant. A pity!

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7. ★★★★★ Srikanth Kamath

   2.3y ago

   the Plugin Does the work as set, further the date modified does not change for the post This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by Srikanth Kamath. Reason: changed Title

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8. ★★★★★ CynCreative

   2.6y ago

   Install and execution superior! Did exactly what I needed, did it well and did it fast. Thanks!!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 13.7.5 fixed Default featured images based on categories could be assigned late or incorrectly when saving posts. added a WordPress Playground blueprint for testing the plugin with demo posts, categories, and images for quick t 13.7.5
2. — Version 13.7.4 fixed Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection via delete_orphaned() reported by Jonas Benjamin Friedli at Wordfence. Thank you for this! 13.7.4
3. — Version 13.7.3 fixed Insecure Direct Object Reference to Image Manipulation reported by Lucas Montes (Nirox) at Wordfence. Thank you for this! 13.7.3
4. — Version 13.7.2 improved class autoloader to prevent issues with a Transliteration Plugin improved code fixed deprecated notices 13.7.2
5. — Version 13.7.1 fixed vulnerability to unauthorized modification of data (reported by Wordfence) 13.7.1
6. — Version 13.7.0 Improved performance when displaying post-thumbnails (thanks to @odoremieux) 13.7.0

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.9 Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection via delete_orphaned ↗
   2025-11-07 CVE-2025-11980 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 13.7.3 Patched in 13.7.4
2. Medium · 4.3 Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Image Manipulation ↗
   2025-10-14 CVE-2025-11176 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 13.7.2 Patched in 13.7.3
3. Medium · 4.3 Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Thumbnail Deletion/Setting ↗
   2024-04-22 CVE-2024-3664 Missing Authorization Affects <= 13.7.0 Patched in 13.7.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 33 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Plus 9 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-29 60K+ → 50K+ down after 133 days in tier
2. 2024-07-19 50K+ → 60K+ up

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).

• Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Crop-Thumbnails 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Media Library Helper — Bulk edit image ALT, caption & description 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Acme Fix Images – Regenerate Thumbnails 3K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags C
• Auto Featured Image from Title 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
• Display Featured Image for Genesis 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C

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Quick Featured Images: 50K+ active installs, 4.7★ (235 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/quick-featured-images