Quick Featured Images
by Kybernetik Services · Media
Also makes 9 other plugins · 164.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
50K+
≈55K estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “bulk edit”, “media library” and “post thumbnails” for “missing images”, “images” and “random image”. “bulk edit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “missing images” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media library” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “images” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post thumbnails” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “random image” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 1.3M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 75 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 235 reviews, smoothed to 4.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured images your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| quick images | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| categories featured images | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| quick | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| random featured images | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| featured image your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| export featured images | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| featured | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| featured content | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| quick edit | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| external featured image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| woocommerce featured image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| easy featured image | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| multiple featured images | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| external featured images | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| edit featured image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| hide featured image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| screenshot featured image | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| post quick edit | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| quick post edit | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| bulk edit your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media library your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post thumbnails your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
201 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 131 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “bulk edit”, “media library” and “post thumbnails” for “missing images”, “images” and “random image”. “bulk edit” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “missing images” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media library” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “images” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post thumbnails” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “random image” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 58.9K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v13.7.5 · 15 Apr 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months 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 28 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ danilocubrovic1.8y ago
Great plugin with great support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais1.9y ago
Excellent plugin to do just that: quickly manage all your featured images without the need to edit the posts directly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eegana2.1y ago
Nice Work…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vu Tru So2.2y ago
Thank you so much bro!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tntjfarook2.4y 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.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thebrianking2.4y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Srikanth Kamath2.5y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CynCreative2.8y ago
Install and execution superior! Did exactly what I needed, did it well and did it fast. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — 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
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 13.7.2 improved class autoloader to prevent issues with a Transliteration Plugin improved code fixed deprecated notices 13.7.2
- — Version 13.7.1 fixed vulnerability to unauthorized modification of data (reported by Wordfence) 13.7.1
- — Version 13.7.0 Improved performance when displaying post-thumbnails (thanks to @odoremieux) 13.7.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (13.7.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 13.7.3 Patched in 13.7.4
- Patched 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
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 33 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 9 more locales with partial translations.
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Quick Featured Images when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Image optimization
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bu..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "great for", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,519 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 60K+ → 50K+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2024-07-19 50K+ → 60K+ up after 905 days in tier
- 2022-01-26 40K+ → 50K+ up after 593 days in tier
- 2020-06-12 30K+ → 40K+ up after 646 days in tier
- 2018-09-05 20K+ → 30K+ up after 429 days in tier
- 2017-07-03 10K+ → 20K+ up after 824 days in tier
- 2015-04-01 9K+ → 10K+ 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).
- B Bulk-Select Featured Image 100+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B
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Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 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
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