Remove Featured Image
by chatthasumit · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
To show/hide/remove featured images on individual posts or from all posts.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
-4%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “hide featured image”, “post thumbnail” and “remove featured image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3217 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 7.1
3.4★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3217 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hide featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| remove featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| show featured image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “hide featured image”, “post thumbnail” and “remove featured image” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 362 · 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.
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 24 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Benny7.8y ago
Doesn’t work with Divi, does nothing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prioricy7.8y ago
It hides all images in a post and not only the feature image! I’ve a post with WooCommerce products widget and i got that all products displayed without image!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hugrat8.2y ago
I used a whole lot of themes, but it doesn’t remove any of the featured images. I’m afraid this plugin has depricated. 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lidkin8.6y ago
Thank you very much for this plugin. It works nicely with any kind of posts and helps a lot to people who don’t have idea about coding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zishanali09098.6y ago
Awesome Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee8.7y ago
Only plugin of its kind to work for me, yes my theme is still a pain in the back-side…Forces me to deactivate, delete your amazing plugin while I make a new post. But once published I can re-install/activate, set to all post and POOF! Thank you for making my site SO much better with your MAGICAL plugin! 1 MILLION STARS!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brendapadilla9.2y ago
After looking for different ways of wrapping the text around the featured image in a post, I found this plugin. It hides the featured image from the posts, so you can then add a regular image and align it. It works perfectly! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "To show/hide/remove featured images on individual posts or from all posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 261 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Hide Featured Image", "post thumbnail", "Show Featured Image", "thumbnail" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 713 days in tier
- 2023-09-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 436 days in tier
- 2022-06-30 5K+ → 3K+ down after 484 days in tier
- 2021-03-03 6K+ → 5K+ down
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 -
ZI Hide Featured Image 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Add post thumbnail to wp-admin list view 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Setup Default Featured Image 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - A Admin Featured Thumbnail 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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