RSS Featured Image
by Jordy Meow · Content & Feeds
Also makes 29 other plugins · 352.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add the featured image into your RSS feed (in the media:content). Works nicely with Mailchimp (|RSSITEM:IMAGE|). Light and simple, no options, no clut …
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Health
D 53/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “featured”, “image” and “mailchimp” 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.
53 health vs 64 average across 1,196 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.6%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 26.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 865 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1117 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.38★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| featured your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mailchimp your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| rss 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
- “featured”, “image” and “mailchimp” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 12 Oct 2023
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 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 24 Jun 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Marian Savu2.2y ago
Superb plugin, does the job perfectly, no cluttering. Just install and activate, perfect!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Developer zahir2.2y ago
I am planning to create a WordPress automation to automatically share blog posts. However, I have been unable to find a solution that displays the featured image of the post. I found this plugin that seems to offer the solution, but I noticed a message stating: “Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress.” Is it safe to use this plugin?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CoffeeandTango2.4y ago
Install, Activate, and Voila! Only problem is image size, which I followed the advice at the Arts Hacker site to easily fix in Mailchimp. Just search for Mailchimp image fix.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fabio Perri2.7y ago
There is really little to add to the title of this review other than to congratulate the Developer Mr. Jordy Meow. As mentioned in the title of this review, the RSS Featured Image plugin is really well designed and coded, it also turns out to be very streamlined, lightweight and packed with lots of features and most importantly it works perfectly (mind you, do not confuse the errors that can be caused by an incompatibility with obsolete versions of PHP, because using the updated versions of PHP and supported by this plugin, although I have been using this plugin for a long time, I have not yet encountered any errors in this plugin).Basically, with RSS Featured Image, this simple but very powerful WordPress plugin, you can add the featured image in your RSS feed , it also works with Mailchimp and without any impact on the user interface and overall performance of WordPress. Oh I forgot… it is completely free! To finish I still give my compliments to the Developer Mr. Jordy Meow and I can only recommend you to try it because it is really an Excellent plugin for WordPress and I am very proud to have completely translated it into Italian! Greetings and have a nice day.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ axyl3.0y ago
Works great and with the filter for setting image size, is perfect for working with MailChimp RSS automation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Justin W. Wheeler3.1y ago
The RSS feed of my personal blog is important for me as an open source software contributor. This plugin makes sure that RSS consumers of my blog get a first-class experience. I love this plugin because it is lightweight and does exactly what I need without adding bloat. Thanks for maintaining it and keeping this up-to-date!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexander S. Kunz4.3y ago
This plugin has worked for me for a really long time, and still works just fine with the current WordPress 6.0.1 (as expected). Thanks for a simple & effective way to add Featured Images to WP that stays in the background, doing its job. Much appreciated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sfoskett5.1y ago
Just like the big bloated famous one that’s promoted with affiliate links, this one simply adds an image to your RSS feed. I’m still using it with WP 5.8 and it works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.6 Update: WordPress 6+. Info: This plugin has currently no visibility on the WordPress Repository. If you like it, for its survival, do not hesitate to share a little review here . 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Update: WordPress 5.0. 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.0 Add: Filter to choose the size. 1.0.0
- — Version 0.0.1 First release. 0.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add the featured image into your RSS feed (in the media:content). Works nicely with Mailchimp (|RSSITEM:IMA..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Mailchimp.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 903 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2025-02-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 2K+ → 3K+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-31 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
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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Hide Featured Image 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D -
Kama Thumbnail 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Get the Image 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Hide Show Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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