RV Auto Featured Image
by Mahesh Maharjan · Uncategorized
Automatically set featured image to the posts/pages the first image from the content if the user forgets to set one. Help user from getting rid of bur …
43 health vs 58 average across 8,542 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.18.
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 2162 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 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 111
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-26 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-22 10+ → 20+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-04-16 20+ → 10+ down after 216 days in band
- 2025-09-12 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in band
- 2025-09-02 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-08-31 30+ → 20+ down after 133 days in band
- 2025-04-20 40+ → 30+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-04-12 30+ → 40+ up after 16 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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Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 50K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
XO Featured Image Tools 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - M Multiple Post Thumbnails 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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WEN Featured Image 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
My Eyes Are Up Here 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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