Set All First Images As Featured
by Lucy Tomas · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sets the first image of your posts, pages or custom post types as the featured image.
48 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
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 4444 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 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
89
now · peak 135
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
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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.2.2
4
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-10-17 · 1,416 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nickmanderfield7.3y ago
Got >90% of posts on 5.2 (imported 555 and ran it for one month to test, then 10-20 months at a time to not break anything) Worked like a charm, saved me a major headache, and saved me 120 USD (someone’s selling a similar solution for that price!) Had a few false finds, not sure why, going to look into the reason eventually, maybe I’ll remember to post!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Decio7.4y ago
Tks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis7.5y ago
The plugin still works and does exactly what it says. Thank you! I hope you’ll update someday.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marc Queralt i Bassa7.5y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chazz Layne7.7y ago
Four years later and (nearly) two major-version WordPress releases later and it still works flawlessly…gotta love well-written software. Using this in conjunction with the also ancient-but-fully-functional Tumblr Importer to help fleeing Tumblr refugees migrate safely to self-hosted WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ messaar7.8y ago
Thanx! It works (and still works, WordPress 4.9.8) and it work very fast
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Hall7.8y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clicknathan8.0y ago
It simply didn’t recognize any images in any of the posts, and so didn’t work. 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-28 600+ → 700+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-08-18 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-15 700+ → 600+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 700+ → 600+ down after 239 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 800+ → 700+ down after 162 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 900+ → 800+ down after 95 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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Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hide featured image on all single page/post 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Acme Fix Images – Regenerate Thumbnails 3K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag C -
Preload Featured Images 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Auto Featured Image from Title 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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