Set All First Images As Featured
by Lucy Tomas · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Sets the first image of your posts, pages or custom post types as the featured image.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈680 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: “featured images” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 22.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 4510 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 22 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
1 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4510 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 images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “featured images” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. 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 169 · 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
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
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 29 Jun 2014
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 53 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 700.
Install history since 17 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nickmanderfield7.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Decio7.6y ago
Tks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Panos Sakalakis7.7y 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 Bassa7.7y ago
Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chazz Layne7.9y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ messaar7.9y ago
Thanx! It works (and still works, WordPress 4.9.8) and it work very fast
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alex Hall7.9y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clicknathan8.1y ago
It simply didn’t recognize any images in any of the posts, and so didn’t work. 🙁
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
0 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 298 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 1 tags appear in the text ("featured images" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-11 700+ → 600+ down after 276 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
- 2025-03-27 1K+ → 900+ 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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Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 6K+ 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 -
Easy Featured Images 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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