Setup Default Featured Image
by theme funda · Uncategorized
Also makes 25 other plugins · 12K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically set a default featured image for all WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types — no more missing thumbnails, ever.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
400+
≈420 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “post thumbnail”, “thumbnail” and “featured image” for “setup”, “festive” and “defaults”. “post thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “setup” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “festive” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “defaults” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 4.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 104 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| default featured image your tag | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| setup | #5 | #23 | down 1 |
| default | #6 | #22 | 0 |
| auto featured image your tag | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| default image | #7 | #23 | up 1 |
| festive | #8 | #15 | up 1 |
| defaults | #10 | #24 | up 2 |
| snow effect | #10 | #17 | up 1 |
| default theme | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| site setup | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| featured image your tag | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| festival | #13 | #21 | 0 |
| snow | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| feature image | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| feature | #19 | #23 | down 2 |
| default image settings | #11 | #23 | up 1 |
| default thumbnail | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| product default image | #14 | #23 | up 1 |
| taxonomy image | #23 | #24 | — |
| default content | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 18 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “post thumbnail”, “thumbnail” and “featured image” for “setup”, “festive” and “defaults”. “post thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “setup” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “thumbnail” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “festive” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “featured image” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “defaults” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 375 · 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
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 · 85% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 16 months to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 127 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 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 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("perfect for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,725 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "auto featured image", "post thumbnail" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 300+ → 400+ up after 494 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 200+ → 300+ up after 189 days in tier
- 2024-09-25 100+ → 200+ up after 109 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2024-05-29 80+ → 90+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2024-05-16 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 60+ → 70+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-01 50+ → 60+ up after 50 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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XO Featured Image Tools 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B - A Admin Featured Thumbnail 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Smart Auto Featured Image – Featured Image Automation 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Regenerate Thumbnails 1M+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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