Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed
by Mark Howells-Mead · Content & Feeds
Adds the post thumbnail to the RSS feed using the XML tag specified in the Media RSS Specification, as well as an IMG tag in the RSS content.
77 health vs 62 average across 408 Content & Feeds plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
34
now · peak 237
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-08 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-11-05 100+ → 90+ down after 14 days in band
- 2024-10-22 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-10-21 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-10-15 90+ → 100+ up after 36 days in band
- 2024-09-09 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-09-07 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-09-06 80+ → 90+ up after 3 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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SB RSS feed plus 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
RSS for Yandex Turbo 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
RSS Includes Pages 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - F FeedWordPress 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/shp-rssimage" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shp-rssimage