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Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed

by Mark Howells-Mead · Content & Feeds

Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →

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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.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
75 Health · B
Maintenance 75/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

75 health vs 60 average across 778 Content & Feeds plugins

100+

Active installs

≈190 estimated

3.2K

Total downloads

since 2019

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+81%

65

Downloads · 30d

category median +21%

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.

83 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 84/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+81% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

65

now · peak 237

6530d downloads · Aug 26

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

Add post thumbnail i · #14673 you SB RSS feed plus · #5621 GN Publisher: Google · #1310 RSS for Yandex Turbo · #1151

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.

650per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

7.1y ago

latest release · v0.2.1

2

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

0.2.1 · 7.1y ago0.2 · 7.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v0.2 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈190

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-08-13 · 1,383 observations

100Installs · Aug 26

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

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

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.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
0.2.1
Last updated
9mo ago
Added
2019-07-31 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
4.5
Tested up to
6.9.0
Requires PHP
5.3
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Mike Zielonka
    5mo ago

    Does exactly what I needed without any annoying in your face banners trying to get you to upgrade.

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  2. ★★★★★ hummelmose
    6.8y ago

    Well. It doesn’t do much – But what it do it does perfectly. 🙂

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  3. ★★★★★ heikeburch
    7.1y ago

    RSS-Feed liest Bilder aus und zeigt sie im Newsletter an Ich nutze Active Campaign (und früher auch MailChimp). Einfache Anmeldung, einfache Umsetzung. Nur eines wollte mir nicht gelingen: dass jedem Beitrag in der E-Mail das Beitragsbild vorangestellt wurde. Ich habe das RSS-Featured-Image-Plugin auf 4 verschiedenen WordPress-Installationen getestet und es läuft wunderbar!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2024-11-08 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
  2. 2024-11-05 100+ → 90+ down after 14 days in tier
  3. 2024-10-22 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
  4. 2024-10-21 100+ → 90+ down after 6 days in tier
  5. 2024-10-15 90+ → 100+ up after 36 days in tier
  6. 2024-09-09 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
  7. 2024-09-07 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2024-09-06 80+ → 90+ up after 3 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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