Smart Auto Featured Image – WordPress Plugin
by WPJoli · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 7.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Generate Featured Images automatically based on your post content (title, etc). Customize your featured image with the built in template editor.
72 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
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 2024-05-09 · 844 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
54
now · peak 224
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.5.1
6
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 704 days.
Install history · since 2024-05-08 · 799 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
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 20+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 20+ → 30+ up after 152 days in tier
- 2026-02-09 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-06 10+ → 20+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 20+ → 10+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 10+ → 20+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 20+ → 10+ down after 7 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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Setup Default Featured Image 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
XO Featured Image Tools 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - F Featured Image Admin Thumb 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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Multiple Featured Images 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - A Add Featured Image to RSS Feed 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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