Thumbnails and Featured Images

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ glenstewart

   3.4y ago

   Great idea, and can go to the next level to be even more awesome… rather than cropping images (and losing content), keep the largest dimension and provide an option to add a colored background, filling the gap (eg. with black) or transparent. switch the format to WebP, to improve PageSpeed metrics provide an option to turn off all thumbnail generation in the wp-content/uploads folder, and do it with this plugin, per the above, instead. Stop WP core from contaminating the uploads folder with dynamic content.

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2. ★★★★★ Kodo

   4.0y ago

   I like this plugin’s approach of generating thumbnails when asked. I hope the plugin will be around for a long time. Or if it were included in the core, it would cut down on wasted unused image files on servers around the world. Now if only it would support WebP and responsive images, it would be perfect. Thanks.

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3. ★★★★★ franciscus

   8.5y ago

   I re-use my post thumbnail images in various ways, so I like to upload them full size, and I need the software to resize them as needed. This plugin does exactly that for me. It performs its magic transparently and makes my pages a lot lighter. Highly recommended.

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4. ★★★★★ Roberto Fietta

   9.5y ago

   This plugin solves my problems with the WP thumbnails, thanks Stefano!

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5. ★★★★★ Terry J

   10.7y ago

   Just want the doctor ordered! This plugin solved my nagging issue on a custom theme. Thank you for sharing.

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6. ★★★★★ Noahj Champion

   10.8y ago

   Great plugin, works out of the box (2 settings choices) and super light weight.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 11 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-07-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2024-07-01 4K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-06-30 8K+ → 4K+ down after 43 days in tier
4. 2024-05-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 16 days in tier
5. 2024-05-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2024-04-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 6 days in tier
7. 2024-04-24 8K+ → 9K+ up after 487 days in tier
8. 2022-12-24 9K+ → 8K+ down after 4 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).

• Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• XO Featured Image Tools 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• F Featured Image Admin Thumb 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A

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Thumbnails and Featured Images: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/thumbnails