WP Autoset Featured Image Plus
by lucia.intelisano · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
Check for an image inside text editor or use external images from anywhere as the featured image of your pages and posts.
43 health vs 56 average across 16,379 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4017 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
59
now · peak 83
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow 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
11.0y ago
latest release · v3.0
17
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-19 · 1,388 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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous8.2y ago
Plugin is not supported and it is no longer working with latest WP.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ motmot19.5y ago
Dosnt work for me, no settings to play with
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ john smith10.7y ago
Very nice! Does what it’s supposed to, and does it WELL! It will modify the 1st image’s CODE and set it as the featured image, but most importantly WITHOUT RESIZING it in any way! Unlike the WordPress built-in featured image mechanism, when using it, it will add a RESIZED version of the image you’re trying to set, making it all ugly and deformed. This plugin leaves the image as it is, and simply marks it as featured on the CODE LEVEL. This is the way it should be! Very well executed! Bravo to the developer! Honestly WordPress should incorporate this plugin in their next release. This plugin is everything the built in “featured image” feature in WordPress ISN’T but SHOULD BE!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thehits11.0y ago
The plugin is awesome and the developer is awesome! Excellent customer support, and the plugin does what it says it does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jibril8411.1y ago
I have a website based on the feeds of other blogs, this plugin is very helpful to save time in publishing many posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ albpower11.1y ago
I was pesimistic at first but the plugin does all the dirty work perfectly without too much efforts
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-19 200+ → 100+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-03 200+ → 100+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-03-21 100+ → 200+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 200+ → 100+ down after 474 days in tier
- 2024-11-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 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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External URL Featured Image 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D - E Easy Featured Images 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
YITH WooCommerce Featured Video 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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