15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Featured
Choosing a WordPress plugin for featured comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.
We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.
How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.
At a glance
Use remote media as the featured image and beyond.
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Add a Default Featured Image for all posts & pages.
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The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts.
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Adds inline thumbnail image to admin columns on Post/post types view (where supported). Click to easily set/change the featured image.
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Video Gallery for WooCommerce - add product video & featured video to the WooCommerce product gallery. Customize, boost sales. WooCommerce required.
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Easily control whether the featured image appears in the single post or page view (doesn't hide it in archive/list view).
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Send images to RSS instantly for free. Output blog or WooCommerce photos to Mailchimp RSS email campaigns, ActiveCampaign, Hubspot, Feedly and more.
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If a YouTube or Vimeo video embed exists near the start of a post, we'll automatically set the post's featured image to a thumbnail of the video.
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Generate featured images from Bing, GPT Image, Unsplash and more. Automatic, bulk or Gutenberg — based on your post title.
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Featured Image with URL allows to use an external URL Images as Featured Image for your post types. Includes support for Product Gallery(WooCommerce).
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Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.
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Plugin allows you to manually crop all the image sizes registered in your WordPress theme (in particular featured image).
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Display WooCommerce Products in a Carousel / Slider. Show Top Rated, Best Selling, ON Sale, Featured, Recently Viewed Products With Category Filter.
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Adds a column to any post type edit screen with the featured image if it exists.
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Really Simple Featured Video lets you add product video & featured video to WooCommerce Products & Posts, Pages, CPTs (with featured images).
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