Easy Featured Images
Allows you to add and remove featured images from admin post lists. Works with AJAX and magic for your image assignment pleasure.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.7★ from 7
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 May 2015
- Added
- Mar 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.5.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.2.39
- Downloads
- 11,383
Our analysis
AI-assistedEasy Featured Images is a WordPress plugin that simplifies the process of assigning featured images to posts directly from the post list screen. It utilises AJAX for instant image assignment, eliminating the need to load individual edit pages. This plugin is particularly useful for users managing multiple posts who want to streamline their workflow.
The plugin is compatible with WooCommerce and allows developers to modify its functionality through filters. Users can adjust which post types the plugin applies to and can change certain settings, such as thumbnail preview visibility, through custom filters.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress users managing multiple posts who want to efficiently assign featured images.
What it does well
- ✓Assign featured images directly from the post list screen
- ✓Uses AJAX for instant image assignment
- ✓Supports WooCommerce
- ✓Allows modification of post types and settings through filters
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in May 2015, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited settings available for customization
Verdict
Easy Featured Images offers a straightforward solution for managing featured images, though its age may affect compatibility with the latest WordPress updates.
From the developer
danielpataki's own description of Easy Featured Images, lightly tidied.
Easy Featured Images allows you to assign featured images to posts much more efficiently, especially if you have a number of posts to go through. Normally you have to visit the edit page of each post, launch the media window and upload/assign the image.
With the plugin enabled you can do this from the post list screen. Everything words via AJAX so images are assigned instantly, without having to wait for pages to load. It uses the regular WordPress media box making the plugin 100% WordPress awesome.
Easy Featured Images also support WooCommerce, yay!
You can use the efi/post_types filter to modify the array of post types that the plugin’s functionality is assigned to. Return the final list of post types you want the plugin to be applied to:
add_filter( 'efi/post_types', 'my_post_type_images' );
function my_post_type_images( $post_types ) {
unset( $post_types['page'] );
}
As of 1.2.0 the plugin has an efi/settings filter which allows developers to change some settings. For now the only setting available is show_thumbnail_preview which can be set to true or false.
add_filter( 'efi/settings', 'my_efi_settings' );
function my_efi_settings( $settings ) {
$settings['show_thumbnail_preview'] = false;
return $settings
}
Thanks
- Tom McFarlin for the basis of the Javascript that initiates the media uploader
- Cole Patrick for the fantastic photo for the plugin’s featured image
- Thomas Meyer for the German translation.