Auto Upload Images vs Easy Thumbnail Switcher
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Auto Upload Images ranks #1,229 on the popular list; Easy Thumbnail Switcher is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Auto Upload Images has the largest install base, roughly 200× the next: 20K+ active installs against 100+ for Easy Thumbnail Switcher. Downloads this week: Auto Upload Images 1,876 and Easy Thumbnail Switcher 25. Ratings: Auto Upload Images 4.3★ from 106 and Easy Thumbnail Switcher 5★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Auto Upload Images | Easy Thumbnail Switcher |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,229 ▼ 2 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,876 | 25 |
| Rating | 4.3★ (106) | 5★ (2) |
| Last updated | Sep 20, 2026 | May 18, 2018 |
| Current version | 3.4.1 | 1.0.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,145 | #14,776 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2012 | Oct 2015 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Auto Upload Images or Easy Thumbnail Switcher?
By active installs, Auto Upload Images: 20K+ sites run it against 100+ for Easy Thumbnail Switcher, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are Auto Upload Images or Easy Thumbnail Switcher alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.