Disable Media Pages vs Hide Featured Image
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
Hide Featured Image leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,565, ahead of Disable Media Pages at #1,934. Over the last 7 days Hide Featured Image slipped 1 place and Disable Media Pages slipped 4 places. Disable Media Pages has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Hide Featured Image. Downloads this week: Disable Media Pages 468 and Hide Featured Image 140. Ratings: Disable Media Pages 5★ from 17 and Hide Featured Image 3.6★ from 81 reviews.
| Metric | Disable Media Pages | Hide Featured Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,934 ▼ 4 | #1,565 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 468 | 140 |
| Rating | 5★ (17) | 3.6★ (81) |
| Last updated | Sep 18, 2026 | May 28, 2018 |
| Current version | 4.0.3 | 1.3.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,876 | #1,554 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2020 | May 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, Disable Media Pages or Hide Featured Image?
By active installs, Disable Media Pages: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Hide Featured Image, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Disable Media Pages or Hide Featured Image?
Hide Featured Image, at #1,565 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Disable Media Pages at #1,934. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Disable Media Pages or Hide Featured Image 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.