Easy Thumbnail Switcher 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 #1,561, ahead of Easy Thumbnail Switcher at #15,035. Over the last 7 days Hide Featured Image climbed 5 places and Easy Thumbnail Switcher slipped 126 places. Hide Featured Image has the largest install base, roughly 100× the next: 10K+ active installs against 100+ for Easy Thumbnail Switcher. Downloads this week: Hide Featured Image 235 and Easy Thumbnail Switcher 25. Ratings: Easy Thumbnail Switcher 5★ from 2 and Hide Featured Image 3.6★ from 81 reviews.
| Metric | Easy Thumbnail Switcher | Hide Featured Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #15,035 ▼ 126 | #1,561 ▲ 5 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 25 | 235 |
| Rating | 5★ (2) | 3.6★ (81) |
| Last updated | May 18, 2018 | May 28, 2018 |
| Current version | 1.0.2 | 1.3.1 |
| Best rank on record | #14,776 | #1,554 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2015 | 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, Easy Thumbnail Switcher or Hide Featured Image?
By active installs, Hide Featured Image: 10K+ sites run it against 100+ for Easy Thumbnail Switcher, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Thumbnail Switcher or Hide Featured Image?
Hide Featured Image, at #1,561 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Easy Thumbnail Switcher at #15,035. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Thumbnail Switcher 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.