Featured Background vs Multiple Post Thumbnails
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
Multiple Post Thumbnails ranks #1,424 on the popular list; Featured Background is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Multiple Post Thumbnails has the largest install base, roughly 500× the next: 10K+ active installs against 20+ for Featured Background. Downloads this week: Multiple Post Thumbnails 345 and Featured Background 18. Ratings: Featured Background 4★ from 4 and Multiple Post Thumbnails 4.7★ from 42 reviews.
| Metric | Featured Background | Multiple Post Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,424 ▬ |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 18 | 345 |
| Rating | 4★ (4) | 4.7★ (42) |
| Last updated | Sep 4, 2025 | Nov 26, 2018 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| Best rank on record | #23,966 | #1,397 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2014 | Jun 2010 |
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, Featured Background or Multiple Post Thumbnails?
By active installs, Multiple Post Thumbnails: 10K+ sites run it against 20+ for Featured Background, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 31, 2026.
Are Featured Background or Multiple Post Thumbnails 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.