Hide Featured Image vs Tidyhive Featured Posts
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 Tidyhive Featured Posts at #19,335. Over the last 7 days Hide Featured Image climbed 6 places and Tidyhive Featured Posts slipped 67 places. Hide Featured Image has the largest install base, roughly 167× the next: 10K+ active installs against 60+ for Tidyhive Featured Posts. Downloads this week: Hide Featured Image 231 and Tidyhive Featured Posts 16.
| Metric | Hide Featured Image | Tidyhive Featured Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,561 ▲ 6 | #19,335 ▼ 67 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 60+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 231 | 16 |
| Rating | 3.6★ (81) | no ratings |
| Last updated | May 28, 2018 | Mar 11, 2017 |
| Current version | 1.3.1 | 1.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,554 | #18,950 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2015 | Feb 2017 |
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, Hide Featured Image or Tidyhive Featured Posts?
By active installs, Hide Featured Image: 10K+ sites run it against 60+ for Tidyhive Featured Posts, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Hide Featured Image or Tidyhive Featured Posts?
Hide Featured Image, at #1,561 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Tidyhive Featured Posts at #19,335. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Hide Featured Image or Tidyhive Featured Posts 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.