Quick Featured Images vs RSS with Images
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
Quick Featured Images leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #741, ahead of RSS with Images at #10,708. Over the last 7 days Quick Featured Images held its place and RSS with Images slipped 78 places. Quick Featured Images has the largest install base, roughly 167× the next: 50K+ active installs against 300+ for RSS with Images. Downloads this week: Quick Featured Images 789 and RSS with Images 31. Ratings: Quick Featured Images 4.7★ from 235 and RSS with Images 3.7★ from 6 reviews.
| Metric | Quick Featured Images | RSS with Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #741 ▬ | #10,708 ▼ 78 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 789 | 31 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (235) | 3.7★ (6) |
| Last updated | Aug 18, 2026 | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Current version | 13.7.5 | 1.4.0 |
| Best rank on record | #736 | #10,356 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2014 | Mar 2014 |
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, Quick Featured Images or RSS with Images?
By active installs, Quick Featured Images: 50K+ sites run it against 300+ for RSS with Images, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Quick Featured Images or RSS with Images?
Quick Featured Images, at #741 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with RSS with Images at #10,708. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Quick Featured Images or RSS with Images 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.