Advanced iFrame vs Thumbnails and Featured Images (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Thumbnails and Featured Images
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Thumbnails and Featured Images has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) while Advanced iFrame leads in active installations (40K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced iFrame has accumulated 2.4M+ total downloads while Thumbnails and Featured Images has 39K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced iFrame | Thumbnails and Featured Images | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 55 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 40K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.4M+ | ◄ | 39K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 weeks ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2015 | |
| Age | 15 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.5+ | 6.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2026.0 | 1.1.9 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced iFrame
Thumbnails and Featured Images
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced iFrame averaged approximately 1,018 daily downloads while Thumbnails and Featured Images averaged 20.
Recent Reviews
Advanced iFrame Reviews
Horrible, invasive, clunky
What a horrible, clunky, and invasive plugin. Every wp-admin page refresh I get an admin notice that takes up half my screen and after a few seconds gets smaller with a weird animation. To get this no
Just what we needed
Fast to install and grasp. Feature rich = future proof. We’re happy.
Excellent and can’t do without
Used extensively with other apps in domain without hiccup. Been using for years and will continue to do so.
Thumbnails and Featured Images Reviews
On the verge of something wonderful…
Great idea, and can go to the next level to be even more awesome… rather than cropping images (and losing content), keep the largest dimension and provide an option to add a colored background, fi
should be included in the core.
I like this plugin’s approach of generating thumbnails when asked. I hope the plugin will be around for a long time. Or if it were included in the core, it would cut down on wasted unused image files
Amazing
I re-use my post thumbnail images in various ways, so I like to upload them full size, and I need the software to resize them as needed. This plugin does exactly that for me. It performs its magic tra
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