Genesis Simple Menus vs Display Featured Image for Genesis (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Display Featured Image for Genesis
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Display Featured Image for Genesis has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 33 reviews) while Genesis Simple Menus leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Genesis Simple Menus has accumulated 128K+ total downloads while Display Featured Image for Genesis has 86K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Genesis Simple Menus | Display Featured Image for Genesis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 11 | ► | 33 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 128K+ | ◄ | 86K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2010 | 2014 | |
| Age | 16 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.2+ | 5.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.1+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.4 | 3.2.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Genesis Simple Menus
Display Featured Image for Genesis
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Genesis Simple Menus averaged approximately 6 daily downloads while Display Featured Image for Genesis averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Genesis Simple Menus Reviews
It works fantastic
A clever solution that gives a lot of flexibility to any project. You can ignore the notification of updates. It works perfect with 4.9.8 WordPress and 2.7.1 genesis.
Doesn’t work with latest WP
Has this been abandoned? It’s being used in some themes and it’s broken. 🙁
Got the answer
Great Plugin! This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by stifoo. Reason: problem solved
Display Featured Image for Genesis Reviews
Thank you!
I’m a new WordPress.org user (using Genesis with Altitude Pro) and this plug-in worked exactly how I needed it to. Thank you! 🙂
Works like promised
Works very well with my Genesis child theme (MemberSonic) And Robin, the plugin maker, is very helpful and responsive to any questions.
Not what I was expecting
I was led to believe I could add a featured image below my post title. But after trying to configure the plugin found I’d need to add additional code to my functions.php which is what I was trying to
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