Menu Image, Icons made easy vs Multiple Post Thumbnails (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Menu Image, Icons made easy
100K+ active installs
Free
Multiple Post Thumbnails
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Multiple Post Thumbnails has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 42 reviews) while Menu Image, Icons made easy leads in active installations (100K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Menu Image, Icons made easy has accumulated 2.1M+ total downloads while Multiple Post Thumbnails has 519K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Menu Image, Icons made easy | Multiple Post Thumbnails | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 123 | ◄ | 42 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.1M+ | ◄ | 519K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ◄ | 7 years ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Age | 13 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4.0+ | 2.9.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.13 | 1.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Menu Image, Icons made easy
Multiple Post Thumbnails
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Menu Image, Icons made easy averaged approximately 196 daily downloads while Multiple Post Thumbnails averaged 24.
Recent Reviews
Menu Image, Icons made easy Reviews
not scaling images
The plugin does not actually scale the images in the menu and displays them only in full size.
Pésimo
Pésimo, parace un virus… daña todo y no se deja desinstalar This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by ozonodigital.
It works – simple
Its the only image menu which worked for me. Easy to set up. My wishes: would be good to can change the image on active status. Thanks.
Multiple Post Thumbnails Reviews
Not working with WordPress 5.4 and Gutenberg editor
I don’t see any option to add a secondary feature image.
Works as espected
Very nice extensions for developers This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Lox.
Not working with WP version 4.7.1.
I updated the plugin from 1.3 version to 1.6.6. but it didn’t work anymore. When I selected an image as an additional post thumbnail, the pop-up window closed but the selected image didn’t appear in p
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