Multiple Post Thumbnails vs Multiple Featured Images (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Multiple Post Thumbnails

Multiple Post Thumbnails

4.7(42)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 7 years ago
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Multiple Featured Images

Multiple Featured Images

4.7(28)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 5 years ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Multiple Post Thumbnails has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 42 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Multiple Post Thumbnails has accumulated 519K+ total downloads while Multiple Featured Images has 105K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images4.7/5
Total Reviews
42Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images28
Active Installs
20K+Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images5.0K+
Total Downloads
519K+Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images105K+
Support Resolution
N/AMultiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured ImagesN/A
Last Updated
7 years agoMultiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images5 years ago
First Released
2010Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images2012
Age
16 yearsMultiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images14 years
WP Requires
2.9.2+Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images3.5+
PHP Requires
5.6+Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images5.6+
Business Model
FreeMultiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured ImagesFree
Latest Version
1.7Multiple Post Thumbnails
Multiple Featured Images0.5.0

Rating Breakdown

Multiple Post Thumbnails

4.7/5(42 reviews)
5
90%
4
2%
3
0%
2
0%
1
7%

Multiple Featured Images

4.7/5(28 reviews)
5
82%
4
14%
3
0%
2
0%
1
4%

Recent Reviews

Multiple Post Thumbnails Reviews

by Sven Woltmann

Not working with WordPress 5.4 and Gutenberg editor

I don’t see any option to add a secondary feature image.

by Lox

Works as espected

Very nice extensions for developers This topic was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by Lox.

by karhu

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

Multiple Featured Images Reviews

by stefaniehaser

Works awesome

Crazy cool plugin! It works great (also with page builders like Elementor). Thank you.

by Alin Andrei

Nice tool

Great tool. It would’ve been nice if it could support bulk upload of featured images, as a gallery (just like in woocommerce product galleries). Thanks!

by Nate Zander

A must-have

Adds so much more flexibility for designing a post, or displaying content in different contexts (home page, single post, archive). Thank you for this great plugin!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Multiple Post Thumbnails or Multiple Featured Images more popular?
Multiple Post Thumbnails has 20K+ active installations while Multiple Featured Images has 5.0K+. Multiple Post Thumbnails is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Multiple Post Thumbnails or Multiple Featured Images?
Multiple Post Thumbnails has a 4.7/5 rating from 42 reviews, while Multiple Featured Images has a 4.7/5 rating from 28 reviews.
Are Multiple Post Thumbnails and Multiple Featured Images free?
Multiple Post Thumbnails is free and Multiple Featured Images is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Multiple Post Thumbnails or Multiple Featured Images?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Multiple Post Thumbnails was last updated 7 years ago and Multiple Featured Images was last updated 5 years ago.

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