Quick Featured Images vs Multiple Post Thumbnails (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Multiple Post Thumbnails
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Quick Featured Images has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 236 reviews) and leads in active installations (50K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Quick Featured Images has accumulated 1.2M+ total downloads while Multiple Post Thumbnails has 519K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Quick Featured Images | Multiple Post Thumbnails | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | 4.7/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 236 | ◄ | 42 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M+ | ◄ | 519K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 7 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2010 | |
| Age | 12 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.6+ | 2.9.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.2+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 13.7.5 | 1.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Quick Featured Images
Multiple Post Thumbnails
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Quick Featured Images averaged approximately 980 daily downloads while Multiple Post Thumbnails averaged 24.
Recent Reviews
Quick Featured Images Reviews
Great plugin with great support
Great plugin with great support
It does exactly what it says
Excellent plugin to do just that: quickly manage all your featured images without the need to edit the posts directly.
Nice Work
Nice Work…
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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