Easy Add Thumbnail
Automatically sets the featured image to the first image uploaded into the post (any post type with thumbnail support). So easy like that...
4.5(52 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Easy Add Thumbnail is a WordPress thumbnail plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 52 reviews. It has been downloaded 168K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 11% this week. Top alternative: Regenerate Thumbnails.
4.5/552 reviews
8.0K+active installs
168K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
NOTE: This plugin functionality is guaranteed by more than 10,000 active installs. But before installing this plugin bear in mind that its only purpose is to ADD the feature image ID to your post (in the same way that you would do using WP editor), it does not remove ANYTHING after deactivation.
Before asking for support please read FAQ and this support thread
How it works?
Checks if the post (any post type with thumbnail support, including pages) has already a featured image associated, and if not sets it using one of the following methods:
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Dynamically, for old published posts, the featured images are set only when needed to show them in the frontend. This means that the featured image is set (only first time) when a visitor loads the page where it needs to be shown.
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For new content,…
Ratings & Reviews
4.552 reviews
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Recent Reviews
requires you to modify code if you want to exclude pages
by yourautisticlife·1 year ago
That’s exactly what I DO NOT WANT TO DO. Many years ago, I had an installation which required custom code. It was a pain to maintain.
Perfect!
by stanilund·3 years ago
Does exactly what is expected, nothing less, nothing more.
Fantástico
by Yorsh·3 years ago
Funciona a la perfección. Lo utilicé luego de migrar una web que no contaba con imagen destacada.
Ahora, una mejora interesante es que se pueda especificar el post-type al que se quiere intervenir; también, poder determinar que se lance únicamente cuando subas imágenes al post.
Just cool!
by deepcore2·3 years ago
Very nice, simple, super effective plugin. It would be nice to set a default image as a “no image here” like image if no images are in the post.
Very helpful and reliable!
by brandonjp·3 years ago
Really great plugin. Simple and effective. And very clean code.
Download Trends
Today: 9Yesterday: 9This week: 55Period total: 3K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 6.3.8 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.1
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.3
- More changes for coding standards, now the entire file is 100% conform to WordPress Coding Standards. This doesn’t means any change in the plugin functionality, it’s just code cosmetic.
Contributors
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