Assigns a thumbnail based on categoryid/thumbnail mapping to a post / page when the post is created or updated. Built-in FPW Post Thumbnails.
As of April 2026, FPW Category Thumbnails is a WordPress category plugin with 500 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 48K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.
Setting featured images for posts / pages could be very time
consuming, especially when your media library holds hundreds of
pictures. Very often we select the same thumbnail for posts in
particular category. This plugin automates the process by inserting a
thumbnail based on category / thumbnail mapping while post / page is
being created or updated. Now bundled with FPW Post Thumbnails.
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
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