Adds MRSS namespace to the feed and uses post-thumbnail as media element in the feed. Settings available under Settings -> Reading.
As of April 2026, Feed Post Thumbnail is a WordPress feed plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 21K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 17% this week. Top alternative: WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub).
With this plugin, an MRSS namespace is added to the site’s RSS feed to include each post’s thumbnail.
WP Feed Post Thumbnail is very lightweight and only adds two small options under Settings -> Reading.
If you would like to contribute to this plugin, report an issue or anything like that, please note that we develop this plugin on GitHub.
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Tried refreshing permalinks, saving settings on the General settings page you’ve added the two checkboxes to, nothing makes a difference. No post thumbnail in the feeds…
Update! And then it started working!
I’m guessing this may have had something to do with either my hosting’s caching or possibly even just my own browser cache. Works like a dream, thank you!
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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