Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs RSS Feed Widget (October 2026)
Updated October 22, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works
Both rank in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins top 10: Add Featured Image to RSS Feed at #5 and RSS Feed Widget at #9. Add Featured Image to RSS Feed leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed
Adds the featured image attached to posts to the beginning of the post content and excerpt in RSS feeds.
RSS Feed Widget
RSS Feed Widget with customizable slider. Feed title, description, image, censorship and a few other features which you can use.
Who leads on what
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #9 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Both report 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Add Featured Image to RSS Feed has 12, RSS Feed Widget has 26. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
RSS Feed Widget has more reviews behind its score: 26 against 12.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed was updated more recently, on June 26, 2026; RSS Feed Widget on December 19, 2025.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 560 times against 456.
Which one to pick
Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed
Pick Add Featured Image to RSS Feed if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
RSS Feed Widget
Pick RSS Feed Widget if you want the score backed by more reviews.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs RSS Feed Widget side by side
| Add Featured Image to RSS Feed | RSS Feed Widget | |
|---|---|---|
| RSS Feed Plugins ranking | #5 | #9 |
| Rating | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Reviews | 12 | 26 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 2,000+ |
| Total downloads | 45,784 | 242,497 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 560 | 456 |
| Last updated | Jun 26, 2026 | Dec 19, 2025 |
| First published | Feb 17, 2013 | Feb 1, 2014 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.7 | 6.9.10 |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed ratings
RSS Feed Widget ratings
How we compare these two
Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Add Featured Image to RSS Feed nor RSS Feed Widget can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the RSS Feed Plugins top 10. Full methodology.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs RSS Feed Widget: common questions
Is Add Featured Image to RSS Feed better than RSS Feed Widget?
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed leads on 3 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Add Featured Image to RSS Feed ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #9 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Which has more users, Add Featured Image to RSS Feed or RSS Feed Widget?
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed ranks higher on WordPress.org: #5 against #9 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Add Featured Image to RSS Feed or RSS Feed Widget?
Both report 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org.
Are Add Featured Image to RSS Feed and RSS Feed Widget free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Add Featured Image to RSS Feed may also sell a paid version or add-ons. RSS Feed Widget may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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