Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs Super RSS Reader (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 Super RSS Reader at #3. Super RSS Reader leads on 5 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.
Super RSS Reader
Super RSS Reader – Add attractive RSS Feed Widget
Display any RSS feed(s) in widget with news ticker effect in multiple tabs, thumbnails, customizable color themes and more.
Who leads on what
Super RSS Reader leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track.
Super RSS Reader ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #5 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Super RSS Reader has more users: 9,000+ active installs against 2,000+.
Not enough reviews to compare ratings fairly: Add Featured Image to RSS Feed has 12, Super RSS Reader has 67. We compare ratings only above 50 reviews each.
Super RSS Reader has more reviews behind its score: 67 against 12.
Super RSS Reader was updated more recently, on October 20, 2026; Add Featured Image to RSS Feed on June 26, 2026.
Super RSS Reader was downloaded more in the last 30 days: 5,611 times against 560.
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
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed does not lead on any measure we track, so pick it only for something these numbers cannot show, such as a feature you need.
Super RSS Reader
Pick Super RSS Reader if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them, you want the plugin more sites already run, you want the score backed by more reviews, you want the one shipping releases most recently or you want the one being installed faster right now.
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed vs Super RSS Reader side by side
| Add Featured Image to RSS Feed | Super RSS Reader | |
|---|---|---|
| RSS Feed Plugins ranking | #5 | #3 |
| Rating | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Reviews | 12 | 67 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ | 9,000+ |
| Total downloads | 45,784 | 445,471 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 560 | 5,611 |
| Last updated | Jun 26, 2026 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| First published | Feb 17, 2013 | May 22, 2009 |
| Tested up to WordPress | 7.0.7 | 7.1.3 |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
| Pricing | Free on WordPress.org | Free on WordPress.org |
Downloads per day, last 48 days
Add Featured Image to RSS Feed ratings
Super RSS Reader 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 Super RSS Reader 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 Super RSS Reader: common questions
Is Add Featured Image to RSS Feed better than Super RSS Reader?
Super RSS Reader leads on 5 of the 6 measures we track. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. Super RSS Reader ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #5 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Which has more users, Add Featured Image to RSS Feed or Super RSS Reader?
Super RSS Reader ranks higher on WordPress.org: #3 against #5 in RSS Feed Plugins.
Which is rated higher, Add Featured Image to RSS Feed or Super RSS Reader?
Super RSS Reader has more users: 9,000+ active installs against 2,000+.
Are Add Featured Image to RSS Feed and Super RSS Reader free?
Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Add Featured Image to RSS Feed may also sell a paid version or add-ons. Super RSS Reader may also sell a paid version or add-ons.
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