Category Featured Image
by Katsushi Kawamori · WordPress.org page · Website
Category Featured Image has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 20,720 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Category Featured Image at a glance
Is Category Featured Image well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Bulk set the featured image of all the posts, when setting the category featured image
- If there are multiple categories, the parent category featured image takes precedence
- Can apply a category featured image to the post featured image, when posting
- Supports Custom Post Types
Category Featured Image reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Does exactly what it says on the tin.
The plugin documentation is VERY CLEAR that setting a featured image for a category will overwrite the featured images for all posts in that category. This plugin is designed to do one thing and it does it well. Recommended!
csquarent -
Very interesting plugin as i work a lot with categories, I have some suggestions
This is a very interesting plugin as i work a lot with categories. Never find a similar. But I have some suggestions: 1. To have the choice if you're using more than one categorie for a post (For example I use for one Post the categorie: Year; Cycling; and Country). Sometime I put as Image in the Post an Image-Logo from the organisator for a sport event and sometimes a general Logo, 2. To have the choice to keep existing image in the section "set featured image" in the POST-Menu In General the fact to extend categories with features is welcome
emilegutenkauf -
Works great, too bad people cant read because low reviews
I was looking set one image per categorie in all posts. So this is exacly i was looking for, works good.
eyevisions -
Deletes your posts individual featured images.
Don't try this plugin without backing up your website first. I set the category to an image, and it then sets every the featured image of every post in that category to the category image. I then deleted the category featured image and every post now has no featured image. Not happy! Now to restore my website.
glenneaton -
Bah
deletes the featured images of the posts in the category and inserts the image in all posts in the category in its place. Useless
evenue -
destroyed my featured images
destroyed my featured images
liaris
Details
Set a featured image for post by a category.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- category
- featured image
- post
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- Version
- 2.09
- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
- First published
- May 3, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 4.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Category Featured Image FAQ
What does Category Featured Image do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Category Featured Image offers Bulk set the featured image of all the posts, when setting the category featured image, If there are multiple categories, the parent category featured image takes precedence, Can apply a category featured image to the post featured image, when posting and Supports Custom Post Types.
How many active installs does Category Featured Image have?
WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Category Featured Image as of September 7, 2026.
Is Category Featured Image still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Category Featured Image free?
Category Featured Image is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.