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Really Simple Featured Image

Really Simple Featured Image: Automatic Featured Images

by JetixWP Plugins · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.4 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 8.0+

Really Simple Featured Image has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 353 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Really Simple Featured Image at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
353
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Really Simple Featured Image well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Automatically sets the featured image when one is not provided
  • Detects inline images from blocks, classic editor markup, builders, and srcset/background sources
  • Fetches thumbnails from YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion embeds when you prefer video covers
  • Lets you enable or disable automation per post type that supports featured images
  • Respects existing featured images and runs quietly in the background

Details

Automatically generate missing featured images from video or image inside content for Posts, Pages and CPTs.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • auto featured image
  • featured image
  • featured image from video
  • post thumbnails
  • thumbnails

More from JetixWP Plugins

Version
1.0.4
Last updated
Jan 10, 2026
First published
Jan 10, 2026
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Really Simple Featured Image FAQ

What does Really Simple Featured Image do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Really Simple Featured Image offers Automatically sets the featured image when one is not provided, Detects inline images from blocks, classic editor markup, builders, and srcset/background sources, Fetches thumbnails from YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion embeds when you prefer video covers, Lets you enable or disable automation per post type that supports featured images and Respects existing featured images and runs quietly in the background.

How many active installs does Really Simple Featured Image have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Really Simple Featured Image as of September 7, 2026.

Is Really Simple Featured Image still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on January 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Really Simple Featured Image free?

Really Simple Featured Image is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.