RSS Featured Image — WordPress RSS Feed Plugin
by Jordy Meow · WordPress.org page
RSS Featured Image has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 25,771 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 12, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.3.10.
RSS Featured Image at a glance
Is RSS Featured Image well maintained?
RSS Featured Image reviews and ratings
23 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Super plugin
Superb plugin, does the job perfectly, no cluttering. Just install and activate, perfect!
Marian Savu -
Great pluign its solve my problem.
I am planning to create a WordPress automation to automatically share blog posts. However, I have been unable to find a solution that displays the featured image of the post. I found this plugin that seems to offer the solution, but I noticed a message stating: "Warning: This plugin has not been tested with your current version of WordPress." Is it safe to use this plugin?
Developer zahir -
Works Great
Install, Activate, and Voila! Only problem is image size, which I followed the advice at the Arts Hacker site to easily fix in Mailchimp. Just search for Mailchimp image fix.
CoffeeandTango -
Superlative, full of many features, great support and works perfectly.
There is really little to add to the title of this review other than to congratulate the Developer Mr. Jordy Meow. As mentioned in the title of this review, the RSS Featured Image plugin is really well designed and coded, it also turns out to be very streamlined, lightweight and packed with lots of features and most importantly it works perfectly (mind you, do not confuse the errors that can be caused by an incompatibility with obsolete versions of PHP, because using the updated versions of PHP and supported by this plugin, although I have been using this plugin for a long time, I have not yet encountered any errors in this plugin).Basically, with RSS Featured Image, this simple but very powerful WordPress plugin, you can add the featured image in your RSS feed , it also works with Mailchimp and without any impact on the user interface and overall performance of WordPress. Oh I forgot… it is completely free! To finish I still give my compliments to the Developer Mr. Jordy Meow and I can only recommend you to try it because it is really an Excellent plugin for WordPress and I am very proud to have completely translated it into Italian! Greetings and have a nice day.
Fabio Perri -
Does what it says on the box
Works great and with the filter for setting image size, is perfect for working with MailChimp RSS automation.
axyl -
Essential plugin for RSS clients
The RSS feed of my personal blog is important for me as an open source software contributor. This plugin makes sure that RSS consumers of my blog get a first-class experience. I love this plugin because it is lightweight and does exactly what I need without adding bloat. Thanks for maintaining it and keeping this up-to-date!
Justin W. Wheeler
Where RSS Featured Image ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that RSS Featured Image appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best RSS Feed Plugins | #20 by tag, not in search | #41 | – |
RSS Featured Image alternatives
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Details
Add the featured image into your RSS feed (in the media:content). Works nicely with Mailchimp (|RSSITEM:IMAGE|). Light and simple, no options, no clut …
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings RSS Featured Image competes in
Tags
- featured
- image
- mailchimp
- rss
- thumbnail
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- Version
- 1.0.6
- Last updated
- Oct 12, 2023
- First published
- Feb 1, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 6.3.10
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
RSS Featured Image FAQ
How many active installs does RSS Featured Image have?
WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for RSS Featured Image as of September 7, 2026.
Is RSS Featured Image still maintained?
The last release was on October 12, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.
Is RSS Featured Image free?
RSS Featured Image is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does RSS Featured Image rank among RSS Feed Plugins?
RSS Featured Image is #41 in the WordPress.org RSS Feed Plugins ranking.