Clickable Featured Image for WordPress Plugin Directory
Clickable Featured Image is the #249 ranked gallery app on WordPress, with a 3.5 average rating from 2 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Clickable Featured Image is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Bjorn Solstad. With a rating of 3.5★ from 2 reviews, it currently ranks #249 in the Gallery category.
AppRanks data: Clickable Featured Image ranks #249 in Gallery on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 42% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Clickable Featured Image is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Gallery category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 2 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by Bjorn Solstad — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.5★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (2) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Clickable Featured Image works
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Clickable Featured Image fixes a common WordPress problem: featured images often look clickable, but nothing happens when visitors click them.
Activate the plugin and featured images become useful links:
On single posts and pages, featured images link to the full-size image file by default, which works well with common lightbox plugins.
If the image already displays the full-size file, the plugin leaves it unlinked instead of opening the same image again.
In Query Loop blocks, featured images link to the post by default.
In classic theme archive loops, the plugin leaves thumbnail markup to the theme when the theme may add its own post link.
If a theme or block already links the featured image, the plugin leaves it alone to avoid duplicate links.
The default setup is still zero configuration, but version 1.1.0 adds a small Settings screen for sites that need more control.
Features
Make post featured images clickable
Link single-post featured images to the full-size image file
Skip pointless same-image links when the displayed single featured image is already the full-size image
Link Query Loop featured images to the post permalink
Avoid duplicate or nested archive image links when the theme owns the post thumbnail link
Optional attachment-page or no-link behavior on single posts
Optional no-link behavior on archives
Enable only the post types you want
Works with the core Featured Image block and Query Loop block
Tested with GeneratePress, Twenty Twenty-Four, and common lightbox workflows
Lightweight: no front-end JavaScript unless Meow/Lightbox compatibility is needed
When to use it Use this plugin when:
Your Query Loop thumbnails should link to posts.
Your single-post featured image should open in a lightbox.
Your theme displays featured images but does not make them clickable.
You want a small plugin instead of a full gallery or lightbox suite.
Settings Go to Settings > Clickable Featured Image.
Available settings:
Single posts and pages: full-size image file, attachment page, or do not link.
Archives and query loops: post permalink or do not link.
Post types: choose which public post types with featured image support should be affected.
Defaults match the original plugin behavior for single posts and Query Loop blocks. Classic theme archives are handled conservatively so themes can keep their own thumbnail permalink markup without duplicate links.
Category rankings
As of Sep 7, 2026- Gallery#249of 595Top 42%
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Where Clickable Featured Image stands in the Gallery category
Clickable Featured Image ranks #249 of 595 apps in the Gallery category, placing it in the top 42% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Clickable Featured Image?
Clickable Featured Image is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.5-star rating from 2 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Gallery category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Bjorn Solstad.
Who uses Clickable Featured Image?
Currently around 80 active stores have installed Clickable Featured Image. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Gallery category on WordPress.
Where does Clickable Featured Image rank on WordPress?
Clickable Featured Image currently sits at position #249 in the Gallery category on WordPress. That places it in the top 42% of 595 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.