Featured Image for WordPress Plugin Directory
Featured Image is the #116 ranked widget app on WordPress, with a 4.4 average rating from 8 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Featured Image is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Mervin Praison. With a rating of 4.4★ from 8 reviews, it currently ranks #116 in the Widget category.
AppRanks data: Featured Image ranks #116 in Widget on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 15% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Featured Image is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Widget category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 8 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 Mervin Praison — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (8) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Featured Image works
Add featured image to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Very Easy to Implement. Provides you with a featured image shortcode [ featured-img ] , code and Featured Image widget.
Paste the Code or the Shortcode on any part of the website.
Very Easy to implement.
Simple Shortcode Available
Easy code Implementation inside loop and outside loop.
Widge Avaliable
Featured Image Caption
WordPress Featured Image Documentation By Mervin Praison
SEO Manager
Version history version 2.2
Security: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-12019)
Fixed: Added missing global $post in caption function
Improved: Enhanced security with proper output escaping
version 2.1
global $post fix
Version 2.0
Added Featured Image Caption
Added Alt Text for images
Fixed Bugs
Version 1.0
Initial release version.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Widget#116of 781Top 15%
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Where Featured Image stands in the Widget category
Featured Image ranks #116 of 781 apps in the Widget category, placing it in the top 15% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Featured Image?
Featured Image is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.4-star rating from 8 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Widget 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 Mervin Praison.
Who uses Featured Image?
Currently around 1,000 active stores have installed 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 Widget category on WordPress.
Where does Featured Image rank on WordPress?
Featured Image currently sits at position #116 in the Widget category on WordPress. That places it in the top 15% of 781 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.