Featured Image Column is the #105 ranked admin app on WordPress, with a 4.5 average rating from 12 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Featured Image Column is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Austin. With a rating of 4.5★ from 12 reviews, it currently ranks #105 in the Admin category.
AppRanks data: Featured Image Column ranks #105 in Admin on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 16% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Featured Image Column is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Admin category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 12 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
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Austin — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (12) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Featured Image Column works
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As of version 0.2.2 you can select which post types you’d like to have the image column.
It simply adds a column before the title (far left) the show’s the posts featured image if it’s supported and exists.
Want to change the default image? Simply filter you own image by using featured_image_column_default_image
or filter your own CSS by using the featured_image_column_css filter hook.
Example actions/filters Change thumbnail size
function my_custom_featured_image_size(mixed $size, int $post_id): mixed { if (in_array($post_id, [1, 5, 23], true)) { return [65. 65]; }
return $size; } add_filter('featured_image_post_thumbnail_size', 'my_custom_featured_image_size', 10, 2);
Add support for a custom default image
function my_custom_featured_image_column_image(string $image, int $post_id): string { if (in_array($post_id, [1, 5, 23], true)) { return trailingslashit( get_stylesheet_directory_uri() ) . 'images/featured-image.png'; }
return $image; } add_filter('featured_image_column_default_image', 'my_custom_featured_image_column_image', 10, 2);
Remove support for post types Use the featured_image_column_init action hook for your filter.
function frosty_featured_image_column_init_func() { add_filter('featured_image_column_post_types', 'frosty_featured_image_column_remove_post_types', 11); // Remove } add_action('featured_image_column_init', 'frosty_featured_image_column_init_func');
function frosty_featured_image_column_remove_post_types($post_types) { foreach($post_types as $key => $post_type) { if ($post_type === 'post-type') // Post type you'd like removed. Ex: 'post' or 'page' unset($post_types[$key]); } return $post_types; }
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Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Admin#105of 669Top 16%
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Where Featured Image Column stands in the Admin category
Featured Image Column ranks #105 of 669 apps in the Admin category, placing it in the top 16% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Featured Image Column?
Featured Image Column is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 12 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Admin 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 Austin.
Who uses Featured Image Column?
Currently around 2,000 active stores have installed Featured Image Column. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Admin category on WordPress.
Where does Featured Image Column rank on WordPress?
Featured Image Column currently sits at position #105 in the Admin category on WordPress. That places it in the top 16% of 669 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.