Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Healthy: Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 90 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| studiopioneer | 30 Apr 2019 to 21 Jun 2019, 10 commits |
|---|---|
| alexkovalevv | 10 Sep 2019 to 8 Apr 2025, 12 commits |
| webcraftic | 15 Oct 2019 to 15 Oct 2019, 1 commits |
| creativemotion | 19 Oct 2019 to 12 Jan 2021, 11 commits |
| webtemyk | 23 Jul 2020 to 30 Mar 2023, 39 commits |
| themeisle | 23 Sep 2025 to 22 Oct 2026, 19 commits |
6 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 15
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 3 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 5.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery | 6.4 | <= 5.0.4 | 5.0.5 | 0 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Auto Featured Image <= 4.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Thumbnail Modification | 4.3 | <= 4.2.1 | 4.2.2 | 0 |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 4.1.2 - Missing Authorization | 4.3 | <= 4.1.2 | 4.1.3 | 81 |
| 30 May 2024 | Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 4.1.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery | 6.4 | <= 4.1.7 | 4.2.0 | 509 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 4.1.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery | 6.4 | <= 4.1.3 | 4.1.4 | 161 |
| 7 Feb 2023 | Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 3.9.15 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload | 7.2 | <= 3.9.15 | 3.9.16 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 2021 | Auto Featured Image <= 3.9.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 3.9.2 | 3.9.3 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 79 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 5 |
| 3 star | 3 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 30 |
- it looks like it should exclude pages, but it does not… · 1 star · 12 Jan 2025
- It Did Not Work For Me · 1 star · 13 Dec 2024
- WHAT A JOKE. WASTE OF TIME. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. · 1 star · 25 Jul 2023
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 543 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 11,439 |
| 18 May 2026 | 13,547 |
| 25 May 2026 | 3,409 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2,033 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,653 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,459 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,340 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,179 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 11,129 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 3,821 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,748 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 2,285 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,805 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,265 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,254 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,250 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,166 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 12,919 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,668 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 2,050 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 12,649 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3,269 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,077 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 15,542 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 6,513 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 482 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 37% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 5.0.8 |
|---|---|
| Author | Themeisle |
| Added | 21 Apr 2010 |
| Last updated | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | thumbnails, featured image, post thumbnails, auto featured image, featured image from title |
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Questions
Is Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) still maintained?
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) was last updated on 22 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) safe?
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)?
The wordpress.org author is Themeisle. Recent committers: themeisle, alexkovalevv, webtemyk, creativemotion, webcraftic. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Folders - Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager, Big File Uploads - Increase Maximum File Upload Size, Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager, Media Library Organizer - Folders, File Manager & Media Categories.