Skip to content
PluginCanary

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem · 50,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 17 Jun 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Default Featured Image
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Default Featured Image still maintained?
Yes. Last release 17 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 17 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Default Featured Image, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer janw.oostendorp since Dec 2012. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Default Featured Image removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Default Featured Image safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Default Featured Image update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.2. No one-star spike after it. 30 Mar 2025 · Release history

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.

Committers and their active periods
janw.oostendorp25 Dec 2012 to 17 Jun 2026, 85 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Default Featured Image
Q1 20243
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.8.

Average rating per quarter for Default Featured Image
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q2 20262.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star64
4 star2
3 star1
2 star1
1 star1
Latest low reviews
  • Bug · 2 stars · 6 Jun 2026

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Default Featured Image
4 May 2026332
11 May 2026800
18 May 2026780
25 May 2026716
1 Jun 2026795
8 Jun 2026915
15 Jun 2026751
22 Jun 2026708
29 Jun 2026736
6 Jul 2026891
13 Jul 2026775
20 Jul 2026919
27 Jul 2026846
3 Aug 2026756
10 Aug 2026800
17 Aug 20261,097
24 Aug 2026860
31 Aug 2026905
7 Sep 2026846
14 Sep 2026957
21 Sep 20261,002
28 Sep 2026905
5 Oct 20261,321
12 Oct 20261,160
19 Oct 20261,588
26 Oct 20261,273
2 Nov 2026309

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

FoldersScore 95 · 90,000+Big File UploadsScore 93 · 100,000+Real Media LibraryScore 92 · 100,000+Media Library OrganizerScore 92 · 20,000+reGenerate Thumbnails AdvancedScore 91 · 60,000+

Facts

Version1.8.2
AuthorJan-Willem
Added25 Dec 2012
Last updated17 Jun 2026
Active installs50,000+
Requires WordPress6.2
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Media Library & Asset Management
Tagsimage, media

Other plugins by this author: Disable Full Site Editing

Questions

Is Default Featured Image still maintained?

Yes. Last release 17 Jun 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Default Featured Image, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer janw.oostendorp since Dec 2012.

Was Default Featured Image removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Default Featured Image safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Default Featured Image update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.8.2. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue