Default Featured Image
Healthy: maintained, last release 17 Jun 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 85 |
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.
| janw.oostendorp | 25 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+
| Q1 2024 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
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.
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0 |
| Q4 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2026.
| 5 star | 64 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 2 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 1 |
- 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.
| 4 May 2026 | 332 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 800 |
| 18 May 2026 | 780 |
| 25 May 2026 | 716 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 795 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 915 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 751 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 708 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 736 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 891 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 775 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 919 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 846 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 756 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 800 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,097 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 860 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 905 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 846 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 957 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,002 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 905 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,321 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,160 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,588 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,273 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 309 |
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.
Facts
| Version | 1.8.2 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jan-Willem |
| Added | 25 Dec 2012 |
| Last updated | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Media Library & Asset Management |
| Tags | image, 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.