Featured Image Admin Thumb
Healthy: maintained, last release 10 Jul 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Featured Image Admin Thumb still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 10 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 10 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Featured Image Admin Thumb, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer seanchayes since Dec 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Featured Image Admin Thumb removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Featured Image Admin Thumb safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Featured Image Admin Thumb update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.6.1. No one-star spike after it. 26 Apr 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.
| seanchayes | 3 Dec 2013 to 10 Jul 2026, 104 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 10 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2025.
| 5 star | 37 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Do not install. · 1 star · 12 Jan 2020
- Works but not well · 1 star · 21 Mar 2017
- Does not work · 1 star · 21 Feb 2017
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 175 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 284 |
| 18 May 2026 | 331 |
| 25 May 2026 | 276 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 340 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 290 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 294 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 261 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 489 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 286 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 235 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 275 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 290 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 329 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 347 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 437 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 284 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 341 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 307 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 299 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 390 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 382 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 401 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 372 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 623 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 581 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 84 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.6.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Sean Hayes |
| Added | 3 Dec 2013 |
| Last updated | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.5.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | admin image, featured image, post thumbnail, featured thumbnail, featured admin thumbnail |
Other plugins by this author: Comments On, Post Status Indicator
Questions
Is Featured Image Admin Thumb still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 Jul 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.
Who owns Featured Image Admin Thumb, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer seanchayes since Dec 2013.
Was Featured Image Admin Thumb removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Featured Image Admin Thumb safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Featured Image Admin Thumb update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6.1. No one-star spike after it.