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WP Hide Show Featured Image

by Galaxy Weblinks · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Hide Show Featured Image
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 15 months (last release 22 Jul 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.22 Jul 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master5 May 2020 to 5 May 2020, 1 commits
galaxyweblinks6 May 2020 to 22 Jul 2025, 21 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
16 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Hide Show Featured Image
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Jul 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 3 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Hide Show Featured Image
4 May 202650
11 May 202680
18 May 202660
25 May 202686
1 Jun 202680
8 Jun 202678
15 Jun 202659
22 Jun 202653
29 Jun 202659
6 Jul 202651
13 Jul 202649
20 Jul 202649
27 Jul 2026100
3 Aug 2026105
10 Aug 202679
17 Aug 202674
24 Aug 202672
31 Aug 202662
7 Sep 202676
14 Sep 202671
21 Sep 202682
28 Sep 202683
5 Oct 202673
12 Oct 202674
19 Oct 2026129
26 Oct 2026112
2 Nov 202644

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.8
AuthorGalaxy Weblinks
Added6 May 2020
Last updated22 Jul 2025
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress4.5
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tagshide, post, show, image, featured

Other plugins by this author: Disable Feeds WP, ACF Nav Menu Field, Gallery with thumbnail slider, Video Playlist for YouTube, Plugin Activation Tracker, Post Featured Video, Flexible Layout Preview Image for ACF, Login Timeout Sessions, WP Clone any post type, Several Images Slider Widget, WP Login Attempts, Automatic Remove Cart Item

Questions

Is WP Hide Show Featured Image still maintained?

WP Hide Show Featured Image was last updated on 22 Jul 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is WP Hide Show Featured Image safe?

WP Hide Show Featured Image has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns WP Hide Show Featured Image?

The wordpress.org author is Galaxy Weblinks. Recent committers: galaxyweblinks, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Hide Show Featured Image?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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