#799 by installs
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
Automatically generate, assign, and manage featured images in bulk so every post on your site has a featured image.
- Installs
- 40,000+
- Rating
- 3.8 (119)
- Updated
- 9 days ago
Quick Featured Images
The time-saving solution for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete in bulk and set default images for future posts.
- Active installs
- 50,000+
- #747 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 1.3M
- 1,252,076
- Downloads, 30 days
- 4.4K
- 1.2K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5
- 235 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 months ago
- Aug 18, 2026
- Version
- 13.7.5
- 32 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | August 18, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 5.6 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.2 or newer |
| First published | February 1, 2014 |
| Support, last two months | No threads opened |
Reviews
4.7 / 5 from 235 reviews
| 5 stars | 208 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 8 |
| 3 stars | 3 |
| 2 stars | 1 |
| 1 star | 15 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Your time-saving Swiss army knife for managing tons of featured images within minutes: Set, replace and delete them in bulk, in posts lists and set default images for future posts.
The plugin does not collect any personal data and is 100% compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Manage featured images quickly
The plugin ‘Quick Featured Images’ helps you bulk managing featured images, setting automatic default featured images to save your time.
- It sets, replaces and removes featured images for hundreds of posts and pages in one go. You can run it over all contents or let it work only to desired contents by using flexible filters.
- It sets, replaces and removes featured images in a sortable image column in lists of posts, pages and custom post types if they support thumbnails. So you can change the images per post quickly without leaving the posts list page.
- It enables you to define presets for automatic default featured images for future posts as many as you need. You can set accurate rules based on post properties.
- It removes database entries of featured images without existing image files with a simple single click
If you want to include audios, videos and custom post types and get more options, than take a look the Pro version Quick Featured Images Pro.
Demo
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
How can I set a default featured image for existing posts?
For that use the plugin twice:
- In ‘Bulk Edit’ remove all undesired featured images if there are some. If desired, remove the images using the option ‘Overwrite existing featured images’.
- Then choose the desired image and set it to the posts without the option ‘Overwrite existing featured images’. This will set the image to all posts without a featured image.
How can I set a default featured image for future posts?
Or: I want image X as default featured image if the post has category Y. How to set this?
Look at some examples:
- To set a default featured image for every new post of the category ‘Lorem ipsum’:
- Choose image
- Choose the taxonomy ‘Category’ and
- Choose the value ‘Lorem ipsum’.
- Save the settings.
- To set a default featured image for every new post:
- Choose image
Who can see Quick Featured Images in the WordPress backend?
All users who have the right to edit other posts have access to Quick Featured Images. As long as the user roles are untouched after a fresh standard WordPress installation both Administrators and Editors can use this plugin.
Does the plugin work in a WordPress Multisite installation?
Yes. It works either activated for all sites (network wide) or activated in each single site. It changes only the posts of the site where you use it.
Does Quick Featured Images works WooCommerce
The free version of Quick Featured Images does not support setting featured images for WooCommerce products. But, you can achieve this with the Pro version, which is available for a small fee.
Will I lose all the featured images if I delete the plugin?
No. The featured images you have already set will remain set if you deactivate or delete the plugin.
Latest changelog entry
- fixed Default featured images based on categories could be assigned late or incorrectly when saving posts.
- added a WordPress Playground blueprint for testing the plugin with demo posts, categories, and images for quick testing.
- bumped required WordPress to 5.6
Screenshots
The first screen of Quick Featured Images: select an image and an action. 
The second screen: select a filter to narrow down to posts and pages you want to modify with the image. Alternatively, you can drop… 
The third screen: refine the filters. 
The fourth screen: take a preview. If the filtering does not correspond to your expectations you can refine the filters again under the…
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.