by Jan-Willem 4.8 (68 reviews)

Default Featured Image

Name: Default Featured Image
Rating: 4.8 (68 reviews)
Author: Jan-Willem

Add a Default Featured Image for all posts & pages.

Default Featured Image ranks #669 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #70 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 4.8/5 rating from 68 reviews, and was last updated Jun 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v1.8.2 Current Version v1.8.2

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 17 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#70 of 6,303 in Media Top 1% by installs Downloads -32.5% this week

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.8.2
Last Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.2+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Jan-Willem

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 68
Support Threads: 1
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want every post and page to display a featured image. It solves the problem of posts or pages lacking a featured image by letting you set a default one on the media settings page.

Sets default featured image
Applies to posts and pages
Configurable on media settings page
Fallback when no image set

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Default Featured Image

This plugin works out of the box for most cases, but not always. If it doesn't work you can try the following things. Switch themes. Most of the time the theme does something weird.

Might it be hidden via css? DFI images have an extra default-featured-img class added to them. Still having problems? I want to know if it fails, so contact me

There are no new functions, all core WordPress functions can be used. the_post_thumbnail / get_the_post_thumbnail Display the image. the_post_thumbnail_url / get_the_post_thumbnail_url Get the url. has_post_thumbnail If a DFI is set it will always return true. get_post_thumbnail_id will return the ID set on the post or the DFI.

Yes, the following code will set a different image. add_filter( 'dfi_thumbnail_id', 'dfi_posttype_book', 10, 2 ); function dfi_posttype_book( $dfi_id, $post_id ) { $post = get_post( $post_id ); if ( 'book' === $post->post_type ) { return 31; // the image id for the book post type. } return $dfi_id; // the original featured image id. }

Yes, the following snippet will set different images based on the category. add_filter( 'dfi_thumbnail_id', 'dfi_category', 10, 2 ); function dfi_category( $dfi_id, $post_id ) { // Set a different image for posts that have the 'cats' category set. // This will trigger first, if multiple categories have been set. if ( has_category( 'cats', $post_id ) ) { return 7; // cats img id. } // Set a different image for posts that have the 'cats' category set. if ( has_category( 'dogs', $post_id ) ) { return 8; // dogs img id. } return $dfi_id; // the original featured image id. }

This can be used for styling. If you need more you can change the whole HTML with the filter dfi_thumbnail_html. add_filter( 'dfi_thumbnail_html', 'dfi_add_class', 10, 5 ); function dfi_add_class( $html, $post_id, $default_thumbnail_id, $size, $attr ) { // Add a class to the existing class list. $attr['class'] .= ' my-class'; return wp_get_attachment_image( $default_thumbnail_id, $size, false, $attr ); }

The following code will exclude the post/page with ID 23. add_filter( 'dfi_thumbnail_id', 'dfi_skip_page', 10, 2 ); function dfi_skip_page( $dfi_id, $post_id ) { if ( $post_id == 23 ) { return 0; // invalid id. } return $dfi_id; // the original featured image id. }