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Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved

Name: Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
Author: wpgenie2

Drag and Drop Featured Image Improved replaces the default featured image box with a drag and drop zone for faster and more convenient uploads.

Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved ranks #21,347 among WordPress.org plugins with 50+ active installations, is #2,129 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Oct 27, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.0 Current Version v2.0

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 27 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#2,129 of 6,651 in Media Top 50% by installs Downloads -25.8% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

50+

-5.7%

KW Avg Position

63.3

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Downloads

2.7K

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5 (1 reviews)

Next Milestone 60

Total Progress 30%

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0
Last Updated: Oct 27, 2026
Requires WP: 4.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: N/A
Author: wpgenie2

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 1
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved

To select an image from the Media Library, simple use the regular button above the content editor, or the one provided in the uploader. All methods have been rewritten to use the native implementations.

The current formats that are supported are WEBP, JPG (JPEG), PNG and GIF

You can get in touch via https://wpgenie.org