by Frank P. Walentynowicz 4.8 (6 reviews)

FPW Category Thumbnails

Name: FPW Category Thumbnails
Rating: 4.8 (6 reviews)
Author: Frank P. Walentynowicz

Assigns a thumbnail based on categoryid/thumbnail mapping to a post / page when the post is created or updated. Built-in FPW Post Thumbnails.

FPW Category Thumbnails ranks #9,199 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #997 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.8/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Nov 13, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.9.5 Current Version v1.9.5

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 13 Nov, 2024

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#997 of 6,651 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Active Installs

500+

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Downloads

48.8K

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 19%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Jun 1, 2026 UNPATCHED

FPW Category Thumbnails [fpw-category-thumbnails] <= 1.9.5 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2026-2382 · No fix released
Apr 3, 2025 UNPATCHED

FPW Category Thumbnails [fpw-category-thumbnails] <= 1.9.5 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-31841 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.5
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2024
Requires WP: 3.4+
Tested Up To: 6.7
PHP Version: 5.6.20 or higher
Author: Frank P. Walentynowicz

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and editors who manage posts or pages across many categories. It automates featured image selection by mapping categories to thumbnails, saving time compared to manually choosing images from a large media library.

Category to thumbnail mapping
Auto-assigns featured images
Runs on post creation
Runs on post update
Works for posts and pages
Bundles FPW Post Thumbnails

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about FPW Category Thumbnails

Upload authors' pictures into media library or NextGen gallery. File names of authors' pictures in media library must follow this naming convention: 'autor_id.jpg' where 'id' is author's user id. File names of authors' pictures in NextGen gallery must follow this naming convention: 'id.jpg' where 'id' is author's user id. The name of NextGen gallery must be 'authors'.

Look into Public method fpwCategoryThumbnails::addThumbnailToPost topic of Documentation.

Yes. Both plugins are functional with JavaScript turned off to comply with accessibility regulations.