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Feed Post Thumbnail

Name: Feed Post Thumbnail
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)
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Adds MRSS namespace to the feed and uses post-thumbnail as media element in the feed. Settings available under Settings -> Reading.

Feed Post Thumbnail ranks #5,055 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000+ active installations, is #538 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Jul 17, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v3.0.0 Current Version v3.0.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 17 Jul, 2026

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#538 of 6,303 in Media Top 10% by installs

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Active Installs

2K+

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21.7K

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Total Progress 79.5%

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.0.0
Last Updated: Jul 17, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: required

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

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want their post thumbnails included in their RSS feed. It adds an MRSS namespace to the feed so each post's thumbnail is exposed as a media element, configurable from Settings -> Reading.

Adds MRSS namespace to feed
Uses post-thumbnail as media element
Settings under Settings -> Reading
Lightweight plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Feed Post Thumbnail

Yep, we add the proper XML namespaces for that. Everything just works as expected!

Yes, the plugin has two filters available for this: // Filters the size on media:content tag. Defaults to 'full'. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_image_size_full', function( $size ) { return 'large'; // Return any registered image size. }, 10, 1 ); // Filters the size on the media:thumbnail tag. Defaults to 'thumbnail'. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_image_size_thumbnail', function( $size ) { return 'medium'; // Return any registered image size. }, 10, 1 );

Yes, the plugin has two filters available for this: // Filters the featured image attachment post object. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_image', function( $thumbnail ) { return ''; // Return an empty string or another attachment post object. }, 10, 1 ); // Filters the array of attachment post objects. Defaults to featured image post object if exists. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_images', function( $images ) { $attachment_id = '123'; $images[] = get_post( $attachment_id ); // Additional attachment post object. return images; }, 10, 1 );

Yes, there is a filter for each of these things: // Filters the title on the media:title tag. Defaults to attachment title. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_title', function( $title ) { return 'Override title'; // Return any plain text. }, 10, 1 ); // Filters the text on the media:description tag. Defaults to attachment description. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_description', function( $description ) { return 'Same description for all images'; // Return any plain string. }, 10, 1 ); // Filters the name of the author on the media:copyright tag. Defaults to attachment author. add_filter( 'wp_feed_post_thumbnail_author', function( $author_name ) { return 'Matt'; // Return any plain string. }, 10, 1 );