Title: Featured Image
Author: Mervin Praison
Published: <strong>19.3.2012</strong>
Last modified: 8.11.2025

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Hae lisäosia

![](https://ps.w.org/featured-image/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=889403)

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/featured-image_504241.svg)

# Featured Image

 [Mervin Praison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mervinpraison/)

[Lataa](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/featured-image.2.2.zip)

 * [Tiedot](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/#description)
 * [Arvostelut](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/#reviews)
 *  [Asennus](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/#installation)
 * [Kehitys](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/#developers)

 [Tuki](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/)

## Kuvaus

Add featured image to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Very
Easy to Implement. Provides you with a featured image shortcode [ featured-img ],
code and Featured Image widget.

Paste the Code or the Shortcode on any part of the website.

 * Very Easy to implement.
 * Simple Shortcode Available
 * Easy code Implementation inside loop and outside loop.
 * Widge Avaliable
 * Featured Image Caption

[WordPress Featured Image](https://mer.vin/wordpress-featured-image) Documentation
By [Mervin](https://mer.vin/) Praison
 [SEO Manager](https://seomanageruk.com)

### Version history

#### version 2.2

 * Security: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-12019)
 * Fixed: Added missing global $post in caption function
 * Improved: Enhanced security with proper output escaping

#### version 2.1

 * global $post fix

#### Version 2.0

 * Added Featured Image Caption
 * Added Alt Text for images
 * Fixed Bugs

#### Version 1.0

 * Initial release version.

## Kuvankaappaukset

 * [[
 * Featured Image area

## Asennus

#### Step 1

 1. Download the zip file
 2. Extract the contents
 3. Upload the folder `featured-image` to your WP plugin folder `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory
 4. Go to Plugins > Plugins, and activate the plugin

#### Step 2

 * Use this shortcode ’[featured-img]’ on your page/post content.
 * Use this shortcode ’[featured-img-caption]’ on your page/post content for caption
 * Use this Code on your template inside loop:

## UKK

### What is its Shortcode?

[featured-img]

## Arvostelut

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7d53c34864286db6c1e0cd1130a2347e7c105b76a1307f7c8c67a61a988f6437?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Good plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-5030/)󠁿

 [markmuller](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markmuller/) 25.2.2021

Does what is should do. I just added a check in the code, i do not want the last
post image in my sidebar on archive pages. if (!is_single()) return;

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/31adb015f42f20f4c04d6b4b669e2d3ada2a46c0cdbbbd82aa6498eb7ee09a81?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Good plugin but does have some php warnings](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-plugin-but-does-have-some-php-warnings/)󠁿

 [Justin Dixon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justin-dixon/) 2.8.2017 1 reply

The plugin does what it is supposed to do, however, there are some errors generated
that can be easily fixed by adding ”global $post;” to the top of the plugins function”
getting_featured_img”.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cb7d53b8c5d999a121a2187adcbb32d26d2aa8009f5f0b46f1b37287c4ea79ce?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-3587/)󠁿

 [Lohith M](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lohith-m/) 3.9.2016

Its really great plugin. It works as i expected thanks

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05fad3889f6033fc7474696a41b2ca5695bba637d2dac1d8b8e49e6595bb0bb3?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-1355/)󠁿

 [Mervin Praison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mervinpraison/) 3.9.2016

Nice

 [ Lue kaikki 8 arvostelua. ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/)

## Avustajat & Kehittäjät

“Featured Image” perustuu avoimeen lähdekoodiin. Seuraavat henkilöt ovat osallistuneet
tämän lisäosan kehittämiseen.

Avustajat

 *   [ Mervin Praison ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mervinpraison/)

[Käännä “Featured Image” omalle kielellesi.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/featured-image)

### Oletko kiinnostunut kehitystyöstä?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/featured-image/), or 
subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-image/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/featured-image/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Muutosloki

#### version 2.2

 * Security: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in image alt 
   text and URLs (CVE-2025-12019)
 * Security: Added proper output escaping using esc_url() and esc_attr()
 * Security: Added wp_kses_post() sanitization for caption output
 * Fixed: Added missing global $post declaration in caption function
 * Fixed: Improved error handling in caption function
 * Improved: Code formatting and WordPress coding standards compliance

#### version 2.1

 * global $post fix

#### Version 2.0

 * Added Featured Image Caption
 * Added Alt Text for images
 * Fixed Bugs

#### Version 1.0

 * First release.= 2.2 =
 * Security: Fixed Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in image metadata(
   CVE-2025-12019)
 * Security: Added esc_url() for image URLs
 * Security: Added esc_attr() for alt text attributes
 * Security: Added wp_kses_post() for caption sanitization
 * Fixed: Missing global $post declaration in getting_featured_img_caption()
 * Fixed: Improved error handling to prevent PHP warnings
 * Improved: Code refactored to use sprintf() for better readability
 * Improved: WordPress coding standards compliance

#### 2.1

 * global $post fix

#### 2.0

 * Added Featured Image Caption
 * Fixed Bugs

#### 1.0

 * Shortcode was created
 * Code inside loop of the template
 * Widget was created

## Metatiedot

 *  Version **2.2**
 *  Last updated **5 kuukautta sitten**
 *  Active installations **1 000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/)
 * Tags
 * [featured image](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[image](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/)
   [seo](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)[shortcode](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
   [widget](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Edistynyt näkymä](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/advanced/)

## Arvosanat

 4.4 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  6 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/reviews/)

## Avustajat

 *   [ Mervin Praison ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mervinpraison/)

## Tuki

Onko sinulla jotain sanottavaa? Tarvitsetko apua?

 [Tukifoorumi](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/featured-image/)

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