Title: Add Featured Image to RSS Feed Author: Corey Salzano Published: 17 February 2013 Last modified: 26 June 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed.svg) # Add Featured Image to RSS Feed By [Corey Salzano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salzano/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed.1.1.5.zip) * [Details](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/#description) * [Reviews](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/#reviews) * [Installation](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/#installation) * [Development](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/) ## Description This plugin does one thing, and that thing is to add your posts’ featured image to the RSS feed. It specifies the ‘large’ image size. ### Open Graph Meta Tags are also Necessary Many modern feed readers do not show the images added by this plugin. Feedly, for example, will not show images added by this plugin. Feed readers crawl article pages to find the image attached to posts in the open graph meta tag. Many SEO plugins add open graph tags for featured images. I like the (https://wordpress.org/plugins/ opengraph/)[Open Graph] plugin, too. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin to your wp-content/plugins folder, or use the Plugins > Add New section of your dashboard to search for “Add featured image to RSS feed” 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress ## FAQ ### What does this plugin do? This plugin adds the featured image of each post to the RSS feed content. ### Where can I see the change? In your site’s RSS feed. ### What if images still do not appear in RSS feed readers? Make sure your articles have open graph image meta tags. Many modern feed readers do not show the images added by this plugin. Feedly, for example, will not show images added by this plugin. Feed readers crawl article pages to find the image attached to posts in the open graph meta tag. Many SEO plugins add open graph tags for featured images. I like the (https://wordpress.org/plugins/opengraph/)[Open Graph] plugin, too. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/374ea40afb714496967ecdd047f26a4c48c9b2b6acac65646e08bf27b7ad8806? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-4204/)󠁿 [legarsfred](https://profiles.wordpress.org/legarsfred/) 26 February 2024 Nothing appeared on my rss feed after install. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb94ea153c1ec534e01dce7b2f0dbca4cca9c8aa19dcbeb9f5c7de7a8f8bb85f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin but why some RSS service doesn’t works?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-why-some-rss-service-doesnt-works/)󠁿 [pizienolamitica](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pizienolamitica/) 31 August 2023 Great plugin. I use it from 3 years. In the last 1 month it doesn't works with Feedly. My RSS's images are compromised and doesn't show on Feedly. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a1bd0e899bc28c8c6679f2338a516feadca02f8d58654bd3db82b011337b8bd9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Breaks some aggregators](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/breaks-some-aggregators/)󠁿 [Daniele Muscetta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dani3l3/) 18 February 2020 It works but it adds an array of images (srcset) and I found that this breaks some aggregators that expect just the single img src. [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/) ## Contributors and Developers “Add Featured Image to RSS Feed” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Corey Salzano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salzano/) [Translate “Add Featured Image to RSS Feed” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Change Log #### 1.1.5 * [Chnaged] Changes minimum required WordPress version to 2.9.0 * [Changed] Changes tested up to version 7.0 #### 1.1.4 * [Fixed] Updates documentation to suggest this plugin is not as useful as it once was, and open graph image meta tags are often required for modern feed readers to show post thumbnails. Version 1.1.3 put this content in the wrong place so it was not visible on .org. #### 1.1.3 * [Fixed] Updates documentation to suggest this plugin is not as useful as it once was, and open graph image meta tags are often required for modern feed readers to show post thumbnails. * [Changed] Changes tested up to version 6.6.1 #### 1.1.2 * [Changed] Changes tested up to version 6.2.0 #### 1.1.1 * [Changed] Tested up to version 5.8.3 #### 1.1.0 * [Added] Wraps the thumbnail size of the image in a filter `rss_featured_image_thumbnail_size` so that other developers may change it * [Changed] Tested up to version 5.1.1 #### 1.0 * First build ## Meta * Version **1.1.5** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.9.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.7** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/) * Tags * [add featured image](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/add-featured-image/) [add featured image to rss](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/add-featured-image-to-rss/) [featured image](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)[feed](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/feed/) [post thumbnail](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-thumbnail/) * [Advanced View](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/add-featured-image-to-rss-feed/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Corey Salzano ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/salzano/) ## Support Got something to say? 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