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Featured Image from URL (FIFU) v6.0.7

by fifu.app 4.6 (264 reviews) 60K+ active installs

Use remote media as the featured image and beyond.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 6, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 6, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 8.1+
  • Requires WordPress 5.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0.3 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 25% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 100 Passed
  • 19 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 78/100
Needs Improvement

29 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 90/100
Excellent

55 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 58/100
Needs Improvement

7 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.8 MB

5.9 MB unzipped

Total files

363

across all file types

Lines of PHP

44,453

in 239 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • MO
  • JS
  • SQL
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 35 High
  • 97 Medium
  • 66 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 20 audited versions of Featured Image from URL (FIFU), Performance improved the most (+41). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 275% in size.

Audited 5.1.6 → 6.0.1 · 20 versions

0 50 100 5.1.6 5.2.6 6.0.1

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 1105 2210 5.1.6 5.2.6 6.0.1

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

20,518

downloads

Today

657

downloads

Week over week

+286%

vs previous week

Month over month

+2,883%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

75% of installs run an older version

≈ 45.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v4.9
  • v5.3
  • v6.0

Ratings

264 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 228
  • 4 6
  • 3 6
  • 2 8
  • 1 16

Support: 11 / 11 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Aug 11, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 7 days

average between releases

Total releases

20

since Jun 2025 · 1 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Featured Image from URL (FIFU) in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Featured Image from URL (FIFU) v6.0.7 flagged 198 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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