Title: Frontier Set Featured
Author: finnj
Published: <strong>November 18, 2014</strong>
Last modified: April 13, 2023

---

Search plugins

![](https://ps.w.org/frontier-set-featured/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1027894)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/frontier-set-featured/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1027894)

# Frontier Set Featured

 By [finnj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/finnj/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/frontier-set-featured.1.6.3.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/frontier-set-featured/)

## Description

Frontier Set Featured will set featured image from images in the post if no featured
image is set by the user.

#### Main Features

 * If no Featured Images is set on save, the plugin will:
    - Select the first image that is uploaded to the post, and set it as Featured
      Image
    - If still no Featured Image, select the first image from the post content, 
      and set it as Featured Image
 * The will work both from admin interface & frontend.

Note: Only images from the media library can be used as featured images (as per 
WordPress standard).

#### Frontier plugins

 * [Frontier Post](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-post/) – Complete frontend
   management of posts
 * [Frontier Query](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-query/) – Display lists
   and groupings of posts in post/pages and widgets.
 * [Frontier Buttons](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-buttons/) – Full control
   of tinymce toolbars and buttons buttons
 * [Frontier Set Featured ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/)–
   Set featured image aut. based on post images
 * [Frontier Restrict Media ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-restrict-media/)–
   Restrict media access to users own media
 * [Frontier Restrict Backend ](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-restrict-backend/)–
   Restrict access to the backend (wp-admin)

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory or install it from plugin
    install on your site
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

## FAQ

None

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Frontier Set Featured” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ finnj ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/finnj/)

“Frontier Set Featured” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/frontier-set-featured/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Frontier Set Featured” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/frontier-set-featured)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.6.3

 * Tested with WP 6.2
 * Tested with PHP 8

#### 1.6.0

 * Tested with WP 6.0.2
 * Tested with PHP 8

#### 1.1.5

 * Tested with WP 5.2.2 & php 7.2.2

#### 1.1.2

 * Tested with 4.9

#### 1.1.1

 * Tested with 4.7

#### 1.1.0

 * Tested with 4.5
 * Readme update

#### 1.0.6

 * Tested up to: 4.1.1.

#### 1.0.5

 * Tested and works with Wordpres version 4.1

#### 1.0.4

 * Tested with 4.0.1

#### 1.0.1

 * Updated Readme

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.6.3**
 *  Last updated **3 years ago**
 *  Active installations **100+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.2.9**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4.33 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/frontier-set-featured)
 * Tags
 * [featured](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured/)[featured image](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/featured-image/)
   [frontier](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/frontier/)[thumbnail](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbnail/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/frontier-set-featured/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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

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

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

## Contributors

 *   [ finnj ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/finnj/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/frontier-set-featured/)