Title: Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed Author: Mark Howells-Mead Published: July 31, 2019 Last modified: December 2, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/shp-rssimage/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2463737) ![](https://ps.w.org/shp-rssimage/assets/icon.svg?rev=2463737) # Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed By [Mark Howells-Mead](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/shp-rssimage.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/) ## Description Adds the post thumbnail to the RSS feed using the XML tag specified in the [Media RSS Specification](http://www.rssboard.org/media-rss#media-content), as well as an `IMG` tag in the RSS content. ## Installation 1. Upload the `shp-rssimage` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/42671dfa029a5b8a4ff1e9bff47a1e4b8b340ea3589485b06629a9b1512ce6c0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Love it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/love-it-4358/)󠁿 [Mike Zielonka](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikezielonka/) March 31, 2026 1 reply Does exactly what I needed without any annoying in your face banners trying to get you to upgrade. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/03b539d866ec48bce78c91cd608baab67b56443d368fc5b58ce6fa5bd540bb92? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[It works 🙂](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-1702/)󠁿 [hummelmose](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hummelmose/) November 16, 2019 Well. It doesn’t do much – But what it do it does perfectly. 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c83f5542f8ae313ef1c1c82720b420e8eaf5dde7a46e364363ad2d14ac779e0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[RSS-Feed mit Bildern auslesen >> easy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-mit-bildern-auslesen-easy/)󠁿 [heikeburch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heikeburch/) August 12, 2019 RSS-Feed liest Bilder aus und zeigt sie im Newsletter an Ich nutze Active Campaign( und früher auch MailChimp). Einfache Anmeldung, einfache Umsetzung. Nur eines wollte mir nicht gelingen: dass jedem Beitrag in der E-Mail das Beitragsbild vorangestellt wurde. Ich habe das RSS-Featured-Image-Plugin auf 4 verschiedenen WordPress-Installationen getestet und es läuft wunderbar! [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mark Howells-Mead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) * [ joelmelon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joelmelon/) [Translate “Add post thumbnail image to RSS feed” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/shp-rssimage) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shp-rssimage/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/shp-rssimage/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shp-rssimage/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/shp-rssimage/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.2.1 * Add Joel as contributor. #### 0.2.0 * Add image tag to RSS excerpt content. #### 0.1.0 * Initial version. ## Meta * Version **0.2.1** * Last updated **6 months ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.0** * PHP version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/) * Tags * [feed](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/feed/)[image](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/image/) [rss](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/rss/)[sayhellogmbh](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sayhellogmbh/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/shp-rssimage/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/shp-rssimage/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mark Howells-Mead ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markhowellsmead/) * [ joelmelon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joelmelon/) ## Support Got something to say? 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