Ewout

waltervos

Use this plugin to display the featured image for any post or page in your sidebar. If a featured image has been set. If no featured image has been set, the plugin tries to use the image of the parent post/page. Otherwise, no widget is displayed.

Featured Image Widget

This doesn't pull in any photos in the sidebar. The title shows up, but no images are shown. Bummers. Maybe this worked before, but it certainly doesn't now. I am using Twenty Fourteen for the theme.



Doesn't work with latest WordPress

Provides a widget that displays the featured image for a post or page. If a featured image has been set. If no featured image has been set, the plugin …

Adam Ainsworth

Does exactly what it says on the tin, if you want your Featured Image to be inserted before the content in your pages or posts, and your theme doesn’t support this, then this is the plugin for you.
No styling is done by default, this will be added in a future version.

Thumbnail Before Content

This is a simple plugin that automatically inserts the post thumbnail (featured image) before the post content.

Featured Image Widget vs Thumbnail Before Content