Aaron Brazell

<p>Users can designate a specific keyword that will be used in providing featured content. If you have ever seen a breaking news alert on, say, CNN.com, then you can possibly see the value of keyword based “content floating”. Need everything tagged ‘Mumbai’ to show up as ‘featured’? What about ‘Red Sox’ around World Series time? This will take some of the hand-rolling currently necessary out of designating featured articles.</p>
<h3>Self Serving Stuff</h3>
<p>This plugin was created by Aaron Brazell of <a href="http://technosailor.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Technosailor.com</a>. I will often write about WordPress as well as other interesting things in the business, technology and entrepreneurship world. You should subscribe.</p>


WP-SmartFeatures

Provides user-designated keyword info to determine featured articles.

thewebist

<p>This plugin provides the template tag <code>wp_get_post_image()</code>. Use it to call dynamically created images uploaded via the WordPress media uploader.</p>
<p>NOTE: This plugin is intended for use by WordPress developers and theme builders only.</p>
<h4>Usage</h4>
<pre><code><?php wp_get_post_image($args); ?>
</code></pre>
<h4>Default Usage</h4>
<pre><code><?php $args = array(
    'width' => null,
    'height' => null,
    'css' => '',
    'parent_id' => '',
    'post_id' => '',
    'filename' => '',
    'return_html' => true       
); ?>
</code></pre>
<p>By default, the function returns:</p>
<ul>
<li>The last uploaded image wrapped in an image tag (<code><img /></code>).</li>
<li>A proportionately sized image with a <code>width</code> no greater than <code>200px</code>.</li>
<li>The CSS class <code>wp-image-*ID*</code> and no other classes.</li>
<li>If you add <code>thickbox</code> via <code>css</code>, the appropriate anchor <code><a></code> tag will be added for Thickbox compatibility.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>width</strong> (<em>integer</em>) – Width of image.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>height</strong> (<em>integer</em>) – Height of image.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>parent_id</strong> (<em>integer</em>) – The ID of the <code>post_parent</code> for the attachment. Specifying the <code>parent_id</code> returns the first image attached to the parent post according to <code>menu_order</code>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>post_id</strong> (<em>integer</em>) – The ID of the attachment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>filename</strong> (<em>string</em>) – The filename that corresponds to the <code>post_name</code> of the attachment.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>return_html</strong> (<em>boolean</em>) – <code>true</code> returns the image wrapped in an XHTML image tag. <code>false</code> returns the image’s URL.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example</h4>
<pre><code><?php 
// use this example wherever you have access to $post->ID, e.g. the WordPress loop
if(function_exists('wp_get_post_image'))
    echo wp_get_post_image('width=450&css=alignleft&parent_id='.$post->ID);  
?>
</code></pre>


WP Get Post Image

Adds the function wp_get_post_image(), giving theme builders easy access to images associated with a post or page.

WP-SmartFeatures vs WP Get Post Image