Alternatives to Automatic Featured Images from Videos
If a YouTube or Vimeo video embed exists near the start of a post, we'll automatically set the post's featured image to a thumbnail of the video.
Snapshot
Rating: 4.6/5 (36 reviews)
Downloads: 124,314
Active installs: 8,000
Maintenance score: 34/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 5.0
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 5.6
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The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress – by Presto Player(321)•Updated 30d ago
The Ultimate WordPress Video Player.
100,000 installs3,567,424 downloads82/100 • Actively maintained
iframe(56)•Updated 37d ago
[iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0" width="100%" height="500"] shortcode
70,000 installs1,875,945 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
Video Thumbnails(87)•Updated 3413d ago
Video Thumbnails simplifies the process of automatically displaying video thumbnails in your WordPress template.
40,000 installs1,114,482 downloads16/100 • Possibly abandoned
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …(168)•Updated 45d ago
Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs.
30,000 installs2,747,911 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
FV Flowplayer Video Player(90)•Updated 329d ago
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports responsive design, HTML5, playlists, ads, stats, Vimeo and YouTube.
20,000 installs2,370,296 downloads44/100 • Stale
Lazy Load for Videos(105)•Updated 130d ago
Boost page speed by replacing embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos with a clickable preview image. Video scripts only load on click.
10,000 installs444,212 downloads59/100 • Maintained
WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo(43)•Updated 57d ago
WP Video Popup lets you add a responsive YouTube, Rumble or Vimeo video lightbox to any page, post or custom post type of your website.
10,000 installs322,513 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
Jetpack VideoPress(13)•Updated 40d ago
The finest video hosting for WordPress. Drag and drop videos through the WordPress editor and keep the focus on your content, not the ads.
7,000 installs124,141 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin(121)•Updated 252d ago
The easiest way to create beautiful Vimeo video galleries on your WordPress site.
6,000 installs344,814 downloads47/100 • Stale
Vimeo(6)•Updated 793d ago
Bring the power of video to your WordPress site and WooCommerce product pages by easily creating, uploading, and embedding videos to boost engagement …
5,000 installs46,022 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce(5)•Updated 189d ago
WPC Product Videos helps you add many videos for a product and linked to the feature image or product gallery images.
3,000 installs36,313 downloads40/100 • Stale
Featured Video for WordPress – VideographyWP(30)•Updated 26d ago
WordPress featured video plugin that allows you to create video posts from YouTube videos.
2,000 installs56,511 downloads74/100 • Actively maintained
Vimeotheque – Vimeo WordPress Plugin & Video Gallery(26)•Updated 26d ago
Import & embed Vimeo in WordPress. Create video galleries & playlists, auto-sync showcases. Gutenberg blocks & Elementor support.
2,000 installs238,882 downloads74/100 • Actively maintained
SmartVideo – Fast Video Player, Unlimited CDN, Vimeo Alternative(16)•Updated 208d ago
The fastest video player with unlimited CDN hosting. 12x faster start times, 8x fewer stalls. Perfect Vimeo replacement.
2,000 installs76,946 downloads42/100 • Stale
Meks Video Importer(10)•Updated 527d ago
Easily import YouTube and Vimeo videos in bulk to your posts, pages or any custom post type.
2,000 installs51,687 downloads30/100 • Possibly abandoned
Responsive Video Light(10)•Updated 2414d ago
Embed responsive YouTube or Vimeo videos in pages, posts, or even the "text" widget using a super-simple shortcode.
2,000 installs34,218 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
Video Thumbnails Reloaded(2)•Updated 1706d ago
Video Thumbnails simplifies the process of automatically displaying video thumbnails in your WordPress template.
2,000 installs16,341 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
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Responsive video embed(5)•Updated 137d ago
Enables you three simple ways to embed responsive video into your content.
1,000 installs12,232 downloads52/100 • Maintained