Brad Parbs

webdevstudios

Justin Sternberg

pluginize

Gary Kovar

coreymcollins

When placing a YouTube or Vimeo video within the first 4000 characters of a post, the thumbnail of that video will automatically be uploaded and set as the featured image for the post as long as the post does not already have a set featured image.
In addition, after setting the video thumbnail as the featured image, an “is_video” post meta field is updated to allow for the use of conditional statements within your loop.
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Automatic Featured Images from Videos

Tried this a bunch of times and it doesnt work. No errors or warnings, it just never sets the featured image

No longer works

An essential part of our Wordpress website. Saved hours of work. Thanks very much.

Just cool

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.

Constantin Boiangiu

CodeFlavors

<h4>The Vimeo plugin for WordPress that imports, embeds, and organizes your videos</h4>
Vimeotheque helps you bring Vimeo into WordPress the right way: import videos as posts, auto-sync collections (channels, showcases, portfolios, folders, user uploads), and display beautiful, responsive players and playlists with Gutenberg blocks or shortcodes. Perfect for membership sites, portfolios, online courses and video libraries.
Highlights 
– Import & Sync – Single videos or bulk from channels, showcases, groups, portfolios, folders, user uploads, or Vimeo search. 
– Video as Content – Creates complete WP posts (title, description, thumbnail, embed) using a dedicated <code>vimeo-video</code> post type. 
– Blocks & Shortcodes – Add single videos, set video position in posts, or build playlists with native Gutenberg blocks. Classic Editor shortcode included. 
– Responsive & Fast – Uses the latest Vimeo HTML5 player, lazy-load options, “one-video-at-a-time” playback to avoid conflicts, and a no-tracking embed parameter. 
– Elementor-friendly – Works cleanly inside Elementor layouts; playlists and single embeds drop into any section/column. 
– Templates (optional) – Enable the plugin’s template system or override in your theme for full design control.
Use cases 
– Membership / LMS – Embed lessons and restrict access with your membership/LMS plugin. 
– Portfolio / Showcase – Auto-sync a Vimeo showcase/portfolio to your site. 
– Blog / Magazine – Import as posts and surface videos in archives and widgets.
<h4>PRO adds even more</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic bulk imports (schedule & hands-off sync).</li>
<li>Private video imports.</li>
<li>Import as regular posts (not just the custom post type).</li>
<li>Video theme compatibility and priority support.</li>
</ul>
Live demo & Docs 
– <a href="http://vvp-demo.codeflavors.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Live demo</a> 
– <a href="https://docs.vimeotheque.com/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vimeotheque-readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Knowledge Base</a> 
– <a href="https://docs.vimeotheque.com/how-to-create-a-new-vimeo-app/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vimeo-lite-plugin-readme" rel="nofollow ugc">Getting started with Vimeo OAuth</a>
<h3>Blocks</h3>
This plugin provides the following blocks: 
1. Vimeotheque – Video Position (place the player inside single video posts) 
2. Vimeotheque – Single Video (embed a specific Vimeo video anywhere) 
3. Vimeotheque – Playlist (build playlists from imported videos)
<h3>Troubleshooting</h3>
Tested with the latest WordPress and default themes across major browsers and mobile. If something looks off, please open a support request and include theme, WP version, and browser/device details.

Vimeotheque – Vimeo WordPress Plugin & Video Gallery

Import & embed Vimeo in WordPress. Create video galleries & playlists, auto-sync showcases. Gutenberg blocks & Elementor support.

Automatic Featured Images from Videos vs Vimeotheque – Vimeo WordPress Plugin & Video Gallery