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.
4.6(36 reviews)
·8.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Automatic Featured Images from Videos is a WordPress video plugin with 8.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 36 reviews. It has been downloaded 137K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 39% this week. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
4.6/536 reviews
8.0K+active installs
137K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
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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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
omg!! it works!!! 7/24/2024
by bigcheesez·1 year ago
you just don’t know how much you helped me! i pray that you are blessed with reward!!!
Best Plugin Ever!
by weetameal·1 year ago·1 reply
Supprisingly it works with Gravity Form Addon Post Creation plugin too! Automatically set feature image from any link found in the post. Thank you dear developer!
Doesn’t support Rumble
by braxtonhouse·2 years ago·1 reply
Good idea, but doesn’t support Rumble
its beatifull
by Fredbnm·2 years ago
it was exactly what I needed
Great plugin, very effective.
by It's All... Entertainment & Star Wars·2 years ago
The plugin I’ve been looking for, works great.
Please update.
Download Trends
Today: 34Yesterday: 27This week: 233Period total: 23K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
94.8%
Other
5.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.8
- Fixed: reported security vulnerability around bulk processing.
Contributors
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