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.
As 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….
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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you just don’t know how much you helped me! i pray that you are blessed with reward!!!
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!
Good idea, but doesn’t support Rumble
it was exactly what I needed
The plugin I’ve been looking for, works great.
Please update.
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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