Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image
Use a YouTube Thumbnail as a Featured Image for a WordPress Post. You only have to set a YouTue Video URL and the plugin does the rest.
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·100 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Youtube Thumbnail as Featured Image is a WordPress youtube plugin with 100 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video….
4/54 reviews
100active installs
7.2K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
YouTube Thumbnail to Featured Image, as its name says, is a plugin that helps you to set a YouTube video thumbnail as a featured image of a post. The user just have to set a YouTube video URL and the plugin will do the rest.
The video thumbnail will be imported to your media library, so you can use it anywhere else.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
Release Date – October 24, 2019
- [FIXED] Plugin fails if video doesn’t have a thumbnail.
- Revised compatibility with newer versions of WordPress.
Contributors
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