Automatic Featured Images from Videos

Automatic Featured Images from Videos

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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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Plugin code:
automatic-featured-images-from-videos
Plugin version:
1.2.8
Outdated:
No
WP version:
5.0 or higher
PHP version:
7.4 or higher
Test up to WP version:
6.9
Total installations:
8,000
Last updated:
2026-01-19
Rating:
Times rated:
36
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