WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Featured Images from Videos vs Video Embedder

Automatic Featured Images from Videos

by webdevstudios

6K+ installs4.6

Video Embedder

by forsgren

800+ installs5.0

At a glance

Automatic Featured Images from Videos has more active installs: 6K+, against 800+ for Video Embedder.
On a typical day, Automatic Featured Images from Videos is downloaded about 32 times, Video Embedder about 8.
Video Embedder is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 36 reviews.
Automatic Featured Images from Videos was updated more recently: Jul 14, 2026, against Apr 2, 2025 for Video Embedder.
Automatic Featured Images from Videos is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Video Embedder.
Video Embedder has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Automatic Featured Images from Videos.

Automatic Featured Images from Videos leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Featured Images from Videos	Video Embedder
Popular rank	#2,680	#7,421
Active installs	6K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	1K	190
Rating	4.6(36)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.79	×0.19
Last release	3 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.2

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