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Featured Video for WordPress
WordPress featured video plugin that allows you to create video posts from YouTube videos.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.5★ from 31
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 Dec 2025
- Added
- Apr 2016
- Requires WP
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 59,783
Our analysis
AI-assistedFeatured Video for WordPress – VideographyWP is a plugin designed to import and embed YouTube videos into WordPress posts automatically. It can replace the post's featured image with a video and populate the post title and content with details from YouTube, streamlining the process of adding video content.
The plugin offers various embedding options, allowing you to customize how videos are displayed, including positions above or below the content and using shortcodes. While it is free, additional features for importing videos from platforms like Vimeo and Dailymotion are available in the PRO version.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to easily integrate YouTube videos into their posts.
What it does well
- ✓Automatically imports video title, content, and featured image from YouTube
- ✓Multiple embedding methods and customization options
- ✓Compatible with any WordPress theme that follows coding standards
Where it falls short
- •Vimeo and Dailymotion video import requires the PRO version
- •Limited information on specific compatibility with premium themes
Verdict
VideographyWP provides a straightforward solution for embedding YouTube videos, making it useful for content creators focused on video integration.
From the developer
CodeFlavors's own description of Featured Video for WordPress, lightly tidied.
VideographyWP is a WordPress featured video plugin that can import video content from YouTube into your WordPress post and embed the video automatically, optionally replacing the post featured image.
WordPress featured video plugin can automatically fill the post title and post content with the details retrieved from YouTube and it can also set the post featured image automatically allowing you to avoid having to copy/paste the details.
Please note that Vimeo and Dailymotion videos can only be imported by VideographyWP PRO.
This WordPress featured video plugin automates the process of attaching videos to posts or pages. By offering plenty of embedding options for each individual video platform, the plugin allows you to customize the look of your embeds to better suit your needs.
WordPress featured video can be displayed above or below the post content, it can replace the post featured image with a video or embed the video by using shortcodes that you can place anywhere in your post content where you want the video to be displayed.
Features
- Responsive WordPress featured video;
- Imports all video content (video title, featured image, content);
- Multiple embedding methods: lazy load, regular embedding, modal window, button;
- Lots of embedding options (video size, volume, video loop, platform specific settings);
- Multiple embedding positions: above or below content, replace post featured image, shortcode placement, etc.
PRO version additional features
- WooCommerce product video;
- Compatible with any WooCommerce WordPress theme that follows standards and uses the default WooCommerce product gallery;
- Compatible with WooCommerce product gallery of premium themes Flatsome (by UX-themes), Basel (by xtemos), Unicon (by minti), Patron (created by Themedy, powered by Genesis) and Bridge (by QODE);
- Additional video sources (Vimeo, Dailymotion and Vine);
- WooCommerce product gallery specific video settings.
Theme compatibility
This WordPress video plugin is compatible with any WP theme that follows the coding standards.
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