Genesis Featured Video
by AMP-MODE · Media
Replace featured images in a Genesis theme with a featured video from YouTube, Vimeo and other sources.
47 health vs 62 average across 1,177 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.13.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1738 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
146
now · peak 244
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-07-15 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-12 200+ → 100+ down after 517 days in band
- 2025-02-10 300+ → 200+ down after 333 days in band
- 2024-03-14 400+ → 300+ down after 479 days in band
- 2022-11-21 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in band
- 2022-11-20 400+ → 500+ up after 17 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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YITH WooCommerce Featured Video 3K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Display Featured Image for Genesis 1K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags C -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Quick Featured Images 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 50K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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