Post Featured Video
by Galaxy Weblinks · Media
Also makes 40 other plugins · 24.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Post Featured Video is a very nifty responsive video plugin that helps your users to see a YouTube or Vimeo video or Custom HTML MP4 video
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
900+
≈950 estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “post thumbnail”, “video lightbox” and “video popup” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
58 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.0%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 18.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 551 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 551 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| post featured video your tag | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| featured video | #20 | #22 | down 2 |
| post thumbnail your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video popup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “post thumbnail”, “video lightbox” and “video popup” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 929 · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.7 · 29 Apr 2025
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous1.8y ago
Doesn’t really work with no other plugins. Couldn’t find any option where to add a video. Latest WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Elizabeth Richardson2.1y ago
I am so happy with this plugin. Within the first few minutes I had it configured and some of the settings I even left blank. Yes you have to create a featured image (I used a screenshot) so that the video can be placed properly, but I don’t mind. That way I can choose the image I want to display instead of using the default from Youtube or Vimeo. I use WP bakery page builder on my site and no issue at all. THANK YOU so very much This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Elizabeth Richardson.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ latti2.7y ago
Doesn’t work with Elementor post widget This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by latti.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BlueSoft3.1y ago
I went through all of the settings, and it definitely does not work with Elementor. I didn’t try with any other installations, so I’m not sure if it works with anything else. The plugin is also not updated often.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Azragh3.3y ago
Does what it says. I thought it won’t work because I have my own thumbnail function which is able to add aspect ratios and stuff but it just does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ think2383.9y ago
does exactly what it should do
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.7). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Post Featured Video is a very nifty responsive video plugin that helps your users to see a YouTube or Vimeo..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,194 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("post thumbnail", "video lightbox", "video popup" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-03-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Video Popup – Youtube, Vimeo, Gutenberg, Shortcode, Elementor 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Video Reviews / Video Widget 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Video Lightbox For Guten Blocks 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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