Video Thumbnailer for Elementor
by EngageWeb · Page Builders
Also makes 5 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically add thumbnails to YouTube and Vimeo videos added with Elementor.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “video”, “vimeo” and “youtube” 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.
46 health vs 72 average across 1,894 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,271 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1274 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1274 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumbnailer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| elementor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vimeo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “video”, “vimeo” and “youtube” 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.
- Already on top for “thumbnailer”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
3.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.8 · 9 May 2023
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sittingcouch4.0y ago
I installed the plugin today and it works very well! I had a problem because the videos I use have different size ratios, so I asked Nick for a solution, and needless to say, I received feedback with the solution in less than a couple of hours.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically add thumbnails to YouTube and Vimeo videos added with Elementor."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, PayPal, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,189 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-08-12 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-07-29 80+ → 90+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2023-07-11 70+ → 80+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2023-06-09 60+ → 70+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2023-05-12 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-11 30+ → 40+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2023-04-05 50+ → 30+ down after 8 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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Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - V Video Thumbnails Reloaded 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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FluentPlayer – Video Player With Forms & Lead Capture 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Meks Video Importer 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C
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