Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator WordPress Plugin
Generates thumbnails, encodes HTML5-compliant videos, and embeds locally hosted videos. Requires FFMPEG or LIBAV for encoding.
A plugin to make embedding videos, generating thumbnails, and encoding HTML5-compatible files a little bit easier.
This is probably the last completely free major release. Some advanced features will be converted to premium add-ons in the future. More info in the support forum.
This plugin adds several fields to any video uploaded to the WordPress Media Library. Just choose a few options, make thumbnails, click "Insert into Post" and you'll get a shortcode in the post editor that will embed a flexible, responsive HTML5 video player with Flash fallback for unsupported browsers.
You have the option to use a few different video players:
- Video.js
- The WordPress default player using MediaElement.js, which was introduced in WordPress version 3.6
embed ffmpeg h.264 html5 jwplayer libav mobile MP4 oembed ogg poster preview resolution responsive shortcode thumbnail video video gallery video player video thumbnail vp9 webm
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Usage of Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 1 289 to 1 237 — down 52 (-4%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 1 237 | -64 |
| June 2024 | 1 301 | +16 |
| May 2024 | 1 285 | +28 |
| April 2024 | 1 257 | +44 |
| March 2024 | 1 213 | +23 |
| February 2024 | 1 190 | -45 |
| January 2024 | 1 235 | +10 |
| December 2023 | 1 225 | +39 |
| November 2023 | 1 186 | +25 |
| October 2023 | 1 161 | -41 |
| September 2023 | 1 202 | -39 |
| August 2023 | 1 241 | -36 |
| July 2023 | 1 277 | -12 |
| June 2023 | 1 289 | — |
Themes used with Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Avada |
| 2 | Genesis |
| 3 | Divi |
| 4 | Twentyfourteen |
| 5 | Newspaper |
| 6 | Twentyeleven |
| 7 | Twentytwelve |
| 8 | Avada-child-theme |
| 9 | Salient |
| 10 | Enfold |
| 11 | Hueman |
| 12 | Responsive |
| 13 | Dt-the7 |
| 14 | Sahifa |
| 15 | Vantage |
| 16 | Twentythirteen |
| 17 | Twentyten |
| 18 | X |
| 19 | Colormag |
| 20 | Jupiter |
Sites running Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator
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