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Automatic Featured Images from Videos

by webdevstudios · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 14 Jul 2026, 5 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Automatic Featured Images from Videos
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Automatic Featured Images from Videos still maintained?
Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months. 14 Jul 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Automatic Featured Images from Videos, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer webdevstudios since Aug 2023. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Automatic Featured Images from Videos removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Automatic Featured Images from Videos safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.8). Not on the exploited list. 25 Jan 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Automatic Featured Images from Videos update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.9. No one-star spike after it. 14 Jul 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
tw211328 Jan 2015 to 18 Jun 2022, 12 commits
webdevstudios22 Aug 2023 to 14 Jul 2026, 10 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
4 months ago
Releases, 24 months
5
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Automatic Featured Images from Videos
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 14 Jul 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star31
4 star1
3 star1
2 star1
1 star2

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 1.2.8).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Jan 2026Automatic Featured Images from Videos <= 1.2.7 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.2.71.2.8Patched before disclosure
1 Apr 2025Automatic Featured Images from Videos <= 1.2.4 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.2.41.2.52

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Automatic Featured Images from Videos
4 May 202658
11 May 2026152
18 May 2026149
25 May 2026175
1 Jun 2026125
8 Jun 2026131
15 Jun 2026105
22 Jun 2026113
29 Jun 202695
6 Jul 2026110
13 Jul 20262,873
20 Jul 2026557
27 Jul 2026391
3 Aug 2026334
10 Aug 2026262
17 Aug 2026267
24 Aug 2026284
31 Aug 2026212
7 Sep 2026191
14 Sep 2026260
21 Sep 2026203
28 Sep 2026239
5 Oct 2026176
12 Oct 2026214
19 Oct 2026295
26 Oct 2026247
2 Nov 202638

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.2.9
Authorwebdevstudios
Added16 Jul 2014
Last updated14 Jul 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsvideo, vimeo, youtube, featured images, automatic-featured-image

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Questions

Is Automatic Featured Images from Videos still maintained?

Yes. Last release 14 Jul 2026, 5 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Automatic Featured Images from Videos, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer webdevstudios since Aug 2023.

Was Automatic Featured Images from Videos removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Automatic Featured Images from Videos safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.2.8). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Automatic Featured Images from Videos update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.9. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue