Featured Video Plus is a WordPress app, with a 4.8 average rating from 80 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
Featured Video Plus is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Alex. With a rating of 4.8★ from 80 reviews.
AppRanks data: Featured Video Plus ranks #0 in Featured on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Featured Video Plus is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Image category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 80 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.8★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Alex — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (80) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Featured Video Plus works
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A picture is worth a thousand words. How many words is a video worth?
Featured Videos work like Featured Images, just smoother: Paste a video URL into the designated new box on the post edit screen and the video will be displayed in place of a post image.
There are three ways to get the videos onto your page:
Automagically! If your theme makes use of WordPress’ native featured image functionality you are set: Automatic insertion, lazy loading or lightbox overlays, its your choice. If this does not work you can either
insert the [featured-video-plus]–Shortcode in your posts or
manually make use of the PHP-functions in your theme’s source files.
For more details, check the installation page.
Theme compatibility
Sadly many themes do not follow the WordPress standards and implement their own fancy functions for displaying featured images – those very likely break this plugin. Check out the FAQ. Another common problem are sliders: Videos, in general, do not like sliders at all.
See the plugin in action on yrnxt.com. There is a button in the sidebar to switch between the different featured video display modes: Automatic, lazy and overlay.
Besides Local Videos you can use videos from a whole lot of external providers like YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion. SoundCloud and Spotify (including playlists) are supported as well. Check the WordPress Codex for a complete list. If some provider is not listed you can always just use an embed code or whatever HTML you like.
After installing the plugin check your site’s Media Settings (Settings -> Media in the administration interface): The plugin adds quite some little helper options there. Change to lazy or overlay mode, tweak video sizing, individualize the look of the most prominent providers’ video players and turn on autoplay or video looping. By default videos try to dynamically fit their parent containers width and adjust their size responsively.
Support
I do read all support questions in the forums but cannot reply to all of them. The plugin is an unpaid side project and full support would require more time than I can invest for free for over 20k active installs. If you really need help, consider buying me a cookie – best way to attract my attention and to support future enhancements.
Category rankings
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Competitors & alternatives
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Featured Video Plus ranks #0 of 253 apps in the Image category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Featured Video Plus?
Featured Video Plus is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.8-star rating from 80 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Image category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Alex.
Who uses Featured Video Plus?
Currently around 10,000 active stores have installed Featured Video Plus. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Image category on WordPress.