Video Overlayer is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 5 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Video Overlayer is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by CobaltApps. With a rating of 5.0★ from 5 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live marketplace data — refreshed daily
Video Overlayer is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 5 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 (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by CobaltApps — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (5) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Video Overlayer works
With this Plugin you can easily overlay all of your iFrame video embeds with either a default image
provided by the Plugin or your own custom image. This is ideal for branding your videos, making them
load faster, look cleaner and respond to the width of the browser/device.
An alternate feature of this Plugin is to simply make your iFrame video embeds fully responsive
so that they perfectly fit any smaller browser window or device.
Either feature will wrap your iFrame video embeds in unique HTML divs which allow you to easily style
your videos independently or as a whole.
See more of my work over at CatalystTheme.com.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Video Overlayer?
Video Overlayer is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 5 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by CobaltApps.