{"id":61705,"date":"2021-09-06T08:39:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T15:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/?p=61705"},"modified":"2021-09-07T10:25:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T17:25:33","slug":"how-to-add-youtube-thumbnails-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/how-to-add-youtube-thumbnails-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add YouTube Thumbnails to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube creators spend hours making quality video content. However, before anyone clicks on a video, they\u2019ll assess the effectiveness of your title and thumbnail. Investing time in creating custom thumbnails is vital if you want to grab viewers\u2019 attention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of this, it\u2019s no surprise that video creators would want to also use their thumbnails on their WordPress website. WordPress offers a lot of support for YouTube videos, such as the ability to embed them, and there are many plugins available to further customize your webpage. Today, we\u2019re discussing how to use YouTube thumbnails in WordPress using the Video Thumbnails plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using YouTube Thumbnails on WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it is common when starting out on YouTube not to dedicate much time to thumbnail design, you will quickly realize their importance as your channel grows. Social media has made catchy titles and great images essential in earning a click. There are millions of YouTube videos added every day so quality thumbnails are vital if you want to stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many video creators spend hours setting up a perfect thumbnail image to best promote their content. For example, if you have ever watched a cooking video on YouTube, you\u2019ll notice that some YouTubers take the time to make hundreds of items to display in a single thumbnail. Not only does this take time, but it also costs money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if your thumbnails aren\u2019t that elaborate, using YouTube video thumbnails on your WordPress website makes perfect sense. Having catchy thumbnails for posts and pages that include a YouTube video helps you share the content on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Including videos in the blog posts is an excellent idea to bring some variety in your content. Many brands recognize the importance of offering written and video content to their audience and showing your videos on your blog is the perfect way to blend the two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Setting Up the Video Thumbnails Plugin on WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to add video thumbnails, you need to use the Video Thumbnails plugin. You can download the free plugin directly from WordPress plugin repository.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have installed and activated the plugin, it will create a new submenu titled \u2018Video Thumbnails\u2019 under the \u2018Settings\u2019 menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding YouTube Thumbnails to Your WordPress Site<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After navigating to the settings menu on the Video Plugin, you\u2019ll want to click on \u2018Video Thumbnails\u2019 to set up your plugin options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The settings page is divided into several tabs. \u2018General\u2019 is the first tab that includes the basic options. By default, the first two options will be checked. Included in that is the \u2018Save Thumbnails to Media Library\u2019, which will save a copy of the video thumbnail onto your server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next tab will automatically set the video thumbnail as the featured image for that post. However, if you have already selected a featured image, that will not be changed by the plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the \u2018Post Types\u2019 field, you can select which post types you want to enable to have video thumbnails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018Providers\u2019 tab allows you to configure various options if you are using videos from other platforms such Vimeo, Tufou or Google Drive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, the \u2018Mass Actions\u2019 tab has two advanced options. \u2018Scan All Posts\u2019 will search through all of your published posts and add video thumbnails where applicable. \u2018Clear All Video Thumbnails\u2019 will delete all the existing video thumbnails created by the plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After configuring the settings to your preference, click \u2018Save Changes\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Add Video Thumbnails in WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have configured all of your settings, it\u2019s time to add video thumbnails to a post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose to create a new post or edit an existing post. Either way, you\u2019ll find a new metabox within\u00a0 the post editor, titled \u2018Video Thumbnail\u2019. From here, copy the video URL of the YouTube video that you\u2019d like to include within the post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From here, you\u2019ll want to navigate back to the post editor and paste the URL where you want the video to be displayed. WordPress will automatically convert the URL into an embedded video player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click \u2018Update\u2019. In the next screen, you will see that the plugin has set the video thumbnail as the featured image.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube creators spend hours making quality video content. However, before anyone clicks on a video, they\u2019ll assess the effectiveness of your title and thumbnail. Investing time in creating custom thumbnails is vital if you want to grab viewers\u2019 attention.\u00a0 Because of this, it\u2019s no surprise that video creators would want to also use their thumbnails &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":133710,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Add YouTube Thumbnails to Wordpress - Custom Thumbnails<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today, we\u2019re discussing how to use YouTube thumbnails in WordPress using the Video Thumbnails plugin so you can add your YouTube videos to your WordPress.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/customthumbnails.com\/how-to-add-youtube-thumbnails-to-wordpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Add YouTube Thumbnails to Wordpress - 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