Movie Discovery
Movie Discovery is a system that helps website owners offer their users professional, award winning movies on topics related to the websites articles and blog posts. It also helps filmmakers reach their audiences and…
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Movie Discovery shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Movie Discovery stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| filmdiy | #1 |
| indie movies | #1 |
| movie | >100 |
| movie discovery | #4 |
| movies | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Movie Discovery
From the official readme · v1.0.1Description
Movie Discovery is a system that helps website owners offer their users professional, award winning movies on topics related to the websites articles and blog posts.
It also helps filmmakers reach their audiences and monetize their content.
This plugin gathers movies by keywords that you have set up on your website/blog.
The movie that fits best will be presented to the user as a poster with a link to buy or rent that movie.
After a user had bought a movie by following the link in your website, you will receive affiliate commission.
You affiliate account can be set up and reviewed at http://pap.movie-discovery.com.
Features
- Let the plugin choose movies to be presented on your website according to keywords in your posts/articles.
- Choose manually specific movies by entering their id’s in the plugin shortcode.
Languages
- English
- Hebrew
The plugin will automatically adjust the language that you have set up within WordPress.
This is for example the language that you have set up in your wp-config.php file.
You can override this setting by providing a lang=”en”, or lang=”en” attribute in your shortcode, e.g.
[md id=”homebirth|baby” lang=”en”]
More languages will be released soon.
Usage
- Sign up for a affiliate ID on http://pap.movie-discovery.com
- Activate the plugin (see Installation below)
- Update your affiliate id within the plugin settings (Settings -> Movie Discovery)
- Use following shortcode or use the TinyMCE Button to embed movies.
- Embed a movie by keywords: [md keywords=”homebirth|baby”]
- Embed a movie by a certain movie id: [md id=”11″]
Support
If you find an issue, please raise an issue on GitHub.
Installation
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘Movie Discovery’
- Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
movie-discovery.zipfrom your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Unzip the download package
- Upload
movie-discoveryto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
No upgrade notices in here yet.
1.0.1
- Added screenshots, minor adjustments
1.0.0
- First release
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Movie Discovery: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Movie Discovery free?
Yes. Movie Discovery is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Movie Discovery safe to use in 2026?
Movie Discovery shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Movie Discovery?
Movie Discovery is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,043 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 37 times in the last 30 days.
Does Movie Discovery work with WordPress 7.1?
Movie Discovery is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Movie Discovery last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.1, was released on September 16, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Movie Discovery?
Movie Discovery is developed and maintained by flymke.
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