iframe vs Simple YouTube Embed

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

iframe

by webvitalii

Health A87

Simple YouTube Embed

by Noor Alam

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

iframe Simple YouTube Embed

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	iframe	Simple YouTube Embed
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	4K–5K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14% ✓	-20%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	B · 84
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	99/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.32★ ✓	4.07★
Reviews	56 ✓	15
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	4.8K ✓	809
Category	Uncategorized	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

iframe Simple YouTube Embed

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.