Responsive video embed vs Simple YouTube Embed

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

Responsive video embed

by lepileppanen

Health C69

Simple YouTube Embed

by Noor Alam

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Responsive video embed 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	Responsive video embed	Simple YouTube Embed
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	900–1K	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-20%
Overall health	C · 69	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	60/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100 ✓	77/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.16★ ✓	4.07★
Reviews	5	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	93/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.0y ago	4d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	169	854 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Responsive video embed 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.