SP-Video vs Embeds for YouTube

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

Health D41

Health C62

Active-install trajectory

Embeds for YouTube moved down one install band, 10K+ to 9K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	SP-Video	Embeds for YouTube
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	—	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	-10% ✓
Overall health	—	C · 62 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	43/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	—	4.08★ ✓
Reviews	0	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	15.9y ago	1.4y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	16	653 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	—	1.2% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

SP-VideoEmbeds for YouTube

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.