WP YouTube Live vs Embeds for YouTube

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

Health B71

Health C60

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	WP YouTube Live	Embeds for YouTube
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	9K–10K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-10%
Overall health	B · 71 ✓	C · 60
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	70/100 ✓	39/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.1★ ✓
Reviews	10	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	73/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago ✓	1.6y ago
Downloads · 30d	550	1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4% ✓	1.2%
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP YouTube LiveEmbeds 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.