WP YouTube Live vs Embeds for YouTube

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

WP YouTube Live

by macbookandrew

Health B75

Embeds for YouTube

by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

WP YouTube Live Embeds for YouTube

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	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 · 75 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	79/100 ✓	46/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	77/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.95★	4.08★ ✓
Reviews	10	24 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	77/100	80/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	8mo ago ✓	1.4y ago
Downloads · 30d	357	742 ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP YouTube Live Embeds 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.