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YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds vs WP YouTube Lyte

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

WP YouTube Lyte is the safest pick: health A · 90 against 82 for YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds, led by stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

YEP: Optimize YouTube EmbedsWP YouTube Lyte

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	YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds	WP YouTube Lyte
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	20K–30K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	-77%	30K+ → 20K+ ✓
Overall health	B · 82	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	89/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.3★	4.7★ ✓
Reviews	6	206 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	110	4.3K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+39%	-15%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.4% ✓	1.9%
Category	Performance	Privacy & Consent

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

Release activity

YEP: Optimize YouTube EmbedsWP YouTube Lyte

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.