Embeds for YouTube vs Embed YouTube Block

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

Embeds for YouTube

by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support

Health C63

Embed YouTube Block

by Phi Phan

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

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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	Embeds for YouTube	Embed YouTube Block
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	9K–10K ✓	6K–7K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-10%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 63	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	46/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	77/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.08★	4.53★ ✓
Reviews	24 ✓	16
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	80/100	95/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.4y ago	13d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	742	1.3K ✓
Category	Media	Blocks

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

Release activity

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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.