YouTube widget vs Widget Responsive for Youtube

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

YouTube widget

by sk33t

Health D41

Widget Responsive for Youtube

by stefanoai

Health C57

Active-install trajectory

YouTube widget Widget Responsive 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	YouTube widget	Widget Responsive for Youtube
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	-13% ✓
Overall health	D · 41	C · 57 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	22/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	89/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.51★ ✓
Reviews	0	17 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	32/100	68/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Elevated ✓
Last updated	17.7y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	120	386 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

YouTube widget Widget Responsive 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.