Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …
by Nicolas Jonas · Media
Also makes 7 other plugins · 20.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈25K estimated
Momentum
-0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “embed”, “lightbox” and “video” for “sticky video”, “vimeo” and “dailymotion”. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sticky video” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vimeo” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “dailymotion” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,293 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 2.9M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,323 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 11 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 23 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 169 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive video | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| kick | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| rumble your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| lazyload your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| video embed | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| responsive youtube video | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| sticky video for youtube | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| lazyload video | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| kick embed | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| rumble lightbox | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| sticky video | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| vimeo | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| responsive videos | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| responsive | #9 | #7 | up 1 |
| responsive ui | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| secure video | #9 | #7 | 0 |
| video your tag | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| dailymotion | #11 | #11 | 0 |
| youtube | #19 | #15 | up 3 |
| advanced youtube | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightbox your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
204 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 139 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “embed”, “lightbox” and “video” for “sticky video”, “vimeo” and “dailymotion”. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sticky video” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lightbox” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vimeo” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “dailymotion” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “video”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 91.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
11
releases in the last 12 months
23d ago
latest release · v10.9.5 · 10 Oct 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yumenokenzi8mo ago
I was looking for a way to show my own related videos on the end screen, and this plugin does it beautifully! The layout looks very professional and clean. It’s exactly what I needed for my site. Thank you for creating such a wonderful and helpful tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ timjen1.8y ago
Really love this Plugin. It has transformed my life and each upgrade gets better and better. Yes, the author is grumpy, but only out of frustration because I didn’t understand what info he needed. But once my problem was sorted (conflict with another plugin) it works like a charm. Please invest in the pro version, it makes to so much better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ripriprip2.4y ago
Stopped working 3 days ago, with the last upgrade. I asked for a link to the previous working version, so I could re-install it until the current version would work. I shouldn’t need such hand-holding. Got me thinking, maybe if an upgrade to any plugin, stops it from working, perhaps it might become useful, if a link was included to previously working versions for people, who really rely on the work that you great authors, do, that helps us with what we do. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ronan.anjos2.9y ago
Elementor suddenly stopped showing embedded YouTube videos. I tried everything to solve it, until I found ARVE, a lightweight and decent plugin that solved the problem. Just put the video URL in a shortcode and magic happens. God bless the ARVE team.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ navienavnav3.0y ago
Just because people use your plugin doesn’t give you right to take up 1/3 of the dashboard with your stupid advertisement.“Hi, this is Nico(las Jonas) the author of the ARVE Advanced Responsive Video Embedder plugin. If you are interrested in additional features and/or want to support the work I do on this plugin please consider buying the Pro Addon.” Then proceeding to take up my dashboard with your “features”. I’ve seen plugins abusing the dashboard access before but none equals the wall of text that your plugin injects. Learn some basic decency before publishing a plugin. No, It doesn’t matter than it can be crossed out. It shouldn’t be there in the first place.P.S. If you’re going to plaster someone’s dashboard with an essay advertising your pro version, at least spell check it. I’ll leave it to you to figure out where it is. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by navienavnav. Reason: Resolution
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rogueeasyweb3.0y ago
I have not been getting any invoices or receipt emails from NextGenThemes. I found out I was just billed when I was looking over my bank statement. A search revealed no emails in my email history, and no email in spam. Needless to say, I logged in and cancelled.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ixseo3.3y ago
I use both Vimeo and YouTube videos on my websites and recently the Vimeo player has caused display and page speed problems. I purchased and tested the ARVE Pro player and it fixed the Vimeo issues and also works well with YouTube. It will be my standard video player going forward!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soft-linking4.5y ago
i bought this plugin..so called pro version, i had a problem with videos not starting when clicked on some mobiles, i wrote to that guy on his so-called forum, never got an answer, this plugin is not mobile frendly, nor AMP compatible…and even worst, now i have thousands of stupid shortcodes that i must replace, never buy a plugin that replace your data with shortcodes ! This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by soft-linking. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by soft-linking. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by soft-linking. This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by soft-linking.
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Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-10 Version 10.9.5 Fix: Incorrect PHP types for notice dismiss code. 10.9.5
- 2026-08-05 Version 10.9.4 Improved: Removed debug code 10.9.4
- 2026-08-05 Version 10.9.3 Improved: Removed short php tags 10.9.3
- 2026-08-05 Version 10.9.1 Improved: Removed node_modules inside vendor 10.9.1
- 2026-08-05 Version 10.9.0 New: Opt-in to ARVE news in the Settings page. News is no longer fetched by default. Improved: Tested up to WordPress 7.0.2. Improved: No more heredoc syntax. 10.9.0
- 2026-05-09 Version 10.8.6 Fix: Outdated plugins getting executed. 10.8.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (10.9.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 29 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 5 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize v..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor, Facebook and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,471 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-30 30K+ → 20K+ down after 547 days in tier
- 2024-07-01 40K+ → 30K+ down after 732 days in tier
- 2022-06-30 50K+ → 40K+ down after 778 days in tier
- 2020-05-13 60K+ → 50K+ down after 1207 days in tier
- 2017-01-22 50K+ → 60K+ up after 356 days in tier
- 2016-02-01 40K+ → 50K+ up after 171 days in tier
- 2015-08-14 30K+ → 40K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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Simple YouTube Embed 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Aparat for WordPress 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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