Captain Feed for YouTube
by Devang Vachheta · Content & Feeds
Also makes 5 other plugins · 60+ installs across the portfolio →
Display customizable YouTube feeds for channels, playlists, Shorts, search results, and individual videos directly on your WordPress website.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “youtube videos” for “feed reader”. “youtube videos” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “feed reader” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 64 average across 1,199 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 2.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 866 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds 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 19 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 12 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
55
Momentum
Holding steady
+1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
47%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube shorts your tag | #11 | #23 | up 10 |
| youtube feed your tag | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| youtube playlist your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| youtube shorts carousel | #13 | #24 | 0 |
| feed reader | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| youtube channel feed | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| youtube playlists | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| s feeds | #23 | #22 | — |
| youtube videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 15 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 “youtube videos” for “feed reader”. “youtube videos” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “feed reader” sits at #24 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 “youtube shorts”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 12 May 2026 · 174 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 781 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
19
releases in the last 12 months
26d ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 7 Oct 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
Install history since 13 May 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Code Craft5mo ago
Really nice plugin for displaying YouTube feeds on WordPress sites. The setup is simple, customization options are flexible, and it works smoothly with Elementor, Gutenberg, Bricks, and other builders. I especially liked the YouTube Shorts support and clean UI. Lightweight, beginner-friendly, and easy to manage overall. Great work by the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 17 languages, 9 at 90% or more
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display customizable YouTube feeds for channels, playlists, Shorts, search results, and individual videos d..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 15 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "designed for", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor and 4 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,842 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "youtube widget" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-02 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-29 30+ → 40+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 30+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 10+ → 20+ 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).
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GS YouTube Gallery – Video Feed, Channel Playlist & YouTube Slider 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SocialFeeds 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
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