Easy Video Player

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ pungvar

   10mo ago

   I managed to embed self hosted videos in Flatsome in no time. This plugin is easy to use, free, works and not bloated, what more can you ask for.

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2. ★★★★★ MrPhunin

   1.6y ago

   Tried multiple html5 player but not satisfied….. UNTILL i fortunately found you #Easy Video Player just Amazing flowless Player! Loving it! GoodJob! #DEV

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3. ★★★★★ singaporeartgalleryguide

   3.4y ago

   The team was very helpful to get the MediaElement Skin to work.The player is very easy to use and looks great.

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4. ★★★★★ Harold Wright

   3.4y ago

   Just a great, lightweight (only 52kb!) plugin… it works and looks great… thanks again.

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5. ★★★★★ wplike75

   3.8y ago

   This video plugins is working very weel, for my web site, I used before the embed or video tag, but somme problems with multiple vidéo on the same page; With this plugins all is working perfectely. Thanks to the author!

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6. ★★★★★ tahme

   4.4y ago

   We are using this plugin for a long time. We have tried very different plugins. But this plugin is very light and useful for embed a video. Also video player’s visual is very good.

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7. ★★★★★ Joshua

   5.0y ago

   Simple and works.

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8. ★★★★★ Himanshu Anil Shah

   5.6y ago

   I wanted to speed up loading and playing for “.mov” files. The embeded shortcode for the videos worked brilliantly, now the videos work on PCs and Mobile hones. Awesome plugin.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.2.13 Added a check for video in the shortcode. 1.2.2.13
2. — Version 1.2.2.12 Indented some code. 1.2.2.12
3. — Version 1.2.2.11 Improved shortcode sanitization suggested by Patchstack. 1.2.2.11
4. — Version 1.2.2.10 Additional check for the settings link. 1.2.2.10
5. — Version 1.2.2.9 Set a default ratio for videos if not specified. 1.2.2.9
6. — Version 1.2.2.8 Fixed an issue where the specified aspect ratio was not getting applied. 1.2.2.8

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Easy Video Player <= 1.2.2.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-12-27 CVE-2023-51689 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.2.10 Patched in 1.2.2.11
2. Medium · 6.4 Easy Video Player <= 1.2.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-11-22 CVE-2022-3937 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.2.2 Patched in 1.2.2.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

Translated into 127 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Plus 103 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-02-11 30K+ → 20K+ down after 767 days in tier
2. 2024-01-06 40K+ → 30K+ down

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).

• Videojs HTML5 Player 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Flowplayer Video Player 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
• HTML5 Video Player for WordPress 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• W WP-SWFObject 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Protected Video 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• S Smartideo 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A

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Easy Video Player: 20K+ active installs, 4.2★ (57 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-video-player