Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo
by mrwweb · Blocks
Enhance the default YouTube and Vimeo Embed blocks to load faster.
71 health vs 74 average across 602 Blocks plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2024-06-02 · 775 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 145
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 126 days.
Install history · since 2024-06-01 · 773 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 20+ → 30+ up after 117 days in band
- 2026-03-16 10+ → 20+ up after 305 days in band
- 2025-05-15 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A - I iframe 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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Embeds for YouTube 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple YouTube Embed 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/enhanced-embed-block" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo: 30+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/enhanced-embed-block