Lite YouTube Embed
by Azim Hikmatov · Social
"Renders faster than a sneeze." This plugin is based on Paul Irish's script for embedding YouTube videos. Provide videos with a superch …
54 health vs 71 average across 240 Social plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
47
now · peak 816
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-06 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-04 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-02 200+ → 300+ up after 255 days in band
- 2025-08-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-19 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-08-10 100+ → 200+ up after 14 days in band
Competes with
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Simple YouTube Embed 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP YouTube Live 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - R Responsive video embed 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/lite-embed-for-youtube" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Lite YouTube Embed — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Lite YouTube Embed: 300+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lite-embed-for-youtube