Lite Video Embed
by mihdan · Media
Also makes 11 other plugins · 25.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
A faster YouTube/RuTube embed.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.8K estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “video embed”, “embed videos” and “embed video” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #20 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 62 average across 3,281 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 22.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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 6 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 25 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rutube your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| video embed | #6 | #13 | down 2 |
| embed youtube | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| embed | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| embed youtube videos | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| youtube embed | #16 | #16 | down 1 |
| embed videos | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| embed youtube video | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| responsive youtube embed | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| embed video | #23 | #22 | down 1 |
| youtube shorts | #24 | #19 | down 3 |
| youtube wordpress embed | #15 | #17 | down 1 |
| how to embed youtube in wordpress | #16 | #19 | 0 |
| youtube embed video | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 14 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
- Add “video embed”, “embed videos” and “embed video” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #20 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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.
6
releases in the last 12 months
25d ago
latest release · v1.9.4 · 6 Oct 2026
44
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 19 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 16 Aug 2020
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 1 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
3 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 Short description is 30 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, TikTok, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 779 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 577 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 684 days in tier
- 2023-01-10 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-01-08 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2022-12-30 900+ → 1K+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 900+ up after 250 days in tier
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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Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Embeds for YouTube 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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