Related YouTube Videos
by Chris · Uncategorized
Automatically embed YouTube videos that are related to your content.
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “related”, “videos” and “youtube” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 47.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2719 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.0; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 15 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2719 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| related your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “related”, “videos” and “youtube” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.4y ago
latest release · v1.9.9 · 25 May 2019
54
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webportal4.4y ago
Non-existent Support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dream4.5y ago
good plugin but not support amp
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asis.carpio10.0y ago
keep updating this plugin man! it works! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wallee10.4y ago
Has 2 problems that turn me off: 1. Won’t download more than 10 videos no matter what the “Max” value is. 2. Videos will not play full-screen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samowal120110.7y ago
best plugin for YouTube Video
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepaksharma882011.0y ago
this plugin full fill all my requirements which were i was facing
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ koronis11.5y ago
Very versatile plugin and the support from the author on a reported problem was in a matter of hours. Great future for this Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rman11.5y ago
…and nice plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Automatically embed YouTube videos that are related to your content."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 11,095 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 358 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2024-11-10 500+ → 400+ down after 100 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 600+ → 500+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2024-02-28 700+ → 600+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2023-10-21 800+ → 700+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 900+ → 800+ down after 175 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 731 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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Hide Related Video Youtube 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - W WP YouTube Player 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Responsive videos – Fitvids 700+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Easy Support Videos – Embed videos in the admin 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Rio Video Gallery 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Import YouTube videos as WP Posts 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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