Related YouTube Videos
by Chris · Uncategorized
Automatically embed YouTube videos that are related to your content.
48 health vs 57 average across 8,782 Uncategorized plugins
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 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2610 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 1.2K
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 358 days in band
- 2025-02-10 400+ → 300+ down after 92 days in band
- 2024-11-10 500+ → 400+ down after 100 days in band
- 2024-08-02 600+ → 500+ down after 156 days in band
- 2024-02-28 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-27 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-26 700+ → 600+ down after 128 days in band
- 2023-10-21 800+ → 700+ down after 38 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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 -
Import YouTube videos as WP Posts 80+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D - S Social Hashtags 20+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/related-youtube-videos" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Related YouTube Videos — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Related YouTube Videos: 200+ active installs, 4.6★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/related-youtube-videos