Responsive video embed
by lepileppanen · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 830+ installs across the portfolio →
Enables you three simple ways to embed responsive video into your content.
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Health
B 71/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈890 estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “embed” for “responsive video”. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive video” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.6%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 14.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 441 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 441 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| responsive video | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| vimeo embed | #23 | #22 | — |
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vimeo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “embed” for “responsive video”. “embed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “responsive video” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 672 · 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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v0.5.2 · 16 Aug 2025
11
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 19 Sep 2019
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (0.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Responsive video embed <= 0.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-05-30 CVE-2024-5475 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.5 Patched in 0.5.1
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enables you three simple ways to embed responsive video into your content."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 639 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "vimeo", "youtube" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-07 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-03 900+ → 800+ down after 168 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-12 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-11 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 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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Simple YouTube Embed 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A - I iframe 60K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B
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Embeds for YouTube 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Responsive video embed into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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