WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo
by David Vongries · Media
Also makes 8 other plugins · 96.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Video Popup lets you add a responsive YouTube, Rumble or Vimeo video lightbox to any page, post or custom post type of your website.
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Health
B 76/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.1K estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “video lightbox” and “youtube lightbox” for “vimeo” and “vimeo video”. “video lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “vimeo” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “vimeo video” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
76 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 343.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 252 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 43 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rumble lightbox your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| rumble | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| vimeo lightbox your tag | #6 | #8 | down 2 |
| vimeo | #7 | #14 | down 2 |
| video popup your tag | #10 | #14 | down 2 |
| wordpress video lightbox | #14 | #18 | down 5 |
| vimeo video | #13 | #15 | 0 |
| youtube lightbox your tag | #16 | #18 | down 2 |
| video lightbox your tag | #18 | #17 | down 3 |
| youtube | #24 | #22 | down 1 |
| responsive videos | #17 | #19 | 0 |
| youtube shortcode | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| self hosted video | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| youtube popup | #14 | #16 | down 4 |
| youtube channel | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| popup video | #16 | #17 | down 3 |
| responsive youtube embed | #16 | #17 | down 2 |
| lightbox popup | #19 | #19 | 0 |
| post related youtube video | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| responsive popup | #20 | #19 | down 1 |
46 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “video lightbox” and “youtube lightbox” for “vimeo” and “vimeo video”. “video lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “vimeo” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “vimeo video” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “youtube lightbox”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 19.9K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.10.4 · 23 Feb 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 72% 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 “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 9K.
Install history since 26 Sep 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dffgraphics12mo ago
thank you – great add on for website
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ enamul32662.2y ago
Excellent service
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ doctoremote2.6y ago
This is a brilliant plug in and well worth installing. Works like a charm. Good documentation.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ graphixguy2.7y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ saligramon2.8y ago
Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oliverfritsch2.9y ago
Have been using the Plugin for a few years and its working great, Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rosserg2.9y ago
Not even a star is worth it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clayray3.1y ago
Unlike another top-rating video popup plugin, this one worked straight away, and the instructions were very clear and easy to follow.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.10.4 New: Added native support for private Vimeo videos Tested up to WordPress 6.9 2.10.4
- — Version 2.10.3 Fixed: Security improvements Tweak: Code quality and translation consistency 2.10.3
- — Version 2.10.2 Tested up to WordPress 6.8 2.10.2
- — Version 2.10.1 Tweak: Added support for Rumble video URLs, allowing users to provide the video URL directly instead of the embed URL 2.10.1
- — Version 2.10 New: Added support for Rumble videos Tested up to WordPress 6.6 2.10
- — Version 2.9.7 Tested up to WordPress 6.5 2.9.7
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Video Popup lets you add a responsive YouTube, Rumble or Vimeo video lightbox to any page, post or custo..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("The video doesn’t play automatically").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,214 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Rumble Lightbox", "vimeo lightbox", "youtube lightbox" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-09-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-18 8K+ → 9K+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 218 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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Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Video Reviews / Video Widget 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Wonder Video Embed 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Post Featured Video 900+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C
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