Simple Youtube Widget
by UjW0L · Media
Plugin that provides users option to display Youtube Widget on the Sidebar or Footer
41 health vs 70 average across 679 Media plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.0.
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 2152 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
50
now · peak 174
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 40+ → 30+ down after 414 days in band
- 2025-05-22 50+ → 40+ down after 239 days in band
- 2024-09-25 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-09-19 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-09-18 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in band
- 2024-09-10 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-09-09 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in band
- 2024-09-06 50+ → 60+ up after 1 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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My YouTube Channel 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Meks Video Importer 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP YouTube Embed 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Playlist Player for YouTube 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Auto YouTube Importer 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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