Story Video Block
by Akshat Saxena · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · — installs across the portfolio →
A fast video embed block for Gutenberg — YouTube, Vimeo & more, with a click-to-play embed that only loads when a visitor presses play.
80 health vs 59 average across 2,727 Media plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2026-08-19 · 28 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
234
now · peak 234
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
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Install history · since 2026-09-15 · 2 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
FluentPlayer – Video Player With Forms & Lead Capture 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
SmartVideo – Video Player and CDN 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
VideoIgniter – Video Player 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags C -
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
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