uTubeVideo Gallery
by dustinscarberry · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 200+ installs across the portfolio →
Display unlimited galleries of YouTube videos in any post or page within your site.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 68/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gallery”, “video” and “vimeo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
68 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 37.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 526 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 526 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gallery 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 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “gallery”, “video” and “vimeo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 316 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v2.0.11 · 25 May 2025
35
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 16 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 30 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ricardo9.6y ago
Thanks developer, plugin is simples, fast, easy to use and it seems to be made by a trusted developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jennystampsup10.2y ago
I just needed something simple that worked. This does the trick. Great support too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MarkoNovak10.7y ago
It shows the album for galleries but after clicking on it, page not found displays. Did check permalinks issue… Also can’t set on page other than album (gallery thrums directly for expl.). Waste of time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp-newbee11.6y ago
I have found few other galleries that I’ve liked, but there were not working with SSL server. I wish you can add slider effect to the gallery in future versions. If I had 10 starts I would give it to this plugin. Thank you again for sharing your plugin with us. Best regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Crabidouille11.6y ago
Thanks a lot. So much bad plugins around here… Yours is not easy to find but it’s great. Thank you. Hop you’ll keep the development running.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tobmaps12.1y ago
After wasting 3 days of search for something simple and free and not bugged – I finnaly found this plugin. Good job. Hope you will continue develop your useful plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ book_life12.3y ago
This is the best thing for youtube galleries out there! It was like you read my mind developer 🙂 easy to use and setup and very intuitive indeed! I hope you continue the development of this awesome plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sldev12.8y ago
Very easy to use, and works really great.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.0.11). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 uTubeVideo Gallery <= 2.0.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2023-01-17 CVE-2023-0151 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.7 Patched in 2.0.8
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.
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display unlimited galleries of YouTube videos in any post or page within your site."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 592 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "gallery" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 200+ → 100+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2025-03-24 300+ → 200+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-03-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-05 300+ → 200+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 400+ → 300+ down after 378 days in tier
- 2023-04-28 500+ → 400+ down after 239 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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Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - V Video Thumbnails Reloaded 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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FluentPlayer – Video Player With Forms & Lead Capture 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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