Video Embedder
by forsgren · Media
Video Embedder lets you easily add movies from a wide variety of online services, without breaking validation.
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Health
C 65/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈870 estimated
Momentum
+60%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “movies” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
65 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 68K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 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 578 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 578 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.
51
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
50%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| movies | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “movies” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 377 · 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
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
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 2 Apr 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 29% 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 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 9 Apr 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Video Embedder lets you easily add movies from a wide variety of online services, without breaking validation."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,456 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 900+ → 800+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 956 days in tier
- 2023-07-23 2K+ → 1K+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 396 days in tier
- 2021-09-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 601 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 5K+ → 4K+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2019-08-21 10K+ → 5K+ down
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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Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Compact WP Audio Player 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Embeds for YouTube 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Videojs HTML5 Player 7K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple YouTube Embed 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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