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Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device

by bPlugins · Media

Also makes 98 other plugins · 212.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5 videos in a responsive, customizable player.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
87 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

87 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

2K+

Active installs

≈2.9K estimated

32.4K

Total downloads

since 2022

4.34★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 8 reviews

-50%

1.1K

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

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.

92 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 62/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-50% vs prior 30d
35Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.1K

now · peak 3.1K

1.1K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Video Player Block · #4387 you All-in-One Video Gal · #1392 FV Flowplayer Video · #1445 Wonder Video Embed · #3355

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.

557per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v2.1.1

9

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.1.1 · 1mo ago2.0.0 · 2mo ago1.0.6 · 3mo ago1.0.5 · 1.8y ago1.0.4 · 2.6y ago1.0.3 · 2.9y ago1.0.2 · 4.1y ago1.0.1 · 4.4y ago1.0.0 · 4.5y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 36% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.0 53%
v2.1 36%
v2.0 11%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
2K–3K ≈2.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-05-21 · 1,423 observations

2KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Ratings · 8 reviews

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5★
8 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
2.1.1
Last updated
6d ago
Added
2022-01-20 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4
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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 2.1.1 Add custom aspect ratios. UX Improved. Caption Support. Lazy load controls. Responsive design. Fix some bugs. 2.1.1
  2. — Version 2.0.0 Add 7 new Pro video blocks: Video Gallery, Video Playlist, Video Lightbox, Video Reels, Video Comparison, Video Testimonial Card, and Video Transcript. Add HLS (.m3u8) and DASH (.mpd) streaming support. Add Mux video int 2.0.0
  3. — Version 1.0.6 Fix multiple render issue. Add 3 new advanced video player blocks (React, Video.js, Vidstack) Fix build error. 1.0.6
  4. — Version 1.0.5 Fix autoplay. 1.0.5
  5. — Version 1.0.4 Not loading the assets where the block is not added. 1.0.4
  6. — Version 1.0.3 Add translate feature. 1.0.3

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2024-09-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
  2. 2024-09-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2024-09-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 624 days in tier
  4. 2022-12-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 30 days in tier
  5. 2022-11-23 800+ → 900+ up after 22 days in tier
  6. 2022-11-01 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2022-10-31 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
  8. 2022-10-28 700+ → 800+ up

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