Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device
by bPlugins · Media
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5 videos in a responsive, customizable player.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “youtube video” and “video embed” for “video streaming” and “video embedding”. “youtube video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “video streaming” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video embed” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “video embedding” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 36.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 8 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| player block | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| video block your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| play | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| video player your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| plyr | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| device | #6 | #17 | 0 |
| wordpress video player block | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| html5 video your tag | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| gutenberg youtube video player block | #2 | #6 | down 1 |
| gutenberg vimeo video player block | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| video streaming | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| video embedding | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| easy video player | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| play button | #6 | #12 | up 1 |
| html5 video player | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| wp post video player | #4 | #10 | up 1 |
| video embed your tag | #12 | #20 | down 2 |
| vimeo video player | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| vimeo video player with options | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| wordpress video player | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
244 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 163 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “youtube video” and “video embed” for “video streaming” and “video embedding”. “youtube video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “video streaming” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video embed” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “video embedding” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “video embed”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.1K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 13 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 21 May 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.1 Add custom aspect ratios. UX Improved. Caption Support. Lazy load controls. Responsive design. Fix some bugs. 2.1.1
- — 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
- — 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
- — Version 1.0.5 Fix autoplay. 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 Not loading the assets where the block is not added 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 Add translation feature 1.0.3
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5 videos in a respons..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("whether you are", "perfect for", "built for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Instagram, YouTube and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,289 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "video embed", "youtube video" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-09-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-09-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 624 days in tier
- 2022-12-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 800+ → 900+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2022-11-01 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-10-31 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2022-10-28 700+ → 800+ up after 24 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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All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
SmartVideo – Video Player and CDN 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
FV Player 8 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Faster YouTube Embed 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Simple Private Video 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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