Video Player for WPBakery
by nutttaro · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Video Player for WPBakery add-on for WPBakery Page Builder allow add YouTube, Vimeo and Self-Hosted videos (HTML5) to your WordPress website.
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
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
+47%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “wpbakery”, “wpbakery page builder” and “html5 player” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #17 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
81 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →13%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 15.9K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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 167 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| video player for wpbakery your tag | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| wpbakery | #9 | #18 | down 4 |
| video player your tag | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| self hosted video your tag | #14 | #24 | down 1 |
| wpbakery page builder | #17 | #22 | down 4 |
| html5 video player | #14 | #23 | 0 |
| vimeo player | #9 | #21 | up 1 |
| wpbakery page builder support | #10 | #21 | down 2 |
| easy video player | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| javascript video player | #10 | #23 | down 1 |
| vimeo video player | #10 | #22 | 0 |
| vimeo html5 player | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| vimeo video player with options | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress vimeo video player | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| video player for wordpress post | #13 | #24 | down 1 |
| html5 video | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| html5 player | #24 | #23 | — |
| media player | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress video player | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| wp post video player | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| html5 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “wpbakery”, “wpbakery page builder” and “html5 player” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #17 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “self hosted video”. #14 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 1.2K · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.2.0 · 18 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 years ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nobetterfriend3.2y ago
Doesn’t seem to let you put the video behind text or other data, but it doesn’t promise to do that . . .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Smexhy5.4y ago
Don’t let the reviews fool you, working pretty nice and simple. There isn’t really any better alternative either. There is this one bug when the video from the block is going to get removed if you edit the block and you will have to reselect it from the wordpress library, but other than that it’s great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kotyarashop5.9y ago
Does not work with WP Bakery. Can not find in blocks section.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.2.0 Added responsive video player — videos now scale fluidly to fit their container Added Privacy-Enhanced Mode option for YouTube embeds (uses youtube-nocookie.com) Fixed potential XSS via crafted filenames in the media lib 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 Fixed WPBakery serialization issue causing empty field on modal reopen Added edit_form_line class to field wrapper for better WPBakery compatibility Simplified input field structure (single line, no data attributes) Adde 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.2 Fixed XSS Tested up to 6.8.1 1.0.2
- — Version 1.0.1 Tested up to 6.1.1 1.0.1
- — Version 1.0.0 Initial Release 1.0.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.2.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Video Player for WPBakery <= 1.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-11-28 CVE-2024-53747 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.1 Patched in 1.0.2
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Video Player for WPBakery add-on for WPBakery Page Builder allow add YouTube, Vimeo and Self-Hosted videos..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 278 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "self-hosted-video" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 563 days in tier
- 2023-04-11 900+ → 1K+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2023-02-01 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-31 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 800+ → 900+ up after 176 days in tier
- 2022-08-07 700+ → 800+ up
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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- L Lean Video and Audio Player 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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ZW Player Video Embed 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
TurboVideo – Video Player and CDN — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
SmartVP Video Player – MP4, YouTube & Vimeo — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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