VideoNab
by JoshPTV · Media
VideoNab is the best way to add videos to WordPress. Furthermore, VideoNab adds a fully responsive video stream to your website.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “add my videos”, “add videos” and “list videos” 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.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 3.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4106 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4106 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| add my videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| add videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| list videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “add my videos”, “add videos” and “list videos” 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 8 Oct 2022 · 1,485 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 152 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bill.vandersaed2211.9y ago
This plugin was really easy to organize the howto videos I collect from youtube. Very easy to install and sort the videos I like. It even displays the videos on my iphone!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pressaholic12.1y ago
This plugin is really great for manually adding videos to yuor site, but i wish it had some automation features to put my site on auto-pilot … I’ve found this premium solution that does exactly the same stuff but with automation built in. Besides, it has some other cool features. It’s called WP VIDEO ROBOT, you can check it out here : http://www.wpvr.co Cheers !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jackskee12.2y ago
I have always had a hard time adding my youtube videos to wordpress. I wanted to have all of my favourite videos in one “gallery” and couldnt figure out how to do that. Videonab makes it really easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ poppj12.2y ago
This plugin works great, just as expected. About 2 minutes to setup, a few more to add my videos, and everything else was automatic. The videos look great in my theme, and I was surprised how many features this has for a free plugin. I use it for my tutorial site as I have about 2 dozen videos on YouTube, which I’ve always wanted to organize on my site. This plugin made it easy.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "VideoNab is the best way to add videos to WordPress. Furthermore, VideoNab adds a fully responsive video st..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,732 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("add my videos", "list videos", "video comments" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-09-11 20+ → 10+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2022-11-29 10+ → 20+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2022-10-31 20+ → 10+ 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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SocialFeeds 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
GS YouTube Gallery – Video Feed, Channel Playlist & YouTube Slider 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Webcam/Screen/Mic Recorder for Video Comments and Forms 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Captain Feed for YouTube 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B - S Skysa YouTube Videos App 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
- F Funny video online 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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