Responsive Videos by Angie Makes
by Chris Baldelomar · Media
Also makes 4 other plugins · 2.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple responsive video plugin. Automatically determine aspect ratio. CSS only. No Javascript.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
600+
≈660 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed”, “embeds” and “responsive” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 30.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, 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 3461 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3461 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| embeds your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “embed”, “embeds” and “responsive” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 260 · 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
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
9.5y ago
latest release · v1.11 · 10 May 2017
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jonathan Camp7.8y ago
Plugin basically only uses CSS to create fully responsive videos from the top providers. Works out the box, no configuration required. Used it on some really OLD themes that have issues with responsive video formatting and it worked straight out the box – just pressed activate – job done 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Diana K. Cury9.6y ago
Works great! Don’t need to set up things, just activate the plugin and enter the videos on posts and pages. Thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Syafiq Freman9.7y ago
Hi. This plugin is easy. Just activate n done which is what i wanted. Unfortunately it’s not work for FB Video embed. Could you add support to FB video as well? Thank you. 🙂 This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by Syafiq Freman.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LNN9.8y ago
Five stars works great!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Don10.7y ago
resized all of the videos perfectly! Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ my23rdwish11.0y ago
It formats my video well in mobile view, which is what i wanted. thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mcperson11.4y ago
Very light and simple plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Soulflare311.6y ago
Small and fast, did exactly what it said on the tin. Now my video isn’t thumbnail sized and doesn’t need a max size set!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 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 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 703 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "Embeds" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 700+ → 600+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 800+ → 700+ down after 181 days in tier
- 2025-07-02 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 900+ → 800+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 1K+ → 900+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2025-01-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-01-06 1K+ → 900+ down 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).
- R Responsive Video Embeds 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D
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Simple YouTube Embed 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B - R Responsive video embed 800+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
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Ductile Responsive Video 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Embeds 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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