Wistia WordPress Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ gecko_guy

   8.7y ago

   We were using this in the backend of the site so that the oEmbed links would render the video content in the post editing screen inside some custom fields (it wasn’t being used on the front end at all) This was extremely helpful for our users to know that they had embedded the correct video in the custom fields in the posts, no more than a visual confirmation. Now it doesn’t work, which is unfortunate.

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2. ★★★★★ lizziebeth10

   8.8y ago

   It might not have been updated in a year or two (am told the developers are working on this. . .) but it works like a dream with every wordpress site I have – and that’s quite a few – that have videos.

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3. ★★★★★ Jonathan

   10.0y ago

   Update or pull please.

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4. ★★★★★ katfeed

   10.1y ago

   This plugin works perfectly for easily embedding my Wistia videos, they are completely responsive on all devices too.

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5. ★★★★★ sintro

   11.0y ago

   I give 1 star / 5 stars. Notice: Undefined index: https in wp-content/plugins/wistia-wordpress-oembed-plugin/wistia-anti-mangler.php on line 572 Line 572: return ‘<script charset=”ISO-8859-1″ src=”http’ . ($_SERVER[‘https’] == ‘on’ ? ‘s’ : ”) . ‘://fast.wistia.com/static/concat/’ . implode($scripts, ‘%2C’) . ‘.js”></script>’; } How do I fix this? Had to change ($_SERVER[‘https’] == ‘on’ to ($_SERVER[‘https’] = ‘on’

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6. ★★★★★ dudeness101

   11.4y ago

   Works on desktop but not fully responsive on smartphone.

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7. ★★★★★ TrishaM

   12.2y ago

   This is a great tool to help embed Wistia video player code. Easy to understand and use, did not have any problems. The developers are very helpful and responsive. Ignore the 1-star rating from someone who just doesn’t understand that you can only use the plugin on self-installed/hosted wordpress websites, not with the (free) wordpress.com accounts. This is a really good plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   12.5y ago

   Documentation says “Wistia embed codes can only be used with WordPress.org installs.” Pretty ridiculous, I’d expect more from a service that costs this much.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.10 Update implode function for php 8 compatibility 0.10
2. — Version 0.9 Add *.wistia.net as a recognized domain 0.9
3. — Version 0.8 Make Anti-Mangler an option and turn it off by default for new installs. 0.8
4. — Version 0.7 Try to fix an issue with string concatenation in certain environemnts. 0.7
5. — Version 0.6 Changed oembed regexp to properly detect new Wistia oembed URLs. 0.6
6. — Version 0.5.1 Fixed a debug error complaining about extended_valid_elements undefined in add_valid_tiny_mce_elements 0.5.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 225 days in tier
2. 2024-11-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 397 days in tier
3. 2023-10-30 5K+ → 4K+ down

Competes with

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Wistia WordPress Plugin: 2K+ active installs, 3.1★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wistia-wordpress-oembed-plugin