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Wonder Video Embed

by WonderPlugin · Media

Also makes 5 other plugins · 23.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
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62 Health · C
Maintenance 40/100
Rating quality 81/100
Support 70/100

62 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

4K+

Active installs

≈4.4K estimated

103.3K

Total downloads

since 2018

4.22★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 5 reviews

+45%

443

Downloads · 30d

category median +17%

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.

75 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 49/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 57/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 555 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+45% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

443

now · peak 5.7K

44530d downloads · Aug 26

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

Wonder Video Embed · #3355 you Video Player Block · #4387 SmartVideo · #5334 Video Player for You · #5568

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.

111per 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.4 64%
v1.9 8.9%
v2.0 8.5%
v1.8 6.9%
Older / other versions 12%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
4K–5K ≈4.4K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2019-09-04 · 1,428 observations

4KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 5 reviews

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Details

Version
2.4
Last updated
1.5y ago
Added
2018-03-05 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
3.6
Tested up to
6.7.7
Requires PHP
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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 2.4 Fix an issue when embedding iframe videos 2.4
  2. — Version 2.3 Fix an issue when matching JavaScript keywords 2.3
  3. — Version 2.2 Sanitize HTML content before rendering 2.2
  4. — Version 2.1 Sanitize shortcode parameters 2.1
  5. — Version 2.0 Fix compatibility issues with PHP 8.2 and 8.3 2.0
  6. — Version 1.9 Remove the legacy Flash video player SWF file from the installation package 1.9

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. Medium · 6.4 Wonder Video Embed <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
    2025-02-18 CVE-2024-13743 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3
  2. Medium · 6.4 Wonder Video Embed <= 1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2021-07-19 CVE-2021-24540 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.7 Patched in 1.8

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-06-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 6 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
  3. 2026-05-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 377 days in tier
  4. 2025-05-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 384 days in tier
  5. 2024-04-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 385 days in tier
  6. 2023-04-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
  7. 2023-04-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
  8. 2023-04-03 8K+ → 7K+ down

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