Wonder Video Embed
by WonderPlugin · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 22.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.6K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “vimeo lightbox”, “video lightbox” and “youtube embed” for “mp4”, “wistia” and “video embedding”. “vimeo lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “mp4” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “wistia” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube embed” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “video embedding” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 104.5K 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.
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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.9
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 embed your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| wistia lightbox your tag | #2 | #8 | — |
| embed videos | #3 | #10 | — |
| wistia | #5 | #14 | up 19 |
| mp4 | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| sidebar video | #3 | #9 | — |
| vimeo embed | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| youtube embed your tag | #11 | #17 | 0 |
| video embedding | #7 | #19 | 0 |
| embed | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| iphone | #9 | #17 | up 2 |
| video lightbox your tag | #16 | #23 | up 1 |
| swf | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| video | #18 | #23 | 0 |
| self hosted video | #12 | #20 | 0 |
| vimeo lightbox your tag | #22 | #23 | up 2 |
| embed youtube video | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| youtube embed video | #8 | #20 | — |
| video popup | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| embed youtube | #14 | #18 | 0 |
83 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 44 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “vimeo lightbox”, “video lightbox” and “youtube embed” for “mp4”, “wistia” and “video embedding”. “vimeo lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “mp4” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video lightbox” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “wistia” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “youtube embed” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “video embedding” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “video lightbox”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “youtube embed”. #11 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.7K · 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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. 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 59% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.4 Fix an issue when embedding iframe videos 2.4
- — Version 2.3 Fix an issue when matching JavaScript keywords 2.3
- — Version 2.2 Sanitize HTML content before rendering 2.2
- — Version 2.1 Sanitize shortcode parameters 2.1
- — Version 2.0 Fix compatibility issues with PHP 8.2 and 8.3 2.0
- — Version 1.9 Remove the legacy Flash video player SWF file from the installation package 1.9
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 Affects <= 2.2 Patched in 2.3
- Patched 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 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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
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
2 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 "Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages."
- ! 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 Gutenberg, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 988 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("video lightbox", "vimeo lightbox", "Wistia lightbox", "YouTube embed" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 377 days in tier
- 2025-05-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 384 days in tier
- 2024-04-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 385 days in tier
- 2023-04-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-04-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-04-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 756 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).
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WP Video Lightbox 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
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