Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube Plugin

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1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.

1. ★★★★★ Malae

   9.3y ago

   Once the settings were understood, it provided the best solution that I could find for adding a series of YouTube videos.

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2. ★★★★★ Eli

   11.1y ago

   In workbox-video-from-vimeo-youtube-plugin/workbox_video.php there is a line of PHP that enqueues jQuery externally from ajax.googleapis.com with a static unsecured (HTTP) URL. wp_enqueue_script('jquery', '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js'); I’m not sure that it’s the best practice to include external jQuery libraries when WordPress already include the core jQuery files internally. Regardless, this link breaks the SSL certificate on my site because of a “Mixed Content” error. I fixed this by simply removing the “http:” from the link so that it will dynamically switch from HTTP to HTTPS depending on the URL used to render my site. This may not be the most comprehensive solution, and it is still loading this resource externally when an internal reference might be smarter, but this was my quick fix: wp_enqueue_script('jquery', '//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js'); Please fix this in the next release so that I can download your updates without breaking my site again! Thanks. P.S. More stars are awaiting your positive response and resolution 😉

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3. ★★★★★ atuan

   11.4y ago

   The sort order don’t work and there is a limit to 10 videos in the galleries.

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4. ★★★★★ donnaWPadmin

   12.1y ago

   The basic plugin is just that, basic. All the good features are in the “premium” version (Pro) which is $50/year…kinda steep for a damn plugin…I can get a whole theme for that. Who does this guy think he really is? He writes a plugin and thinks he’s a programming genius or something, geesh. So, becuase there are no customization features (other than color) in the free version, it really doesn’t work well on sidebars…only on actual posts or pages. So it didn’t fit my need. Oh well…there are other Vimeo plugins, it’s not the only one.

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5. ★★★★★ Ricardo

   12.3y ago

   I had been looking for a plugin like this for a bit and support helped me integrate it perfectly into my template. I had to use a php function and their solution was fairly simple: <?php echo do_shortcode(‘[workbox_video_YV_list gallery_name=”Insert Gallery Name Here”]’); ?> It works well for Youtube and Vimeo. Job well done, guys. Note: I had a “JQuery Smooth Scroll” plugin that screwed up the #anchor links that call the video. Most if not all video plugins use anchor links to open videos in a lightbox. Edit: Vimeo links seem to have issues on tablets and mobile devices. Apparently it creates a scroll bar and the video is larger than the screen. I would rather have (on screens below 800) the thumbnail launch a direct link to Vimeo/Youtube so it opens in a new window or (as it would do most of the time) open the app.

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6. ★★★★★ Umar

   12.8y ago

   i am using this plugin on my client site. its working fine to add videos from youtube, but not well to add vimeo’s video… kindly check it… otherwise its cool plugin i really enjoying it. 🙂 Best Regard: [Please don’t post links to your sites]

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7. ★★★★★ rastaX

   13.2y ago

   I have been searching high and low for something like this. I wanted to categorize my videos. This is a perfect solution for me. I spent a few bucks on a “commercial” script that would require me to redo a lot of css as well as change the scripts from the plug-in. All that and it still wouldn’t display the videos the way I wanted. This is an excellent plug-in that while simple, allows a ton of flexibility. You just create galleries, add the videos and attach the galleries to a page. That simple. I highly recommend this plugin for anyone wanting to create well categorized galleries.

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8. ★★★★★ Pavlenko Artem

   13.3y ago

   The Best! It very much helped me. Similar I didn’t see anything

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1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.2.2). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.

1. Open Medium · 6.1 Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube <= 3.2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-04-09 CVE-2025-32534 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.2 No patch available

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-10 200+ → 100+ down after 741 days in tier
2. 2024-06-29 300+ → 200+ down after 444 days in tier
3. 2023-04-12 400+ → 300+ down after 285 days in tier
4. 2022-07-01 500+ → 400+ down after 365 days in tier
5. 2021-07-01 600+ → 500+ down after 329 days in tier
6. 2020-08-06 1K+ → 600+ down

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Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube Plugin: 100+ active installs, 3.7★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/workbox-video-from-vimeo-youtube-plugin