WP YouTube Live
by macbookandrew · Media
Also makes 13 other plugins · 7.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays the current YouTube live video from a specified channel.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “youtube live” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
74 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 69.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,319 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 307 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| youtube live | #23 | #24 | down 7 |
| youtube live stream | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| live your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “youtube live” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
10mo ago
latest release · v1.10.1 · 29 Dec 2025
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 2.6 years to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 28 Mar 2019
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.10.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2022-04-25 CVE-2022-1334 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
- 2022-03-31 CVE-2022-1187 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.21 Patched in 1.7.22
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 7.0.1
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
7 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 "Displays the current YouTube live video from a specified channel."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,262 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 945 days in tier
- 2023-05-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2023-03-08 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 329 days in tier
- 2022-04-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 415 days in tier
- 2021-02-21 1K+ → 2K+ up after 405 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 2K+ → 1K+ down
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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Embeds for YouTube 9K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
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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All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
Lite YouTube Embed 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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