YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds

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1. ★★★★★ ncschulze

   5.6y ago

   Useful plugin to help the website get good Google Pagespeed despite embedded Youtube videos.

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2. ★★★★★ windantara

   6.3y ago

   i hope you always update if needed

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3. ★★★★★ alaaalshamey

   6.4y ago

   Awesome, it did the trick in the best way

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4. ★★★★★ artembychkov

   7.0y ago

   This cute little plugin solved my issue with Google PageSpeed for all pages that have YouTube videos! Get 98-100 performance scores now!

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5. ★★★★★ baksteendegeweldige

   7.1y ago

   This plugin does it job better than WP YouTube Lyte. If you use WP YouTube Lyte, Google pagespeed says you need to remove or defer the youtube css www-player-sprite-mode… If you use this plugin everything runs smooth. If you use autoptimize together with this plugin you need to exclude yep.js from being optimized by autoptimize

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6. ★★★★★ svetlanadoroshina

   7.1y ago

   Real helpfull. Thank you!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-22 100+ → 80+ down after 6 days in tier
2. 2026-06-16 200+ → 100+ down after 17 days in tier
3. 2026-05-30 300+ → 200+ down after 249 days in tier
4. 2025-09-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-09-22 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in tier
6. 2025-09-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-09-08 300+ → 200+ down after 673 days in tier
8. 2023-11-05 200+ → 300+ up after 205 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).

• WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B

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YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/yep-youtube-embed