YouTube Comments
by sydcode · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 350+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin finds YouTube links in post content and imports the video comments.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “comments”, “google” and “video” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 62 average across 3,280 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4735 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4735 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “comments”, “google” and “video” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.0y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 14 Nov 2013
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ demonboy11.6y ago
I’ve kept my original comments here but I am downgrading my rating. Basically, this plugin does not scrape the REPLIES to youtube comments. For me this is a major flaw since my replies to my comments on my youtube channel are important, especially if someone writes a negative comment. Please fix this and I’ll revise my rating once more. Cheers. Despite the lack of reviews and the out-of-date updates, this still works for WP 4.1.1. API has been updated to manage youtube’s v3. This is a powerful plugin with a lot of potential. There are just a couple of things that would make it even better: 1) Ability to add a title to the comments, like “Imported Youtube Comments”. Without this some users may get confused by the two different comment sections. 2) Move the youtube comments elsewhere on the post, like underneath the WP comments. 3) Import the youtube comments into the WP comments itself Aside from that this is a good plugin. I hope the dev continues to work on it. Thanks for your time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peloncito12.1y ago
Since Google Deprecated YouTube API v2, This is no longer working. Needs to be Updated to Use Youtube API v3, and wait for that api have comments enabled. Hope developers are into it, because it a great idea to post comments to youtube from wordpress!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kimweb12.8y ago
We can add both video & video comments from someone else’s channel & doesn’t have to be our own. (Good for affiliates)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wickedshrapnel13.1y ago
When posting YouTube videos on a blog it is great to be able to show the comments from the video. I tried this out before I switched to DeTube and was sad it didn’t work with that theme. Posted the issue to the author and he got it updated right away. 5 stars! Good work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ backtogeek13.3y ago
Thanks for taking the time to do this, much appreciated. Anthony.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin finds YouTube links in post content and imports the video comments."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 149 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-06-29 20+ → 10+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2023-06-13 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-06-09 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-07 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-06-05 20+ → 10+ down after 70 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-03-24 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in tier
Competes with
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Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for YouTube Comments into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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