Playlist Player for YouTube
by Ciprian Popescu · Media
Display a YouTube player (with an optional playlist) on any post or page using a simple shortcode.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “1K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2019-12-15 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-31 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 354 days in band
- 2025-06-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-06-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-06-05 1K+ → 2K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
-
My YouTube Channel 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Meks Video Importer 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags C -
Protected Video 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A - S Smartideo 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
-
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Playlist Player for YouTube into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/youtube-playlist-player" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Playlist Player for YouTube — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Playlist Player for YouTube: 1K+ active installs, 4.8★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/youtube-playlist-player