Youtube Video Search
by mauriya · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
A searchable YouTube video wall for your site. Prioritize your own channel, place it via block or widget, with SEO-ready video markup built in.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “creator tools”, “gutenberg block” and “video gallery” 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.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 4 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 121 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 13d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 13d
+1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| creator tools your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “creator tools”, “gutenberg block” and “video gallery” 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 564 · 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v3.2.3 · 2 Jul 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 3.6 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 13 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ naomibuch8.2y ago
Works perfectly! Many thanks to the developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toast098.2y ago
The plugin is awesome. Can you please add youtube channel option as well. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macuser099.2y ago
This youtube video search script worked like a charm for my blog. Is compatible with any themes, I have. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A searchable YouTube video wall for your site. Prioritize your own channel, place it via block or widget, w..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who want", "use it").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,511 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "creator tools", "video gallery" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-03-22 20+ → 10+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2023-03-02 10+ → 20+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2023-02-01 20+ → 10+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2022-12-22 10+ → 20+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2022-12-12 20+ → 10+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2022-11-26 10+ → 20+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2022-11-07 20+ → 10+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 30+ → 20+ 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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Video Gallery for YouTube – turn your channel into a stunning gallery 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid 2K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Video Grid 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Rio Video Gallery 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Youtube Video Search into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/youtube-post-search" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Youtube Video Search — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Youtube Video Search: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/youtube-post-search
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