Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Luke

   5mo ago

   Loving this plugin. Please keep it going!I can see needing the pro version for some sites.

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2. ★★★★★ oktvmx

   7mo ago

   EXCELENT

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3. ★★★★★ Simon Abrams

   10mo ago

   The plugin is great, and the free version allows for a clean, simple way to display a gallery of YouTube videos on your site. But for something simple, like changing the order of the videos that are displayed in the grid, it is totally unintuitive, and I still haven’t figured out how to do it – unless that is a paid feature, which seems kind of messed up.

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4. ★★★★★ mikehzzzz

   1.2y ago

   Exactly what I was looking for! Easy to set up and does what you’d expect without complications.

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5. ★★★★★ TwinRiversNet

   1.3y ago

   I went through 7 different plugins trying to get a good video gallery setup. So many were so complicated and not very customizable. This plugin was a simple setup and being able to control the css and make it fit my design was incredible! Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ cesco69

   1.5y ago

   It does its job, I’m using the free version and it works well.

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7. ★★★★★ brachtthorsten

   1.6y ago

   Mit diesem youtube Tool , lassen sich wunderbar youtube clips einfügen zur vorstellung von Selbstverteidigung. Kickboxen zur Fitness oder der Philippiniesen FMA kampfkunst Kali.Escrima,Arnis

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8. ★★★★★ rssgmatt

   2.2y ago

   Best YouTube app out there! Easy setup and smooth application for users with little to no understanding. The development team stand behind their work and it shows. This app is worth the $49.00! Keep up the great work guys!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.0.4 FIXED Function call vulnerability in the file deletion AJAX handler. 4.0.4
2. — Version 4.0.3 FIXED Patched an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. 4.0.3
3. — Version 4.0.2 FIXED An issue where non-admin users were blocked from wp-admin due to an incorrect wp_die() call in show_optin() 4.0.2
4. — Version 4.0.1 FIXED YouTube “Error 153 – video player configuration error” by updating embed security and referrer policy. 4.0.1
5. — Version 4.0.0 NEW Added a Gutenberg block to insert YouTube video galleries, grids, and search forms directly from the block editor. NEW Real-time preview within the editor sidebar. TWEAK tested with WP 6.9 4.0.0
6. — Version 3.5.4 FIXED Updated title for trademark FIXED Updated internationalization 3.5.4

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Video Gallery <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment 'post_title' via emd_mb_meta Shortcode ↗
   2026-08-15 CVE-2026-15790 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.0.4 Patched in 4.0.5
2. High · 7.5 Video Gallery <= 4.0.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Function Call via 'path' Parameter ↗
   2026-06-30 CVE-2026-12923 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') Affects <= 4.0.3 Patched in 4.0.4
3. Medium · 6.4 Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist <= 3.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-04-15 CVE-2025-15636 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.5.1 Patched in 3.5.2
4. Medium · 6.4 Multiple Plugins by eMarket Design <= Various Versions - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-09-23 CVE-2025-58915 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.5.0 Patched in 3.5.1
5. High · 8.1 YouTube Showcase <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ↗
   2025-08-25 CVE-2025-54731 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affects <= 3.5.1 Patched in 3.5.2
6. High · 8.1 Multiple Plugins by emarket-design <= Multiple Versions - Unauthenticated Limited Remote Code Execution ↗
   2025-08-05 CVE-2025-8420 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') Affects <= 3.5.2 Patched in 3.5.3
7. Medium · 5.3 YouTube Video Gallery by YouTube Showcase – Video Gallery Plugin for WordPress <= 3.3.6 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post/Page Creation ↗
   2024-05-20 CVE-2024-3268 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.3.6 Patched in 3.4.0
8. Medium · 4.3 Video Gallery & Management <= 3.3.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-08-16 CVE-2023-40558 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 3.3.5 Patched in 3.3.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2025-10-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2025-09-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 566 days in tier
4. 2024-03-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 295 days in tier
5. 2023-05-19 5K+ → 4K+ 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).

• Video Gallery for YouTube – turn your channel into a stunning gallery 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Modal Windows 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin. 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C

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Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (128 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/youtube-showcase