WordPress plugin comparison

Better Core Video Embeds vs Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

Better Core Video Embeds

by Highrise Digital

300+ installs5.0

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

by embedplus

100K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Better Core Video Embeds.
On a typical day, Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is downloaded about 570 times, Better Core Video Embeds about 8.
Better Core Video Embeds is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.6 from 572 reviews.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Jun 2, 2025 for Better Core Video Embeds.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Better Core Video Embeds.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Better Core Video Embeds.

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Better Core Video Embeds	Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
Popular rank	#10,766	#360
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	125	17.8K
Rating	5.0(11)	4.6(572)
Support threads resolved	0%	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.20	×1.11
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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