WordPress plugin comparison

Dave’s External Search vs Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)

Dave’s External Search

by Dana Ross

Fewer than 10 installs

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Dave’s External Search.
On a typical day, Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) is downloaded about 2,169 times, Dave’s External Search about 1.
Dave’s External Search has no reviews yet.
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Mar 1, 2011 for Dave’s External Search.
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Dave’s External Search.
Dave’s External Search has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin).

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Dave’s External Search	Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
Popular rank	–	#349
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	127.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(205)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.32
Last release	15 years ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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