WordPress plugin comparison
Embed Link vs Embeds for YouTube
Embed Link
by jamesdlow
10+ installs
Embeds for YouTube
by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support
9K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Embeds for YouTube has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for Embed Link.
- On a typical day, Embeds for YouTube is downloaded about 34 times, Embed Link about 5.
- Embed Link has no reviews yet.
- Embed Link was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Apr 18, 2025 for Embeds for YouTube.
- Embeds for YouTube is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.6.0 for Embed Link.
- Embeds for YouTube has been around longer: since 2010, against 2021 for Embed Link.
Line by line
Embeds for YouTube leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Embed Link | Embeds for YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,426 | #2,195 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 121 | 988 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.6.0 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.29 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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