WordPress plugin comparison

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) vs WP YouTube Lyte

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

by Syed Balkhi

100K+ installs4.8

WP YouTube Lyte

by Frank Goossens

20K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for WP YouTube Lyte.
On a typical day, Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) is downloaded about 2,169 times, WP YouTube Lyte about 143.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 20, 2026 for WP YouTube Lyte.
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for WP YouTube Lyte.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
WP YouTube Lyte has been around longer: since 2010, against 2019 for Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin).

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)	WP YouTube Lyte
Popular rank	#349	#1,096
Active installs	100K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	127.5K	3.4K
Rating	4.8(205)	4.8(206)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.32	×0.93
Last release	8 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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