WordPress plugin comparison

HTML5 Video Player vs Smiling Video player and video content

HTML5 Video Player

by bPlugins

20K+ installs4.6

Smiling Video player and video content

by Smiling.Video: Monetize your website

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

HTML5 Video Player has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Smiling Video player and video content.
On a typical day, HTML5 Video Player is downloaded about 635 times, Smiling Video player and video content about 2.
Smiling Video player and video content is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 195 reviews.
HTML5 Video Player was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against May 25, 2023 for Smiling Video player and video content.
HTML5 Video Player is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Smiling Video player and video content.
HTML5 Video Player has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Smiling Video player and video content.

HTML5 Video Player leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	HTML5 Video Player	Smiling Video player and video content
Popular rank	#1,195	#42,061
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	33.1K	40
Rating	4.6(195)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×1.07	×0.01
Last release	9 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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