WordPress plugin comparison

oEmbed External Video vs mb.YTPlayer for background videos

oEmbed External Video

by Ali Qureshi

200+ installs5.0

mb.YTPlayer for background videos

by pupunzi

1K+ installs4.1

At a glance

mb.YTPlayer for background videos has more active installs: 1K+, against 200+ for oEmbed External Video.
On a typical day, mb.YTPlayer for background videos is downloaded about 12 times, oEmbed External Video about 8.
oEmbed External Video is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.1 from 28 reviews.
oEmbed External Video was updated more recently: Sep 7, 2026, against Sep 14, 2023 for mb.YTPlayer for background videos.
oEmbed External Video is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for mb.YTPlayer for background videos.
mb.YTPlayer for background videos has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for oEmbed External Video.

oEmbed External Video leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	oEmbed External Video	mb.YTPlayer for background videos
Popular rank	#11,685	#6,328
Active installs	200+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	187	299
Rating	5.0(2)	4.1(28)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.04
Last release	2 months ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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