WordPress plugin comparison

Papaya YouTube Widget vs Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

Papaya YouTube Widget

by Papaya design & marketing

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

by embedplus

100K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Papaya YouTube Widget.
On a typical day, Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is downloaded about 555 times, Papaya YouTube Widget about 1.
Papaya YouTube Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 572 reviews.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Nov 21, 2024 for Papaya YouTube Widget.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Papaya YouTube Widget.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Papaya YouTube Widget.

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Papaya YouTube Widget	Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
Popular rank	#65,782	#360
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	17.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(572)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×1.11
Last release	1 year ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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