WordPress plugin comparison

Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed vs Simple YouTube Embed

Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed

by Palasthotel GmbH

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple YouTube Embed

by Noor Alam

4K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Simple YouTube Embed has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed.
On a typical day, Simple YouTube Embed is downloaded about 35 times, Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed about 1.
Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed has no reviews yet.
Simple YouTube Embed was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2026, against Mar 3, 2019 for Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed.
Simple YouTube Embed is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed.
Simple YouTube Embed has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed.

Simple YouTube Embed leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Replace Thumbnail with oEmbed	Simple YouTube Embed
Popular rank	–	#3,254
Active installs	Fewer than 10	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	973
Rating	No ratings	4.2(15)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.71
Last release	7 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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