WordPress plugin comparison

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

Simple YT Widget

by Brian Christian Estiller

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 10+ for Simple YT Widget.
On a typical day, Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is downloaded about 570 times, Simple YT Widget about 1.
Simple YT 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 Jul 25, 2020 for Simple YT Widget.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.4.25 for Simple YT Widget.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Simple YT Widget.

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

Metric	Simple YT Widget	Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
Popular rank	#29,694	#360
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29	17.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(572)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.4.25	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.11
Last release	6 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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