WordPress plugin comparison

Optimize YouTube Video Embed vs Embeds for YouTube

Optimize YouTube Video Embed

by clebermind

10+ installs

Embeds for YouTube

by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support

9K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Embeds for YouTube has more active installs: 9K+, against 10+ for Optimize YouTube Video Embed.
On a typical day, Embeds for YouTube is downloaded about 34 times, Optimize YouTube Video Embed about 1.
Optimize YouTube Video Embed has no reviews yet.
Embeds for YouTube was updated more recently: Apr 18, 2025, against Jul 3, 2017 for Optimize YouTube Video Embed.
Embeds for YouTube is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.7.39 for Optimize YouTube Video Embed.
Embeds for YouTube has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Optimize YouTube Video Embed.

Embeds for YouTube leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Optimize YouTube Video Embed	Embeds for YouTube
Popular rank	#47,423	#2,196
Active installs	10+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	994
Rating	No ratings	4.2(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.29
Last release	9 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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