WordPress plugin comparison

StreamWeasels Online Status Bar vs Embeds for YouTube

StreamWeasels Online Status Bar

by JayBee

400+ installs4.2

Embeds for YouTube

by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support

9K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Embeds for YouTube has more active installs: 9K+, against 400+ for StreamWeasels Online Status Bar.
On a typical day, Embeds for YouTube is downloaded about 34 times, StreamWeasels Online Status Bar about 18.
Both are rated 4.2 out of 5.
StreamWeasels Online Status Bar was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Apr 18, 2025 for Embeds for YouTube.
StreamWeasels Online Status Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Embeds for YouTube.
Embeds for YouTube has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for StreamWeasels Online Status Bar.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	StreamWeasels Online Status Bar	Embeds for YouTube
Popular rank	#9,238	#2,196
Active installs	400+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	664	1K
Rating	4.2(11)	4.2(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.49	×0.29
Last release	29 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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