WordPress plugin comparison

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

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

by embedplus

100K+ installs4.6

Video Player for YouTube

by bPlugins

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Video Player for YouTube.
On a typical day, Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades is downloaded about 570 times, Video Player for YouTube about 33.
Video Player for YouTube is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 572 reviews.
Video Player for YouTube was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Sep 6, 2026 for Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades.
Video Player for YouTube resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades has been around longer: since 2012, against 2019 for Video Player for YouTube.

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades	Video Player for YouTube
Popular rank	#360	#5,619
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	17.8K	1.4K
Rating	4.6(572)	4.8(12)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.11	×0.72
Last release	2 months ago	14 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.1

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