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Simple YouTube Embed
4K+ installs · #3,256 most popular
- Most installed
- Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
- 100K+ active installs.
- Most recently updated
- Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
- Updated on Nov 2, 2026.
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Embeds for YouTube
by Embeds For YouTube Plugin Support
🎥 An incredibly fast, simple, yet powerful, method of embedding YouTube videos into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rank
- #2,195
- Rating
- 4.2(24)
- Updated
- 1 year ago
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Embed YouTube Block
by Phi Phan
Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rank
- #2,754
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Updated
- 1 month ago
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Simple YouTube Responsive
by Eirudo
Easily embed responsive YouTube videos using a simple shortcode. Lazy load included.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rank
- #4,111
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Updated
- 9 months ago
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Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …
by Nicolas Jonas
Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rank
- #1,180
- Rating
- 4.2(169)
- Updated
- 29 days ago
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WP YouTube Lyte
by Frank Goossens
High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rank
- #1,096
- Rating
- 4.8(206)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
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Widget Responsive for Youtube
by stefanoai
Widgets + ShortCode responsive to embed youtube in your sidebar or in your content [youtube video=...] or in WPBakery Page Builder, with SEO http://sc …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rank
- #2,638
- Rating
- 4.9(17)
- Updated
- 2 years ago
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Videojs HTML5 Player
by Noor Alam
Embed video file beautifully in WordPress using Video.js HTML5 Player. Embed HTML5 compatible responsive video in your post/page with Video.js.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rank
- #2,503
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Updated
- 5 months ago
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Automatic Featured Images from Videos
by webdevstudios
If a YouTube or Vimeo video embed exists near the start of a post, we'll automatically set the post's featured image to a thumbnail of the video.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rank
- #2,683
- Rating
- 4.6(36)
- Updated
- 3 months ago
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My YouTube Channel
by Aleksandar Urošević
Show video thumbnails or playable video block of recent YouTube Playlist, Channel (User Uploads) videos.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rank
- #3,212
- Rating
- 4.4(39)
- Updated
- 1 year ago
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WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce
by WPClever
WPC Product Videos helps you add many videos for a product and linked to the feature image or product gallery images.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rank
- #3,863
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Updated
- 23 days ago
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Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
by embedplus
A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too!
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rank
- #360
- Rating
- 4.6(572)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
Sharesyoutube
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Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
by Syed Balkhi
The Feeds for YouTube plugin allows you to display customizable YouTube feeds from any YouTube channel.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rank
- #350
- Rating
- 4.8(205)
- Updated
- 7 days ago
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