Best embed video plugins for WordPress
The most popular embed video plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. JW Player for WordPress leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Activity Plus Reloaded for BuddyPress (900+) and Embed Extended (400+). All 9 plugins tagged “embed video” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 embed video plugins
- 1.
JW Player for WordPressThe most installed embed video plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 29 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Activity Plus Reloaded for BuddyPress900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Embed Extended400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
Video Uploads for Vimeo100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.
Inline Video Shortcodes40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 6.
asciiplayer20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 7.
MK Smart Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 8.
MK Auto Youtube Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 9.
TubEntertain10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
All 9 plugins tagged “embed video”
JW Player for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:1#5,705by ilGhera1 month ago
JW Player for WordPress enables you to publish videos on your WordPress posts and pages using the most popular video player on the web.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(29)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Activity Plus Reloaded for BuddyPress
Down in the last 7 days:39#7,016by BuddyDev1 year ago
Note: This plugin will be discontinued by March 31st, 2025 in favor of BuddyPress Attachment plugin. Please migrate to the new plugin before that date …
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Embed Extended
Down in the last 7 days:42#9,888by Rudy Susanto3 years ago
Embed any external content into WordPress posts and pages. It works seamlessly on Gutenberg, Elementor, classic editor, the embed shortcode, as well a …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Video Uploads for Vimeo
Down in the last 7 days:100#15,367by Darko G.3 years ago
Embed and upload videos to Vimeo directly from your WordPress site
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Inline Video Shortcodes
Down in the last 7 days:202#22,875by brighterlouder9 years ago
Extends the built-in Wordpress video shortcode with 'muted' and 'playsinline' attributes to enabline inline and automatic html5 vi …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
asciiplayer
#28,136by Jorge Maldonado Ventura8 years ago
asciinema-player for Wordpress.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MK Smart Player
Down in the last 7 days:5,999#41,785by codewithmark12 years ago
MK Smart Player will allow you to play any video from the web or from Youtube.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MK Auto Youtube Player
#45,152by codewithmark12 years ago
MK Auto Youtube Player will help you increase your sales conversion up to 50%.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TubEntertain
Down in the last 7 days:11,374#47,302by ShapCyber10 years ago
TubEntertain Is a Powerful wordpress Plugin That Let You Create a Video Gallery of Your YouTube Videos and Live Stream in your WordPress or Other We …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 2/day