Best embeds plugins for WordPress
The most popular embeds plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Embed Optimizer leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Disable Embeds (10K+) and Simple Like Page (10K+). All 32 plugins tagged “Embeds” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 embeds plugins
- 1.
Embed OptimizerThe most installed embeds plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Disable Embeds10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 20 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
Simple Like Page10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 24 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Responsive Video Embeds2K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 21 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
Responsive Videos by Angie Makes600+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 10 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 6.
MoonClerk WP Shortcode100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 7.
Embed Piwigo100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 8.
Forward100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Disable Video Download100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 10.
Pym.js Embeds100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
All 32 plugins tagged “Embeds”
Embed Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:5#779by WordPress Performance Team2 months ago
Optimizes the performance of embeds through lazy-loading, adding dns-prefetch links, and reserving space to reduce layout shifts.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 331/day
Disable Embeds
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,742by Pascal Birchler2 months ago
Don’t like the enhanced embeds in WordPress 4.4? Easily disable the feature using this plugin.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(20)
- Downloads
- 351/day
Simple Like Page
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,928by topdevs.net6 months ago
Embed Meta™ Page content without slowing down your site or loading third-party scripts before user interaction.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(24)
- Downloads
- 51/day
Responsive Video Embeds
Up in the last 7 days:13#4,818by Kevin Leary9 years ago
Automatically resize WordPress auto-embeds, including video and other iframes, in a responsive fashion.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.9(21)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Responsive Videos by Angie Makes
Down in the last 7 days:5#8,191by Chris Baldelomar9 years ago
Simple responsive video plugin. Automatically determine aspect ratio. CSS only. No Javascript.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MoonClerk WP Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:195#14,436by MoonClerk5 years ago
Accept recurring payments and one-time payments on your WordPress website by embedding MoonClerk payment forms into pages and posts via shortcodes.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Embed Piwigo
Down in the last 7 days:35#15,393by samwilson8 years ago
The Embed Pwigo plugin adds support for embedding photos from whitelisted Piwigo websites.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Forward
Down in the last 7 days:54#15,631by Forlæns2 months ago
Automatically turn direct image URLs into embedded images in posts, pages, bbPress content, and BuddyPress activity feeds.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Disable Video Download
Down in the last 7 days:22#15,644by Jairo Cortés3 years ago
Este plugin desactiva la opción "Guardar vídeo como..." en los vídeos embebidos en tu sitio web de WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pym.js Embeds
Up in the last 7 days:38#16,372by Automattic3 days ago
A WordPress block and shortcode for embedding iframes that are responsive horizontally and vertically, using the NPR Visuals Team's Pym.js.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Linkz.ai
Down in the last 7 days:146#18,890by Vittorio - Linkz.ai5 months ago
Automatic link previews on hover. Show videos, articles, presentations and 1000+ embeds inside your site to keep visitors engaged.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Scribit.Pro
#27,038by scribit.pro1 year ago
Online video from your WordPress site accessible to all.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Embed Your Posts
#30,570by htmgarcia1 year ago
You can embed your WordPress posts in other websites in a similar way you embed social media. Post Embeds plugin enhance the default core post embed f …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate
Up in the last 7 days:317#31,353by Simon Schwitz1 month ago
YouTube, Maps and social embeds load only when the visitor clicks — the two-click solution for WordPress. Nothing contacted, nothing stored before.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Privacy Lite Video Embeds for YouTube
Down in the last 7 days:4,032#31,461by Arno Peck6 days ago
Fast video embeds for YouTube. Nothing loads until click.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Embed Videolog Videos
Up in the last 7 days:12,713#35,314by dulcetti14 years ago
Put videos of Portal Videolog.tv on WordPress with shortcodes
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display Embedded Videos by D.Biota
#42,951by Diegobr11 years ago
You can display a gallery of the embedded Youtube and Vimeo videos within your site. They can be shown chronologically or as a random selection.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Channel 9 Embed
Down in the last 7 days:7,487#43,345by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)9 years ago
Channel 9 is a video service run by Microsoft. Channel 9 provides a way to embed videos
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OnHover Link Preview
Up in the last 7 days:2,455#43,665by Rajin Sharwar2 years ago
OnHover Link Preview plugin automatically adds link preview pop-ups so visitors can see the preview of the hyperlink without leaving your website, and …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Haiku Deck for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:1,709#43,745by marckula14 years ago
Register Haiku Deck as an oEmbed content provider
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PayWhirl Widget Blocks
#43,760by paywhirl1 year ago
Your PayWhirl customer portal and widgets, all inside the WordPress editor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 2.6(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Slim WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:5,264#47,230by ggriesser9 years ago
Send your site on a diet and remove unnecessary WordPress features!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WhoFramed
Down in the last 7 days:4,614#47,618by Paul Maloney3 years ago
Automatically make any iframe embeds responsive.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Saeidbakhsh Core Settings
Up in the last 7 days:19,121#49,116by Ahmadreza Saeidbakhsh2 months ago
A conservative, dependency-free, modular collection of small WordPress core tweaks designed for long-term maintainability.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Comment Embeds
#52,189by Chris Rowley2 months ago
Enhances WordPress comments with responsive video embeds, inline images, Twitter/X fallbacks, and OpenGraph link preview cards.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Roaver Widget
Up in the last 7 days:1,138#65,477by Joshua Graham1 year ago
A simple Roaver widget integration enabling the renting of cars and campervans through your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Payloadless
Down in the last 7 days:13,612#65,648by George Vasiliades2 months ago
Fifteen switches that turn off what WordPress loads by default and most sites never use. No caching, no minification.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GeniiPress Disable Embeds
#69,625by GeniiPress7 years ago
Disables the oEmbed feature from core, for a performance gain.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Pantheon Content Publisher
Down in the last 7 days:8,278#72,105by Pantheon Systems4 days ago
The Pantheon Content Publisher plugin for WordPress enables seamless content publishing from Google Drive and Google Docs directly to WordPress sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Embeds
#72,494by Daniel Post6 years ago
Lazy embeds for the WordPress Block Editor. Supports YouTube and Vimeo embeds
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day