Best html5 video plugins for WordPress
The most popular html5 video plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. All-in-One Video Gallery leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of FV Flowplayer Video Player (10K+) and Video Player Block (2K+). All 12 plugins tagged “HTML5 video” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 html5 video plugins
- 1.
All-in-One Video GalleryThe most installed html5 video plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 137 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 2.
FV Flowplayer Video Player10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 90 reviews, updated 5 days ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Video Player Block2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 4.
FV Player 81K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Gabfire Media Module100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 6.
Redirect when Video Ends40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 7.
SWFPut20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 8.
Easy Player20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
FWD Video Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 10.
Botless Core10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 12 plugins tagged “HTML5 video”
All-in-One Video Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:6#1,380by Plugins360 Labs4 days ago
Video gallery plugin for WordPress with a built-in HTML5 player. Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Rumble, and self-hosted videos.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(137)
- Downloads
- 543/day
FV Flowplayer Video Player
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,444by FolioVision5 days ago
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports responsive design, HTML5, playlists, ads, stats, Vimeo and YouTube.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(90)
- Downloads
- 353/day
Video Player Block
Down in the last 7 days:15#4,293by bPlugins5 days ago
Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5 videos in a responsive, customizable player.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 53/day
FV Player 8
Up in the last 7 days:17#5,785by FolioVision1 month ago
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports playlists, ads, stats and user video position saving.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 41/day
Gabfire Media Module
Down in the last 7 days:18#13,616by Gabfire11 years ago
Gabfire Media Module extends the functionality of WordPress Featured Image to support Videos and Default Post Images.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Redirect when Video Ends
Down in the last 7 days:13#22,792by Ethan Luis McDonough9 years ago
A shortcode that allows you to embed an HTML5 video and redirect the page when the video is over
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
SWFPut
Up in the last 7 days:477#26,198by EdHynan6 years ago
SWFPut provides video players for posts and pages and widget areas, as both HTML5 and flash video.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Player
Down in the last 7 days:29#27,270by WP Easy Soft8 days ago
Add a responsive HTML5, YouTube & Vimeo video player to WordPress posts and pages using a Gutenberg block or shortcode.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
FWD Video Player
Up in the last 7 days:2,308#31,986by FWD5 months ago
Responsive video player with YouTube, Vimeo, HLS, DASH, subtitles, ads, WooCommerce, Chromecast, analytics, VAST, VMAP, Adsense 360/VR more...
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Botless Core
Down in the last 7 days:651#34,848by webgardengeek1 year ago
Protect your embedded HTML videos from unwanted bot traffic. Save bandwidth by blocking bots from downloading video content.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Better Video & Playlist
Up in the last 7 days:6,718#40,665by Chema1 year ago
Improves WordPress Video Experience by adding playlist, resume video and a lot more!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Zencoder Video
Down in the last 7 days:192#42,527by normanyung12 years ago
Allow easy integration with Zencoder transcoding service to make HTML5 compatible video files.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day