Best html5 video player plugins for WordPress
The most popular html5 video player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HTML5 Video Player leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Super Video player (2K+) and Fluid Player (400+). All 5 plugins tagged “HTML5 video player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 html5 video player plugins
- 1.
HTML5 Video PlayerThe most installed html5 video player plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 195 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.Super Video player
2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 30 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.Fluid Player
400+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
Muvi Media Connect10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
Simple Video PostFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
All 5 plugins tagged “HTML5 video player”

HTML5 Video Player
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,194by bPlugins8 days ago
Responsive HTML5 video player for WordPress. Embed MP4, WebM, OGG, YouTube & Vimeo with shortcodes or blocks – customizable, fast, SEO-friendly.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(195)
- Downloads
- 635/day
Super Video player
Up in the last 7 days:3#4,719by bPlugins8 days ago
Embed self-hosted MP4, HLS (.m3u8), and DASH videos with a responsive video player featuring playlists, subtitles, and Gutenberg support.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(30)
- Downloads
- 101/day
Fluid Player
Up in the last 7 days:35#9,279by fluidplayer3 years ago
The plugin makes it easy to embed the VAST ready Fluid Player video player.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.6(5)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Muvi Media Connect
Down in the last 7 days:1,509#47,002by Muvi1 year ago
Muvi’s All-in-one Muvi Media Connect is a standard WordPress plugin that adds Muvi's powerful Video and Audio capabilities into WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simple Video Post
#55,888by Prashant Raval5 years ago
A simple video post plugin that support YouTube/Vimeo/Facebook/Dailymotion like video sharing website. No coding required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day