Best video block plugins for WordPress
The most popular video block plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Video Popup Block leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Video Player Block (2K+) and TomS Video Player (90+). All 8 plugins tagged “video block” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 video block plugins
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Video Popup BlockThe most installed video block plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Video Player Block2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
TomS Video Player90+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 4.
Simple Private Video80+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 5.
Jassn Video Posts Feed BlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
PoppableFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 7.
Coywolf Video ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Story Video BlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “video block”
Video Popup Block
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,698by WPZOOM1 month ago
Video popup plugin for WordPress - Add YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok & MP4 videos in a lightbox popup. Customizable play button with Gutenberg block.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 88/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
TomS Video Player
Down in the last 7 days:48#17,325by TomS Caprice4 years ago
Simply protect your videos from being downloaded 'Directly'.
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Simple Private Video
Down in the last 7 days:25#17,672by sumapress6 years ago
A video block and a simple and lean way to host your own videos and show them in private mode without external services dependencies.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jassn Video Posts Feed Block
Up in the last 7 days:6,544#61,828by Jaswant Singh3 months ago
Display local video posts in a responsive grid feed with thumbnails, Plyr player, and download button.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Poppable
Up in the last 7 days:1,651#62,551by Engramium9 months ago
Display YouTube videos in a beautiful, customizable modal popup triggered by any element on your page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Coywolf Video Manager
#62,667by Coywolf2 months ago
Manage, embed, and upload Cloudflare Stream videos from WordPress — video block, play/like tracking, schema, captions, and a video sitemap.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Story Video Block
Down in the last 7 days:3,384#68,442by Akshat Saxena25 days ago
Fast, lazy-load video embed block for Gutenberg — YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 with instant click-to-play. Boost PageSpeed & Core Web Vitals.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day