Best video hosting plugins for WordPress
The most popular video hosting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Jetpack VideoPress leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of SmartVideo (1K+) and Spotlightr (200+). All 14 plugins tagged “video hosting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 video hosting plugins
- 1.
Jetpack VideoPressThe most installed video hosting plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 16 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
SmartVideo1K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 19 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Spotlightr200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
GoDAM100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 4 days ago.
- 5.
Mux Video Uploader100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
Video Share VOD50+ active installs. Rated 2.3 from 12 reviews, updated 12 hours ago.
- 7.
Jmvstream10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 8.
Voffload for Cloudflare StreamFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
PellioFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 10.
TrendAppend Video HostingFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 14 plugins tagged “video hosting”
Jetpack VideoPress
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,643by Automattic19 days ago
The finest video hosting for WordPress. Drag and drop videos through the WordPress editor and keep the focus on your content, not the ads.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.0(16)
- Downloads
- 220/day
SmartVideo
Down in the last 7 days:29#5,342by JDAdmin13 days ago
Lightweight HTML5 video player and video hosting with CDN built for WordPress
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(19)
- Downloads
- 50/day
Spotlightr
Down in the last 7 days:89#12,758by Bill Zimmerman2 months ago
Host, protect and embed your videos on WordPress with encryption, DRM, and per-viewer analytics. Perfect for courses, LearnDash, and marketing.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
GoDAM
Down in the last 7 days:404#15,214by rtCamp4 days ago
Media hosting for WordPress. Move course, LMS and membership videos off Vimeo: we migrate your entire video library for free. Works with LifterLMS.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 83/day
Mux Video Uploader
#16,026by 2Coders Studio, S.L.5 months ago
The Mux Video Uploader for WordPress by 2Coders simplifies video uploads, video streaming, and video management.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Video Share VOD
Down in the last 7 days:614#20,562by videowhispertoday
Build your own VOD platform with Video Share VOD, featuring extensive video management, monetization, and HTML5 support.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 2.3(12)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Jmvstream
Up in the last 7 days:3,614#43,421by JMV Technology2 years ago
The Jmvstream plugin is for our clients that use Wordpress to manage and insert their videos in their pages or posts in a practical and easy way.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Voffload for Cloudflare Stream
Up in the last 7 days:20,205#49,780by Gerald Drißner2 months ago
Upload your WordPress video attachments to Cloudflare Stream and serve them through the fast Cloudflare Stream player from the Media Library.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pellio
Up in the last 7 days:6,686#53,785by ScaleMath3 days ago
A fast, private, brandable video player for YouTube, Vimeo and Media Library videos. Connect Pellio to host your videos without YouTube.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
TrendAppend Video Hosting
Up in the last 7 days:4,655#53,950by trendappend2 years ago
Host your Shoppable videos and connect them to woocommerce products.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stillhaven
Up in the last 7 days:4,963#58,185by stillhaven25 days ago
Embed video on your WordPress site from a share link or your library, and find every video already embedded on it, whoever hosts it.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FastPix
Up in the last 7 days:8,031#63,975by FastPix10 days ago
Video hosting, player and analytics for WordPress. Host, protect and measure video from wp-admin. Requires a FastPix account.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
YourImageShare Media Offload
Up in the last 7 days:3,199#67,257by yourimageshare1 month ago
Running out of hosting storage? Offload your Media Library to YourImageShare - free image and video hosting - automatically, no workflow change.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Long Play Embeds
Down in the last 7 days:12,441#73,687by longplayplatform11 days ago
Paste a Long Play video link into a post and it plays right there. Ad-free video hosting for filmmakers and creators.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day