Best video player plugins for WordPress
The most popular video player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Presto Player leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of HTML5 Video Player (20K+) and All-in-One Video Gallery (20K+). All 85 plugins tagged “video player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 video player plugins
- 1.
Presto PlayerThe most installed video player plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 348 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
HTML5 Video Player20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 195 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
All-in-One Video Gallery20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 137 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 4.
FV Flowplayer Video Player10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 90 reviews, updated 5 days ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
Videopack10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 63 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Jetpack VideoPress7K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 16 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.
CP Media Player3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 46 reviews, updated 1 day ago.
- 8.
Video Player Block2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 9.
Lean Player2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 10.
FluentPlayer2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 14 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
All 85 plugins tagged “video player”
Presto Player
Down in the last 7 days:2#378by Andre Gagnon25 days ago
A modern video and audio player for courses, landing pages, marketing, and testimonials — with captions, branding, and page-builder support.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(348)
- Downloads
- 842/day
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
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
Videopack
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,795by Kyle Gilman27 days ago
Makes video thumbnails, allows resolution switching, and embeds responsive self-hosted videos and galleries.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(63)
- Downloads
- 107/day
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
CP Media Player
Up in the last 7 days:21#3,797by codepeople1 day ago
CP Media Player adds audio and video players with playlists, downloads, subtitles, multiple formats, and support for desktop and mobile browsers.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(46)
- Downloads
- 45/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
Lean Player
Down in the last 7 days:1#4,299by LeanPlugins4 days ago
A lightweight WordPress plugin for YouTube, YouTube Shorts, Vimeo, HTML5 video and audio, playlists, and brand-matched colors.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(6)
- Downloads
- 47/day
FluentPlayer
Up in the last 7 days:51#4,503by WPManageNinja2 months ago
Get a video player for WordPress that captures leads and collects emails on play.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.7(14)
- Downloads
- 46/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
Video Player for WPBakery
Up in the last 7 days:5#4,849by nutttaro5 months ago
Video Player for WPBakery add-on for WPBakery Page Builder allow add YouTube, Vimeo and Self-Hosted videos (HTML5) to your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 22/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
Video Player for YouTube
Down in the last 7 days:21#5,617by bPlugins13 days ago
A modern, accessible, fully customizable & user-friendly YouTube Video Player for WordPress.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(12)
- Downloads
- 44/day
JW Player for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:6#5,693by ilGhera1 month ago
JW Player for WordPress enables you to publish videos on your WordPress posts and pages using the most popular video player on the web.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.8(29)
- Downloads
- 23/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
mb.YTPlayer for background videos
Down in the last 7 days:8#6,323by pupunzi3 years ago
Play any Youtube video as background of your page or as custom player inside an element of the page.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.1(28)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Media Player Addons for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:86#6,783by bPluginstoday
Extend Elementor with powerful, customizable media players for audio, video, streaming & playlists.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 60/day
Video Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:6#6,826by A WP Life2 months ago
Create video portfolio with YouTube and Vimeo video galleries. Features YouTube API integration, lightbox popup player, and grid layouts.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 22/day
PlayerJS
Down in the last 7 days:56#7,088by PlayerJS5 months ago
The official WordPress plugin for PlayerJS.com — a free online builder for custom HTML5 video and audio players.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
HLS Player
Up in the last 7 days:60#8,435by ROOT SECTOR1 year ago
HLS Player is a lightweight HTTP Live Streaming player for WordPress, using video.js for easy embedding HLS videos into posts and pages.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MediaBlaster
Up in the last 7 days:13#11,557by Rovidx Media, Inc.2 days ago
Turn WordPress into a video CMS with HLS/DASH playback, Vimeo import, podcast RSS, live channels/EPG, and an app-ready REST API.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 22/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
GreetPlayer
Down in the last 7 days:334#13,445by ThemeAtelier2 days ago
Video and audio player, floating video bubble and playlists with call-to-action buttons and built-in analytics.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
WP Video Playlist
Down in the last 7 days:27#14,014by Sandeep Kumar1 year ago
Easily create and display video playlists on your WordPress site using media files or YouTube videos.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
VideoIgniter
Down in the last 7 days:77#14,992by The CSSIgniter Team26 days ago
VideoIgniter lets you create video playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your video content in style!
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
glomex oEmbed
Up in the last 7 days:129#15,231by Glomex1 month ago
Paste a glomex Exchange video or playlist URL into any editor and WordPress renders the glomex player in its place.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/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
Movie Engine
Down in the last 7 days:66#16,294by Themepul6 days ago
Build a movie, TV series, and video streaming website in WordPress with TMDb import, HLS playback, and a Netflix-style streaming experience.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 22/day
WP Videos
Down in the last 7 days:22#16,332by Rogue Web Design2 years ago
WP Videos creates Video post types that you can easily add Vimeo, YouTube, WordPress, Shortcode or custom embed (third party) HTML and JS videos to.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/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
Dailymotion Pro
Up in the last 7 days:84#18,674by Dailymotion Professional Services2 months ago
The official Dailymotion Pro WordPress plugin that seamlessly integrates Dailymotion videos into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AnyClip Luminous Studio
Down in the last 7 days:74#19,713by AnyClip Video Platform2 years ago
Manage video media and integrate playlists from your AnyClip account into your WordPress-powered site
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
WP JW Player
Up in the last 7 days:31#19,951by tubepress15 years ago
WP JW Player is customizable flash player with embed function, rss feeds which allows you to publish video and text content at the same time.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Target Video Easy Publish
Down in the last 7 days:655#21,256by Nebojsa7 days ago
Seamlessly embed your videos (YouTube, streaming, HTML5, Flash) using TargetVideo video players into your WordPress site or blog.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 3.7(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
HTML5 Video Player with Playlist
Down in the last 7 days:365#21,619by Sandeep Verma12 years ago
Allows Wordpress users to easily use HTML5 < video > the element enable native video playback within the browser. It supports Android, iOS/iPad/ …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 3.2(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Polanger VideoHub
Up in the last 7 days:20#22,131by Polanger4 months ago
Create a modern WordPress video platform with videos, playlists, comments, reactions, and search.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
dPlayer
Down in the last 7 days:107#23,392by indionetech2 years ago
A nice video player plugin. This video player support various video file type, It support logo overlay and call to action button on the video player.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WPJ Sticky Video
Up in the last 7 days:783#25,455by treeflips5 months ago
Display video embeds with a floating video effect, fixed to the page corner during scroll.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
skiv video embedding
#25,470by muse.ai is now skiv.com8 months ago
This plugin enables skiv.com oEmbed links, and adds shortcodes to easily embed videos hosted on skiv.com.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- 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
FrameRate
Down in the last 7 days:96#26,674by FrameRate2 months ago
Embed FrameRate videos in WordPress. Paste a link and get a beautiful, responsive player, or use the FrameRate block for full creative control.
- 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
Frames Video Player
Up in the last 7 days:638#27,513by plugin.builders9 years ago
Donate link: http://plugin.builders/frames/?d=donate Requires at least: 3.5 Tested up to: 4.7.2 Stable tag: 0.2.9.1 License: GPLv2 or later License UR …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Chromeless YouTube
Down in the last 7 days:284#28,338by Adam Nowak16 years ago
This chromeless YouTube player enables you to easily display videos on your site. Each player instance displays a different video and can be resized.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ZW Player Video Embed
Up in the last 7 days:818#29,112by zwplayer1 month ago
Professional HTML5 video player with VR/360° panoramic playback, multi-audio-track switching, subtitles, chapters, annotations, watermarks, playlists, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Video Player
Down in the last 7 days:277#31,371by Playwire10 years ago
Upload, manage and embed videos with Video Player. All-in-one video content management, HTML5 video player and monetization.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy load video players
Up in the last 7 days:374#31,824by Mark Howells-Mead11 months ago
Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is visible within the current browser window.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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
Easy Video Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:621#33,243by roger.conley10 years ago
The Easy Video Gallery plugin allows you to easily a create video player and gallery for vimeo and youtube videos
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day