Best video plugins for WordPress
The most popular video plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. VdoCipher leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Featured Video for WordPress (1K+) and VideoGate (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “video plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.
Research this niche or see all plugins.
Top 4 video plugins
- 1.
VdoCipherThe most installed video plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 14 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Featured Video for WordPress1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 31 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.VideoGate
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 4.
Simply Featured VideoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
All 4 plugins tagged “video plugin”

VdoCipher
Up in the last 7 days:2#4,946by Vibhav Sinha1 month ago
WordPress Video Player Plugin for VdoCipher: secure video embed, custom video player, watermark & easy integration with all LMS platforms.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.2(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Featured Video for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:19#5,277by CodeFlavors1 month ago
WordPress featured video plugin that allows you to create video posts from YouTube videos.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(31)
- Downloads
- 22/day
VideoGate
Down in the last 7 days:6,013#62,075by servigate1 year ago
VideoGate is a user-friendly WordPress video plugin to showcase your videos. You can embed both youtube and vimeo videos.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Simply Featured Video
#62,684by zwwuu3 years ago
Simply Featured Video allows you to set a featured video from media library, YouTube, Vimeo, and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day