Best videojs plugins for WordPress
The most popular videojs plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Videojs HTML5 Player leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of HLS Player (600+) and HTML5 Video Player for WordPress (200+). All 5 plugins tagged “videojs” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 videojs plugins
- 1.
Videojs HTML5 PlayerThe most installed videojs plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 18 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
HLS Player600+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
HTML5 Video Player for WordPress200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 4.Gabfire Media Module
100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 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 “videojs”

Videojs HTML5 Player
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,500by Noor Alam5 months ago
Embed video file beautifully in WordPress using Video.js HTML5 Player. Embed HTML5 compatible responsive video in your post/page with Video.js.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 34/day

HLS Player
Up in the last 7 days:58#8,463by 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

HTML5 Video Player for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:8#12,657by onigetoc9 years ago
Embed MP4, M4V, OGG, Youtube, WebM, FLV, HLS, M3u8 videos in your post or page using HTML5. Self-hosted or CDN hosted responsive HTML5 Video player.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gabfire Media Module
Up in the last 7 days:3#13,583by Gabfire11 years ago
Gabfire Media Module extends the functionality of WordPress Featured Image to support Videos and Default Post Images.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Video Post
#62,360by 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