Best you tube plugins for WordPress
The most popular you tube plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Video Blogster Lite leads with 600+ active installs, ahead of YouTube widget (400+) and YouTube Subscribe widget (400+). All 4 plugins tagged “you tube” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 you tube plugins
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Video Blogster LiteThe most installed you tube plugin, with 600+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 2.YouTube widget
400+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 17 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.7.
- 3.YouTube Subscribe widget
400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4.
- 4.Display You Tube Videos
80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
All 4 plugins tagged “you tube”

Video Blogster Lite
#8,199by johnh103 years ago
Create a video blog in minutes! This plugin searches YouTube for content and automatically creates posts from the results.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
YouTube widget
Up in the last 7 days:7#9,295by sk33t18 years ago
This widget will display a YouTube video in the sidebar. Just enter the URL of the video, and it’ll show in the sidebar. You can change the width and …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YouTube Subscribe widget
Up in the last 7 days:53#9,903by ebreeze13 years ago
Add a widget to display YouTube subscribe box in the sidebar.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Display You Tube Videos
Down in the last 7 days:159#17,962by er.sushilg10 years ago
Display You Tube Video Plugin for Wordpress.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day