Best YouTube embed plugins for WordPress
The most popular YouTube embed plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Video Gallery leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Automatic YouTube Gallery (9K+) and Widget Responsive for Youtube (7K+). All 22 plugins tagged “YouTube embed” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 YouTube embed plugins
- 1.
Video GalleryThe most installed YouTube embed plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 322 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Automatic YouTube Gallery9K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 31 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
Widget Responsive for Youtube7K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 17 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 4.
Wonder Video Embed4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
Video Player for YouTube1K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 6.
StreamWeasels YouTube Integration1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Faster YouTube Embed100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 8.
YEP70+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 9.
Bubuku Disable Related Videos70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 10.
TubeBay20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 22 plugins tagged “YouTube embed”
Video Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,408by yotuwp12 days ago
Modern responsive YouTube video gallery helps your website getting noticed from visitors, increase the reach and stand out from the competitors.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(322)
- Downloads
- 265/day
Automatic YouTube Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,199by Plugins360 Labs23 days ago
Embed YouTube videos, playlists, channels, live streams & Shorts in a responsive video gallery that stays up to date automatically.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.8(31)
- Downloads
- 122/day
Widget Responsive for Youtube
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,638by stefanoai2 years ago
Widgets + ShortCode responsive to embed youtube in your sidebar or in your content [youtube video=...] or in WPBakery Page Builder, with SEO http://sc …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.9(17)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Wonder Video Embed
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,366by WonderPlugin14 days ago
Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 34/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
StreamWeasels YouTube Integration
Down in the last 7 days:13#6,537by StreamWeasels27 days ago
Embed YouTube content on your WordPress site. Easily embed a YouTube channel, shorts, gallery, feed, or live on your website.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 24/day
Faster YouTube Embed
Down in the last 7 days:387#15,532by HT Plugins5 months ago
Faster YouTube Embed enables you to insert YouTube videos to any page and post quickly and efficiently & you’ll have no hassle of slow YouTube vid …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
YEP
Up in the last 7 days:283#18,225by Webamator5 months ago
Short Description: Load YouTube videos faster by replacing iframes with a preview image; the video plays only when clicked play.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bubuku Disable Related Videos
Up in the last 7 days:103#18,541by Luis Ruiz2 years ago
Plugin to disable related YouTube videos that appear at the end of the video when you embed it in Gutenberg
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TubeBay
Up in the last 7 days:14#26,543by WPAnchorBay1 month ago
Sync a YouTube channel, assign its videos to WooCommerce products and show click-to-play product videos that lazy load the YouTube player.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Fast and Responsive Youtube Vimeo Embed
Down in the last 7 days:345#28,077by Masud Rana5 years ago
Free Responsive Fast-Loading Designer Video Embed Player for YouTube and Vimeo
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Load for YouTube
#32,171by DPlugins2 months ago
GDPR friendly lazy load YouTube block. Only loads the video player when visitors click play. Boost page speed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Advanced Embed For YouTube
#58,112by Kashberg5 years ago
Advanced YouTube embed block with plenty of options that gives you full control over your embeded video. Customize the embed size, show and hide video …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Easy YouTube Embed Video
#63,403by iFour Technolab Pvt. Ltd.9 years ago
Simple Easy YouTube Embed Video load YouTube Videos in to Your Post.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PlugeTune
#64,443by plugesoft1 day ago
Automatically create WordPress posts with embedded YouTube videos, titles, descriptions, excerpts, and thumbnails.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 76/day
Story Video Block
Down in the last 7 days:3,384#68,442by Akshat Saxena25 days ago
Fast, lazy-load video embed block for Gutenberg — YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 with instant click-to-play. Boost PageSpeed & Core Web Vitals.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Video Publisher
#70,659by uri2 years ago
Easy Video Publisher quickly publish YouTube videos, use to Import YouTube videos from one or multiple YouTube channels.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SK Playlist Embed
Down in the last 7 days:1,058#71,716by Saroj Khanal2 months ago
Embed YouTube playlists and channel videos in responsive grid, list, and card layouts with caching, auto-refresh, and SEO-friendly display.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SEOMedic
Down in the last 7 days:9,815#71,838by andrewmurraytoday
Broken link checker and SEO audit in one dashboard: missing meta descriptions, broken YouTube embeds, duplicate H1s, orphan posts and mixed content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 23/day
thevitaminshots Video CTA & Lead Capture
Down in the last 7 days:13,361#73,523by thevitaminshots3 months ago
Embed YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 videos with beautiful custom players, call-to-action overlays, lead capture forms and analytics. Free.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Privacy Embed
Down in the last 7 days:20,448#74,252by Julian Groshaupt5 years ago
Providing shortcodes to privacy-friendly embed external elements (like YouTube videos).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day