Best YouTube player plugins for WordPress
The most popular YouTube player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. YourChannel leads with 9K+ active installs, ahead of Lean Player (2K+) and Chromeless YouTube (20+). All 9 plugins tagged “youtube player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 YouTube player plugins
- 1.
YourChannelThe most installed YouTube player plugin, with 9K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 80 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Lean Player2K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 6 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 3.
Chromeless YouTube20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 4.
Curator Studio10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 5.
Video Player Pro10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
- 6.
Player with Playlist Block for WordPress Editor10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 7.
TV Player for YouTube ChannelsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 days ago.
- 8.
KU Sticky Video for YouTubeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
AutoCraft PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
All 9 plugins tagged “youtube player”
YourChannel
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,244by plugin.builders2 years ago
Setup beautiful YouTube feed streams with 1 copy paste & 2 clicks. Displays banner, uploads, playlists and more (All optional).
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.6(80)
- Downloads
- 34/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
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
Curator Studio
#33,280by plugin.builders5 years ago
Curate YouTube content like never before.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Video Player Pro
Up in the last 7 days:8,015#39,618by Idea Land3 years ago
Change all site videos with one click - Has YouTube skin - Create unlimited playlists - Subtitle Support (SRT) - Multi Quality Support - Video Element …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Player with Playlist Block for WordPress Editor
Down in the last 7 days:3,370#46,998by AA-Team7 years ago
Simply add single youtube videos, youtube playlists or create youtube playlists on your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TV Player for YouTube Channels
#51,597by StartupHub.ai3 days ago
Turn your YouTube channels into a TV people binge on your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 45/day
KU Sticky Video for YouTube
Down in the last 7 days:6,710#70,381by karasunouta3 months ago
Automatically float YouTube videos on scroll as a sticky video. Features picture in picture floating video and smooth youtube scroll follow.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AutoCraft Player
Up in the last 7 days:340#71,071by AutoCraft Lab1 year ago
AutoCraft Player: The Ultimate Customizable Audio & Video Experience for WordPress
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day