Best YouTube shorts plugins for WordPress
The most popular YouTube shorts 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 StreamWeasels YouTube Integration (1K+) and Captain Feed for YouTube (50+). All 5 plugins tagged “youtube shorts” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 YouTube shorts plugins
- 1.
Video GalleryThe most installed YouTube shorts plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 322 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
StreamWeasels YouTube Integration1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 3.
Captain Feed for YouTube50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 days ago.
- 4.
Shortlix Carousel for YouTube10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 5.
OjelioFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “youtube shorts”
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
StreamWeasels YouTube Integration
Down in the last 7 days:13#6,537by StreamWeasels28 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
Captain Feed for YouTube
Down in the last 7 days:24#21,344by Devang Vachheta2 days ago
Display customizable YouTube feeds for channels, playlists, Shorts, search results, and individual videos directly on your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Shortlix Carousel for YouTube
#31,446by Nouman Qamar5 months ago
A highly optimized, feature-rich WordPress plugin designed to seamlessly fetch and display your YouTube Shorts in a responsive, customizable carousel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ojelio
#65,028by ojelio25 days ago
Turn any post into a short narrated video, with captions, music and a picture for every scene, right from the block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day