Best YouTube widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular YouTube widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of Captain Feed for YouTube (50+) and Youtube Videos (40+). All 6 plugins tagged “youtube widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 YouTube widget plugins
- 1.
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)The most installed YouTube widget plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 205 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 2.
Captain Feed for YouTube50+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 3.
Youtube Videos40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 4.
YouTube Sidebar20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- 5.
Simple YT Widget10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 6 plugins tagged “youtube widget”
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
Down in the last 7 days:1#350by Syed Balkhi6 days ago
The Feeds for YouTube plugin allows you to display customizable YouTube feeds from any YouTube channel.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(205)
- Downloads
- 2.1K/day
Captain Feed for YouTube
Up in the last 7 days:178#20,946by Devang Vachheta1 day 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
Youtube Videos
Down in the last 7 days:125#22,381by dhechler15 years ago
Youtube Videos Widget lets you add the latest youtube video from a Youtube ID.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
YouTube Sidebar
Down in the last 7 days:151#27,222by WebTechGlobal11 years ago
YouTube Sidebar displays videos on a per post basis. To make good use of a single space it allows ads to be displayed when no video present
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple YT Widget
Up in the last 7 days:8#29,588by Brian Christian Estiller6 years ago
Adds customizable YouTube widget to your website. No coding required. Just drag-and-drop and you're good to go.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day