by SecondLineThemes 3.7 (7 reviews)

Auto YouTube Importer

Name: Auto YouTube Importer
Rating: 3.7 (7 reviews)
Author: SecondLineThemes

A simple YouTube video importer plugin. Import YouTube videos automatically to your WordPress site.

Auto YouTube Importer ranks #5,270 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #636 of 6,327 in the Media category, a 3.7/5 rating from 7 reviews, and was last updated Jan 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.8 (Current: 7.1.1)

v1.1.2 Current Version v1.1.2

Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 05 Jan, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#636 of 6,327 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -6.8% this week

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#5,270

-4 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-48.7%

KW Avg Position

1 better

Downloads

29.9K

+10 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

74%

Review 3.7 out of 5

3.7 (7 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 92.5%

1K+ 2K+

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Feb 6, 2023

Auto YouTube Importer [auto-youtube-importer] < 1.0.4

CVE-2023-23797 · Fixed in v1.0.4
Feb 3, 2023

Auto YouTube Importer [auto-youtube-importer] < 1.0.4

Fixed in v1.0.4

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.2
Last Updated: Jan 05, 2026
Requires WP: 4.8+
Tested Up To: 6.9.8
PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Author: SecondLineThemes

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.7
Reviews: 7
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners, podcasters, and vloggers who want to publish their YouTube content on their website. It automatically imports and syncs YouTube channel or playlist videos into WordPress posts, eliminating manual copy-pasting of new videos.

Sync YouTube channels or playlists
Import videos as WordPress posts
Continuous scheduled import/sync
Assign categories to imports
Import featured images
Multiple simultaneous import schedules
Manage scheduled imports

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Auto YouTube Importer

You can run the improter multiple times, as it will never import the same post twice. Once all videos are imported, only future posts would be added, assuming you selected the continuous import option.

To import your videos from YouTube, you'll have to create a key and save it in the plugin's settings. An "API Key" is like a password that allows you to search, process and import videos from YouTube. It is required by YouTube/Google that you have a valid key before you can import any data from their platform.

Yes, a valid YouTube API key is required, you can create a key on the Google Cloud Platform.

Yes. Google limits your API key with a daily quota. If you're trying to import a large channel with thousands of videos, you can ask Google for an increase - https://support.google.com/youtube/contact/yt_api_form The import does not work for my YouTube feed First, make sure your server is up to date with the requirements - we recommend PHP 7.1 or above. Second, feel free to contact us if you encounter any issues.