by Noor Alam 4.2 (15 reviews)

Simple YouTube Embed

Name: Simple YouTube Embed
Rating: 4.2 (15 reviews)
Author: Noor Alam

Embed YouTube videos in WordPress beautifully. Embed YouTube video with a URL or shortcode and customize the player using this YouTube embed plugin.

Simple YouTube Embed ranks #3,247 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, is #545 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.2/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Aug 25, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 25 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 2 days ago Last Refreshed on

#545 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -25.1% this week

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#3,247

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Active Installs

4K+

-19.8%

KW Avg Position

88.4

0.2 worse

Downloads

151.4K

+8 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (15 reviews)

Next Milestone 5K

Total Progress 95.3%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

15 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Aug 25, 2026
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Noor Alam

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 15
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

embed iframe responsive video youtube

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to embed YouTube videos on posts and pages. It solves the SEO and simplicity drawbacks of JavaScript-based embed methods by using YouTube's oEmbed API with configurable player parameters.