by Ciprian Popescu 4.8 (13 reviews)

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed

Name: Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed
Rating: 4.8 (13 reviews)
Author: Ciprian Popescu

For bloggers and businesses who want YouTube playlists and channel feeds that load fast and only contact YouTube when visitors press play.

Playlist Player for YouTube ranks #5,103 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #630 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 4.8/5 rating from 13 reviews, and was last updated Oct 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 4 weeks ago Last Update on 09 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#630 of 6,651 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -27.1% this week Actively maintained

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#5,103

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Active Installs

1K+

-49.7%

KW Avg Position

35.5

0.3 better

Downloads

68.7K

+22 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (13 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 96%

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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 3 months ago

Oct 3, 2023

Playlist Player for YouTube [youtube-playlist-player] < 4.6.8

CVE-2023-45049 · Fixed in v4.6.8
May 23, 2023

Playlist Player for YouTube [youtube-playlist-player] < 4.6.5

CVE-2023-33931 · Fixed in v4.6.5

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 09, 2026
Requires WP: 6.5+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Ciprian Popescu

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 13
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

channel feed lazy load playlist video youtube

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to embed YouTube videos or playlists on their posts and pages. It solves the problem of embedding responsive, fast-loading YouTube players and playlists without needing custom code, using either a static player or the YouTube Data API v3 for dynamic titles.

Simple shortcode embedding
Static YouTube playlist player
YouTube Data API v3 playlist player
YouTube channel feed with lightbox
Privacy-enhanced embed mode
Fluid Video aspect ratio
Native HTML5 lazy loading
Works in widgets and reusable blocks

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed holds a 4.8 out of 5 star rating based on 13 user reviews on WordPress.org.

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed is developed by Ciprian Popescu and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed requires WordPress 6.5 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 7.4 or newer.

Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed has been downloaded 68,671+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed is trunk. It was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Yes. Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.