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Best External Content Embeds plugins for WordPress

Categories Design & Customization

Plugins that embed external webpages and third-party content in WordPress pages using iframes, with controls for sizing, responsiveness, visibility, and presentation.

Read from 131,125 plugin records - figures refreshed 4 hours ago

45 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
99.9K Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.19 Average rating Across the 40 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in External Content Embeds

Ranked by active installs; plugins in the same published band share a rank. Each page has a maintenance check and the alternatives.

#1

Advanced iFrame

advanced-iframe 40K installs · 4.4 stars
#2

Simple Iframe

simple-iframe 6K installs · 4.7 stars
#3

SoundCloud Shortcode

soundcloud-shortcode 5K installs · 4.5 stars
#4

Spreaker Shortcode

spreaker-shortcode 4K installs · 3.6 stars
#4

Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and External Content in WordPress (Elementor & Gutenberg)

custom-iframe 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#6

Auto iFrame

auto-iframe 3K installs · 3.6 stars
#6

Browser Screenshots

browser-shots 3K installs · 4.8 stars
#6

Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress

spotify-play-button-for-wordpress 3K installs · 4.3 stars
#6

Etsy Shop

etsy-shop 3K installs · 4.0 stars
#6

Matterport Shortcode

shortcode-gallery-for-matterport-showcase 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#11

Embed Iframe

embed-iframe 2K installs · 3.4 stars
#11

Calendar.online / Kalender.digital – Plugin

kalender-digital 2K installs · 4.4 stars
#11

Iframely – WP media embeds, cards and blocks

iframely 2K installs · 3.7 stars
#11

Embedly

embedly 2K installs · 3.5 stars
#11

Webflow Pages

webflow-pages 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#16

Player for SoundCloud – share your music without leaving your site

embed-soundcloud-block 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#16

SoundPress Plugin

soundpress 1K installs · 4.2 stars
#16

Content Mask

content-mask 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#16

Github Embed

github-embed 1K installs · 3.9 stars
#16

Sch.gr Commons

schgr-commons 1K installs
#16

MomentoPress for Momento360

cmyee-momentopress 1K installs · 4.5 stars
#16

Booking.com Product Helper

bookingcom-product-helper 1K installs · 1.6 stars
#16

PageView

pageview 1K installs · 4.2 stars
#16

ONTRApages

ontrapages 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#16

Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor

liza-spotify-widget-for-elementor 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#26

Woobox

woobox 900 installs · 3.7 stars
#27

CodePen Embed Block

codepen-embed-block 600 installs · 5.0 stars
#28

All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor

all-embed-addons-for-elementor 500 installs · 5.0 stars
#28

ESV CrossReference Tool

esv-crossref 500 installs · 4.0 stars
#30

Second Street

second-street-promotion 400 installs
#30

Embed Block for GitHub

embed-block-for-github 400 installs · 4.2 stars
#30

KCSG Kartra Pages

kcsg-kartra-pages 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#33

ravpage

ravpage 300 installs · 3.0 stars
#33

MachForm Shortcode

machform-shortcode 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#33

List MixCloud

list-mixcloud 300 installs · 4.0 stars
#36

Pass URL Parameters to Embedded iFrame

pass-url-parameters-to-embeded-iframe 200 installs
#36

Content Fetcher

content-fetcher 200 installs · 3.2 stars
#36

oEmbed Manager

oembed-manager 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#39

Preview Link Generator

preview-link-generator 100 installs · 4.5 stars
#39

Pym.js Embeds

pym-shortcode 100 installs
#39

hearthis.at

hearthisat 100 installs · 3.7 stars
#39

Website Content in Page or Post – Embed website content in posts and pages

show-website-content-in-wordpress-page-or-post 100 installs · 3.0 stars
#39

Embed Block for Figma

embed-block-figma 100 installs
#39

Cricket Live Score

cricket-score 100 installs · 3.7 stars
#39

ArtPlacer Widget

artplacer-widget 100 installs · 4.3 stars

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