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Best Video Players & Embeds plugins for WordPress

Categories Design & Customization

Plugins that embed and present video on WordPress sites, including customizable players, playback controls, captions, streaming, and video-specific viewing experiences.

Read from 131,237 plugin records - figures refreshed 2 hours ago

120 Plugins classified here Out of the plugins that have been through the classifier so far
735.8K Combined active installs Summed across the published bands, so read it as an order of magnitude
4.44 Average rating Across the 112 here that carry a rating at all

The plugins

Plugins in Video Players & Embeds

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

#1

Presto Player

presto-player 100K installs · 4.8 stars
#1

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

youtube-embed-plus 100K installs · 4.6 stars
#3

iframe

iframe 60K installs · 4.4 stars
#4

WP Video Lightbox

wp-video-lightbox 30K installs · 4.3 stars
#5

Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …

advanced-responsive-video-embedder 20K installs · 4.2 stars
#5

All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos

all-in-one-video-gallery 20K installs · 4.8 stars
#5

Compact WP Audio Player

compact-wp-audio-player 20K installs · 4.1 stars
#5

Easy Video Player

easy-video-player 20K installs · 4.2 stars
#5

HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease

html5-video-player 20K installs · 4.6 stars
#5

MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar

mp3-music-player-by-sonaar 20K installs · 4.8 stars
#5

VOD Infomaniak

vod-infomaniak 20K installs · 4.0 stars
#5

WP YouTube Lyte

wp-youtube-lyte 20K installs · 4.8 stars
#13

AudioIgniter Music Player

audioigniter 10K installs · 4.6 stars
#13

FV Flowplayer Video Player

fv-wordpress-flowplayer 10K installs · 4.4 stars
#13

HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player

html5-audio-player 10K installs · 4.6 stars
#13

Music Player for Elementor – Audio Player & Podcast Player

music-player-for-elementor 10K installs · 4.7 stars
#13

Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion

podcast-player 10K installs · 4.8 stars
#13

Videopack

video-embed-thumbnail-generator 10K installs · 4.8 stars
#13

Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4

video-popup 10K installs · 4.5 stars
#13

Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM

wpzoom-video-popup-block 10K installs · 4.7 stars
#13

Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP

yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed 10K installs · 4.7 stars
#22

Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels

automatic-youtube-gallery 9K installs · 4.8 stars
#22

WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo

responsive-youtube-vimeo-popup 9K installs · 4.1 stars
#22

YourChannel: Everything you want in a YouTube plugin.

yourchannel 9K installs · 4.6 stars
#22

Embeds for YouTube

youtube-embed 9K installs · 4.2 stars
#26

Video Background

video-background 8K installs · 4.5 stars
#27

Jetpack VideoPress

jetpack-videopress 7K installs · 4.0 stars
#27

Videojs HTML5 Player

videojs-html5-player 7K installs · 4.7 stars
#27

Widget Responsive for Youtube

youtube-widget-responsive 7K installs · 4.9 stars
#30

Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists

better-youtube-embed-block 6K installs · 5.0 stars
#30

Video Gallery – Vimeo and YouTube Gallery

smart-grid-gallery 6K installs · 3.9 stars
#32

Cue by AudioTheme.com

cue 5K installs · 4.7 stars
#32

My YouTube Channel

youtube-channel 5K installs · 4.4 stars
#34

Audio Album

audio-album 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#34

Garden Gnome Package

garden-gnome-package 4K installs · 4.2 stars
#34

Podlove Web Player

podlove-web-player 4K installs · 3.7 stars
#34

Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products

really-simple-featured-video 4K installs · 4.0 stars
#34

Simple YouTube Embed

simple-youtube-embed 4K installs · 4.2 stars
#34

Wonder Video Embed

wonderplugin-video-embed 4K installs · 5.0 stars
#40

CP Media Player – Audio Player and Video Player

audio-and-video-player 3K installs · 4.4 stars
#40

Panda Video

pandavideo 3K installs
#40

Simple YouTube Responsive

simple-youtube-responsive 3K installs · 5.0 stars
#40

Aparat for WordPress

wp-aparat 3K installs · 4.1 stars
#40

mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files

wp-miniaudioplayer 3K installs · 4.5 stars
#40

WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce

wpc-product-videos 3K installs · 4.0 stars
#40

WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View

wpstream 3K installs · 4.8 stars
#47

Audio Player Block – Advanced Block for Embedding Audio Files

audio-player-block 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#47

Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg

az-video-and-audio-player-addon-for-elementor 2K installs · 4.7 stars
#47

Vimeotheque – Vimeo WordPress Plugin & Video Gallery

codeflavors-vimeo-video-post-lite 2K installs · 4.6 stars
#47

FluentPlayer – Video Player With Forms & Lead Capture

fluent-player 2K installs · 4.7 stars
#47

PanoPress

panopress 2K installs · 4.6 stars
#47

Responsive Video Embeds

responsive-video-embeds 2K installs · 3.9 stars
#47

Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist

super-video-player 2K installs · 4.2 stars
#47

VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting

vdocipher 2K installs · 4.2 stars
#47

Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device

video-player-block 2K installs · 5.0 stars
#47

Video Player for WPBakery

video-player-for-wpbakery 2K installs · 3.7 stars
#47

Wistia WordPress Plugin

wistia-wordpress-oembed-plugin 2K installs · 3.1 stars
#47

Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid

youtube-showcase 2K installs · 4.9 stars
#59

Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters)

anchor-episodes-index 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#59

Background Music Manager

background-music-manager 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

Bg RuTube Embed

bg-rutube-embed 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

Bradmax Player

bradmax-player 1K installs · 4.3 stars
#59

FV Player 8

fv-player 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#59

Gutena Video Lightbox

gutena-lightbox 1K installs
#59

Hide Related Video Youtube

hide-related-video-youtube 1K installs · 4.1 stars
#59

HTML5 jQuery Audio Player

html5-jquery-audio-player 1K installs · 3.8 stars
#59

JW Player for WordPress

jw-player-7-for-wp 1K installs · 3.8 stars
#59

Magyar Video Embed

magyar-video-embed 1K installs
#59

Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor

media-player-addons-for-elementor 1K installs · 3.7 stars
#59

Meks Audio Player

meks-audio-player 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#59

Lite Video Embed

mihdan-lite-youtube-embed 1K installs · 4.6 stars
#59

Music Player for WooCommerce

music-player-for-woocommerce 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#59

Porn Videos Embed

porn-videos-embed 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#59

Protected Video

protected-video 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#59

Smartideo

smartideo 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

SmartVideo – Video Player and CDN

smartvideo 1K installs · 4.1 stars
#59

StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player

streamcast 1K installs · 4.9 stars
#59

StreamWeasels Twitch Integration

streamweasels-twitch-integration 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#59

Tutor LMS BunnyNet Integration

tutor-lms-bunnynet-integration 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

Video Grid

video-grid 1K installs · 4.4 stars
#59

Video Playlist for YouTube

video-playlist-for-youtube 1K installs · 4.7 stars
#59

Featured Video for WordPress – VideographyWP

videographywp 1K installs · 4.5 stars
#59

WP YouTube Live

wp-youtube-live 1K installs · 4.0 stars
#59

WP YouTube Player

wp-youtube-player 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

mb.YTPlayer for background videos

wpmbytplayer 1K installs · 4.1 stars
#59

Video Popup – Youtube, Vimeo, Gutenberg, Shortcode, Elementor

wptd-video-popup 1K installs · 5.0 stars
#59

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

youtube-playlist-player 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#59

Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch

yt-player 1K installs · 4.8 stars
#89

PlayerJS – Free Custom HTML5 Video and Audio Player Builder

playerjs 900 installs · 5.0 stars
#89

Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player

shoutcast-icecast-html5-radio-player 900 installs · 2.8 stars
#91

Featured Video for WooCommerce

featured-video-for-woocommerce 800 installs · 5.0 stars
#92

AM LottiePlayer

am-lottieplayer 700 installs · 5.0 stars
#92

Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views

panorama-block 700 installs · 5.0 stars
#94

Embed Block for TikTok

embed-block-for-tiktok 500 installs · 4.5 stars
#94

Header Enhancement

header-enhancement 500 installs · 3.5 stars
#94

Rutube Embed

rutube-embed 500 installs · 5.0 stars
#97

Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP

videowhisper-live-streaming-integration 400 installs · 2.7 stars
#97

WaveSurfer-WP

wavesurfer-wp 400 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player

ableplayer 300 installs · 4.7 stars
#99

Gumlet Video

gumlet-video 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

Livid – Video Hosting

livid-video-hosting 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

Radio Player Page

radio-player-page 300 installs · 5.0 stars
#99

Embed Videos For Product Image Gallery Using WooCommerce

woocommerce-embed-videos-to-product-image-gallery 300 installs · 2.8 stars
#104

Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads

music-player-for-easy-digital-downloads 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#104

oEmbed External Video

oembed-external-video 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#104

Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash

spotlightr 200 installs · 5.0 stars
#107

Mux Video Uploader

2coders-integration-mux-video 100 installs · 4.0 stars
#107

Aparat WordPress Video Feed Plugin

aparat-feed 100 installs
#107

Easy Waveform Player

easy-waveform-player 100 installs
#107

Embed Peertube Playlist

embed-peertube-playlist 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#107

Faster YouTube Embed

faster-youtube-embed 100 installs · 4.0 stars
#107

glomex oEmbed

glomex-oembed 100 installs
#107

GS YouTube Gallery – Video Feed, Channel Playlist & YouTube Slider

gs-youtube-gallery 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#107

Humix for WordPress

humix 100 installs · 1.0 stars
#107

Load Video On Click

load-video-on-click 100 installs
#107

Namasha By Mdesign

namasha-by-mdesign 100 installs · 5.0 stars
#107

VideoIgniter – Video Player

videoigniter 100 installs
#107

VidSEO – Video transcript embedding for WordPress & LLM

vidseo 100 installs · 4.2 stars
#107

Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo

youtubefancybox 100 installs · 3.3 stars
#120

Mine CloudVod

mine-cloudvod 70 installs · 4.6 stars

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