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Advanced iFrame
Advanced iframe control that comes with a side of aggressive marketing.
HealthyDeclining
76/100
The plugin solves complex embedding problems but uses aggressive notices to drive upgrades.
Active installs
~45,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 40k+
Rating
4.4★
54 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-41%
Declining fast
430 → 254 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 41% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -41% in the last year
430/day a year ago→254/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayAdvanced iFrame is a well-regarded and feature-rich iframe plugin for WordPress with notably responsive developer support, though the free version carries meaningful limitations including usage-triggered "powered by" branding, an aggressive opt-in admin notice, and restrictions on commercial use.
What people like
- +Solves complex iframe embedding problems that other plugins cannot, including auto-height adjustment and embedding full web applications×5
- +Developer (Michael) is consistently praised for fast, helpful support responses×4
- +Feature-rich with advanced options for modifying iframe content (CSS changes, hiding elements, workarounds for login pages)×3
- +Easy to install and get started with×2
Common complaints
- −Free version displays a 'powered by' promotional link below the iframe after a usage threshold (10,000 views/month)
- −Aggressive, large admin notice on every wp-admin page that requires opting into data sharing and marketing emails to dismiss
- −Free version is restricted to personal (non-commercial) use only
- −Documentation is described as poor and setup steps are unclear for some users
- −One user reported the plugin displayed the developer's website instead of their intended iframe content
- −Some CSS/HTML knowledge is needed to use advanced features effectively
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.37★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.40★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 54 total
Latest reviews · 54 analyzed
- 2026-02-26★★★★★Horrible, invasive, clunkyToine Rademacher
- 2025-11-05★★★★★Just what we neededjchris
- 2025-07-01★★★★★Excellent and can't do withoutDon Brady
- 2024-07-07★★★★★Awesome plug-inoneredball
- 2023-09-22★★★★★very good!sempervirentz
- 2023-09-14★★★★★Very helpful supportwinterstreet
- 2022-10-17★★★★★Great Plugin with Super Supportrjjacob
- 2022-04-30★★★★★Outstanding plugin with a lot of useful optionskinghill
- 2022-03-10★★★★★So far so Gooddas20k
- 2022-02-05★★★★★No Go203X
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
222
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
206
Prior 7-day baseline
181
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
5,606
Mean release-day peak (30d)
10,057
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
+7.8%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
17%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.16
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
83%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.41 → 4.37★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered