83
Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
Smooth video feeds that charge extra for rounded corners.
HealthyGrowing
83/100
Reliable feeds and great support are offset by a paywall for basic styling.
Active installs
~150,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+
Rating
4.9★
197 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+73%
Growing fast
644 → 1,115 installs/day
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
Growing fast · +73% in the last year
644/day a year ago→1,115/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayFeeds for YouTube is a generally well-regarded and reliable plugin for embedding YouTube content in WordPress, with standout customer support, though basic styling features are locked behind paid upgrade tiers and a small number of users have reported serious technical issues on install.
What people like
- +Fast, responsive, and effective customer support×5
- +Easy to install and use×4
- +Reliable and stable for long-term use×3
- +Works well for client sites and agency workflows×2
Common complaints
- −Basic styling options (e.g. rounded corners, font color) locked behind paid upgrade tiers, making it frustrating for agencies and power users×2
- −Plugin caused a WordPress crash, requiring console-level deletion to recover admin access
- −Plugin failed to recognize valid YouTube and playlist IDs, rendering it non-functional on install
- −UI described as strange or unintuitive
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.82★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 14%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 197 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-05-21★★★★★Outstanding product and supportwilhal
- 2026-05-19★★★★★Tiering Basic Functionsizrodmon1-shot
- 2026-05-18★★★★★Great réactivitypilou59210
- 2026-03-24★★★★★Plugin bem útilmagnerra1-shot
- 2026-03-19★★★★★Excellent plugin, great supportjoekercom
- 2026-03-13★★★★★Super helpfulhealthmanifested
- 2025-12-16★★★★★Smash Balloon is a Smashfzpassociates6
- 2025-11-14★★★★★Great add-onliviux
- 2025-11-10★★★★★Excellent PluginUseful Tech Stuff
- 2025-08-20★★★★★Issue after installationGustavo Oak
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
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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.
1,185
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
1,210
Prior 7-day baseline
950
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
13,199
Mean release-day peak (30d)
1,185
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-2.1%
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.
9%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.82
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
92%
5★ share in analyzed sample
14%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-13%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.78 → 4.82★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered