84
Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4
A reliable veteran that feels a little small without the Pro upgrade.
HealthyGrowing
84/100
Users appreciate the simple setup and support but dislike the small default popup size.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.5★
43 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+139%
Growing fast
35 → 84 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 · +139% in the last year
35/day a year ago→84/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayVideo Popup is widely appreciated for its simplicity and fast, helpful support, but users note drawbacks like manual image updates, a small default popup size that requires payment, and concerns about missing upgrades and Gutenberg compatibility.
What people like
- +Works well and meets user expectations×2
- +Simple, user-friendly interface and easy setup×3
- +Responsive, helpful support from the developer×5
- +Improves site speed compared with standard embed codes
- +Free version provides core functionality that satisfies many users
Common complaints
- −Updating images in the media library does not automatically update videos, requiring manual edits
- −Paid version offers little extra over the free version and upgrades have been absent for a long time
- −Uncertainty about compatibility with Gutenberg editor
- −Default popup size is small and a larger size requires purchasing the premium version
- −No clear way to contact the developer for support
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.43★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 43 total
Latest reviews · 43 analyzed
- 2026-04-12★★★★★Great plugin with excellent supportHenrik Thue Nielsen
- 2024-06-11★★★★★Minimum functions in the pluginHexBox Studio
- 2023-07-30★★★★★Good pluginarchimede113
- 2022-05-10★★★★★Wonderful and very usefulBashar
- 2021-08-18★★★★★A great plugin But…pitbosswp
- 2021-07-30★★★★★Simple and Fantasticshmickmick2016
- 2020-12-29★★★★★very goodmoein
- 2020-12-23★★★★★muy buenasalex201818
- 2020-11-09★★★★★Not good.rafagama54
- 2020-06-24★★★★★I love this pluginlissargudo1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Video Popup
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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.
73
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
85
Prior 7-day baseline
65
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
582
Mean release-day peak (30d)
73
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-14.1%
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.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.27
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
84%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.47 → 4.43★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered