Comparison · generated on request
Simple YouTube Embed vs Space Lightplay
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Simple YouTube Embed | Space Lightplay | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Embed YouTube videos in WordPress beautifully. Embed YouTube video with a URL or shortcode and customize the player using this YouTube embed plugin. | A single Gutenberg block that lazy-loads YouTube video embeds. Shows a static preview, loads the iframe only on click. Fast, lightweight, no bloat. |
| Active installs | 4,000+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | 4.2★ (15) | — |
| Last release | 14 days ago | 4 months ago |
| Current owner | Noor Alam | Vlad Zelinskyi |
| Added to directory | 17 Jul 2014 | 01 May 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.1 | WP 6.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | false | 7.4 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Simple YouTube Embed · Space Lightplay