Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP
Active installs20,000+ rounded
Current authoryotuwp
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release12 days ago 22 Aug 2026
Support1 / 2 resolved, last 2 months
Releases on record4
Rating4.7 /5 · 322
Added to directory24 Aug 2017
Requires WP4.5
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag0 up to date
Tested up toWP 7.1 up to date
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by yotuwp throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| yotuwp | 2 | 08 May 2018 | 01 Sep 2022 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Widely adopted: 20,000+ active installs. Among the more broadly installed plugins in the directory.
191 downloads a day over the last 7 days, falling 82% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 5,741/day03 Sep 2026
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | 30 Aug | 31 Aug | 01 Sep | 02 Sep | 03 Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 22 | 52 | 5,741 | 633 | 436 | 395 | 285 | 0 | 259 | 279 | 220 | 0 | 292 |
| Version | 1.3.14 | 1.3.14 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Support threads | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Threads resolved | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (322) · active installs (20,000+)
33 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory9 years ago 24 Aug 2017
Requires WP4.5
Requires PHPfalse
Version lagcurrent
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- Last released 22 Aug 2026, 12 days ago.
- Declares compatibility with WordPress 7.1, which is current.
- 1 of 2 support threads answered in the last two months.
- yotuwp publishes no other plugin in the directory, so there is no wider activity to compare against.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 22 Aug 202613 days agoVersion 1.4 released
- 22 Aug 202613 days agoReleased after a long silenceA new release arrived 788 days after the previous one (2024-06-25). A break in dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the release or the owner.
- 02 Aug 20261 month agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 17 Dec 20259 months agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2024-06-25). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 25 Jun 20242 years agoVersion 1.3.14 released
- 01 Sep 20224 years agoVersion 1.3 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by yotuwp.
- 08 May 20188 years agoVersion 1.2 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by yotuwp.
- 24 Aug 20179 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by yotuwp for all 33 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 12 days ago (22 Aug 2026).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 7.1, which is current.
- WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs.
- It carries 322 ratings, averaging 4.7 out of 5.
- 1 of 2 support threads in the last two months are marked resolved.
What can’t be known
- Whether the quiet is neglect or a finished plugin. That is the author’s intent, which no dataset records, and a stable plugin can need no changes for years.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
This plugin has not been updated in a long time. These carry the same tags and describe themselves in the same terms, so they are a starting point for a replacement, not a recommendation. Check them yourself.
Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels
Embed YouTube videos, playlists, channels, live streams & Shorts in a responsive video gallery that stays up to date automatically.
9,000+ installs4.8★ (31)updated 25 Aug 2026
Compare side by side Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades
A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too!
100,000+ installs4.6★ (572)updated 09 Apr 2026
Compare side by side StreamWeasels YouTube Integration
Embed YouTube content on your WordPress site. Easily embed a YouTube channel, shorts, gallery, feed, or live on your website.
1,000+ installs5.0★ (9)updated 12 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)
The Feeds for YouTube plugin allows you to display customizable YouTube feeds from any YouTube channel.
100,000+ installs4.9★ (200)updated 27 Aug 2026
Compare side by side GS YouTube Gallery – Video Feed, Channel Playlist & YouTube Slider
Create a Stunning & Responsive Video Gallery for Channel or Playlist Videos.
100+ installs5.0★ (6)updated 23 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube
Create stunning YouTube video galleries, sliders, and playlists. Perfect for bloggers, vloggers, and businesses.
1,000+ installs4.6★ (10)updated 16 Aug 2026
far fewer installs
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.