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embed plugins
501 plugins in the directory carry the embed tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
501
plugins
454,440+
combined reach
121
released in 90 days
56%
quiet 18 months+
7
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | DriveHub – File Manager for Google Drive, Embed Files, Image Gallery & Media Library | 30+ | reopened |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Embed Charts | 50+ | released after a long silence |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Plugin Docs | 30+ | released after a long silence |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Embed Link | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 19 Aug 2026 | DriveHub – File Manager for Google Drive, Embed Files, Image Gallery & Media Library | 30+ | closed |
| 13 Aug 2026 | oEmbed Gists and Files | 20+ | released after a long silence |
| 11 Aug 2026 | TurboPress Embed | 10+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents EmbedPress lets you embed videos, pages, social feeds, embed PDF 3D flipbooks & other content on WordPress without coding & enhance storytelling. | 100,000+ | 4.8★ | 6 days ago |
| iframe [iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0" width="100%" height="500"] shortcode | 60,000+ | 4.4★ | 4 months ago |
| Advanced iFrame Include content the way YOU like in an iframe that can hide and modify elements, does auto-height, forward parameters and does many, many more... | 40,000+ | 4.4★ | 3 months ago |
| Insert Pages Insert Pages lets you embed any WordPress content (e.g., pages, posts, custom post types) into other WordPress content using the Shortcode API. | 30,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs. | 20,000+ | 4.2★ | 1 month ago |
| Compact WP Audio Player A Compact WP Audio Player Plugin that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad) | 20,000+ | 4.1★ | 21 days ago |
| Embed PDF Viewer Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 26 days ago |
| PDF.js Viewer Embed a beautiful PDF viewer into pages. | 20,000+ | 4.4★ | 5 months ago |
| Disable Embeds Don’t like the enhanced embeds in WordPress 4.4? Easily disable the feature using this plugin. | 10,000+ | 4.3★ | 19 days ago |
| PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg The "PDFjs Viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg" plugin is a powerful tool that allows you to embed PDF files into your Elementor page build … | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Code Embed Code Embed provides a very easy and efficient way to embed code (JavaScript, CSS and HTML) in your posts and pages. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 17 days ago |
| Embeds for YouTube 🎥 An incredibly fast, simple, yet powerful, method of embedding YouTube videos into your WordPress site. | 9,000+ | 4.2★ | 17 months ago |
| Videojs HTML5 Player Embed video file beautifully in WordPress using Video.js HTML5 Player. Embed HTML5 compatible responsive video in your post/page with Video.js. | 8,000+ | 4.7★ | 3 months ago |
| Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists. | 6,000+ | 5.0★ | 22 days ago |
| Embed Google Fonts Embed Google Fonts tries to automatically replace registered Google Fonts from themes and plugin with local versions, directly loaded from your own se … | 5,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
| Embed Files from Google Drive Browse for Google Drive documents and embed directly in your posts/pages. Extends Google Apps Login plugin so no extra user auth required. | 4,000+ | 4.0★ | 16 months ago |
| oEmbed Plus Adds support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Classic Editor. | 4,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 years ago · quiet |
| Simple YouTube Embed Embed YouTube videos in WordPress beautifully. Embed YouTube video with a URL or shortcode and customize the player using this YouTube embed plugin. | 4,000+ | 4.2★ | 13 days ago |
| Spreaker Shortcode A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog. | 4,000+ | 3.6★ | 1.5 years ago · quiet |
| Interact: Embed A Quiz On Your Site Use this plugin to generate a shortcode to embed your Interact Quiz, Poll, or Giveaway into your WordPress site. | 3,000+ | 4.6★ | 11 months ago |
| ReactPress – Create React App for WordPress Easily create, build and deploy React apps into your existing WordPress sites. | 3,000+ | 4.4★ | 17 months ago |
| Simple YouTube Responsive Easily embed responsive YouTube videos using a simple shortcode. Lazy load included. | 3,000+ | 5.0★ | 7 months ago |
| Unfiltered MU This WordPress MU/WordPress 3.0 multisite plugin gives blog Administrators and Editors the ability to post whatever HTML they want. | 3,000+ | 4.9★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| Vanilla PDF Embed Embeds PDFs in your pages and posts, without using JS. | 3,000+ | 4.6★ | 9.5 years ago · quiet |
| Aparat for WordPress Displaying Aparat videos on website content, along with a widget for showing a list of channel videos. | 3,000+ | 4.1★ | 20 months ago · quiet |
| WP Calameo This plugin allows to embed Calaméo publications in blog posts. Copy the WordPress embed code and paste it into your post. | 3,000+ | 2.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| UseStrict's Calendly Embedder Simple but powerful embedding for Calendly. | 2,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Embed Iframe Allows the insertion of code to display an external webpage within an iframe. | 2,000+ | 3.4★ | 4 years ago · quiet |
| Embedly The Embedly Plugin extends WordPress's auto-embed feature to give your blog more media types and style options. | 2,000+ | 3.5★ | 7 months ago |
| Responsive Video Embeds Automatically resize WordPress auto-embeds, including video and other iframes, in a responsive fashion. | 2,000+ | 3.9★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Wistia WordPress Plugin Enables all Wistia embed types to be used in your WordPress blog. | 2,000+ | 3.1★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| External Store for Shopify Display products from your Shopify store on your WordPress blog using shortcodes. | 2,000+ | 3.4★ | 6 months ago |
| Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters) A lightweight plugin that allows you to output an anchor.fm podcast player on your site that includes an episode index. Just add two URL's on the … | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 9 months ago |
| Auction Nudge – Your eBay Listings Display your active eBay items on your WordPress site using Auction Nudge, an approved eBay Compatible Application. | 1,000+ | 4.8★ | 25 days ago |
| Content Mask Embed any external content on a Page, Post, or Custom Post Type without the need to use complicated domain forwarding or domain masks. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 4 days ago |
| Github Embed Plugin that allows you to embed details from GitHub just by pasting in the URL as you would any other embed source. Currently supports: | 1,000+ | 3.9★ | 25 days ago |
| Hydrogen Calendar Embeds The free, simple, lightweight way to embed beautiful, fully customizable ICS calendars into your WordPress site. | 1,000+ | 4.4★ | 2 months ago |
| PageView Insert an iframe and display an external website directly in a post using just a shortcode. | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Porn Videos Embed A very simple wordpress plugin for add shortcode embed videos from porn sites | 1,000+ | 4.0★ | 7.5 years ago · quiet |
| Simple Photo Feed Simple Photo Feed provides an easy way to connect to your Instagram account and display your photos in your WordPress site. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 14 days ago |
| SoundPress Plugin The SoundCloud plugin for WordPress! Embed track, user latest tracks, or playlist! | 1,000+ | 4.2★ | 6.5 years ago · quiet |
| WP YouTube Live Displays the current YouTube live video from a specified channel. | 1,000+ | 4.0★ | 8 months ago |
| WP YouTube Player Insert Youtube Videos on WordPress blog. | 1,000+ | 5.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| Flowplayer Video Player Add a video file to WordPress with Flowplayer style. Embed a self-hosted, external or HTML5 compatible responsive video into a page with flowplayer. | 900+ | 4.0★ | 3.5 years ago · quiet |
| Podbean Shortcode A simple and easy way to embed Podbean player into your WordPress blog. | 900+ | 4.2★ | 9 years ago · quiet |
| Responsive video embed Enables you three simple ways to embed responsive video into your content. | 900+ | 4.8★ | 13 months ago |
| Easy Flash Embed Embed Flash easily and standard compliant with SWFObject using only a [swf] shortcode! | 800+ | 4.0★ | 8.5 years ago · quiet |
| RV Embed PDF Embeds a PDF in your page or post when you insert it with the Add Media button. | 800+ | 3.6★ | 10 years ago · quiet |
| snappify Embed your snappify snaps directly into your WordPress site with ease. | 800+ | — | 21 months ago · quiet |
| Video Embedder Video Embedder lets you easily add movies from a wide variety of online services, without breaking validation. | 800+ | 5.0★ | 17 months ago |
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