Enhanced YouTube Embed

Name: Enhanced YouTube Embed
Author: Steve Puddick

v2.2.0 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.4+

Enhanced YouTube Embed has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,424 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Active installs

10+

Total downloads

1,424

Downloads, last 30 days

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available after 30 days of tracking

30-day growth

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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Enhanced YouTube Embed well maintained?

Support threads resolved

No open threads

nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum

WordPress compatibility

Behind

tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

url – YouTube video URL (required)
responsive – Enable responsive 16:9 aspect ratio (true/false, default: true)
enableAutoplay – Auto-play video (true/false, default: false)
loopVideo – Loop video continuously (true/false, default: false)
mute – Mute video by default (true/false, default: false)
hideControls – Hide player controls (true/false, default: false)
hideRelatedVideos – Hide related videos (true/false, default: false)
disableFullScreen – Disable fullscreen button (true/false, default: false)
playsInline – Play inline on mobile (true/false, default: false)
usePrivacyEnhancedUrl – Use youtube-nocookie.com (true/false, default: false)
loadCcByDefault – Show closed captions (true/false, default: false)
videoStartTime – Start time in seconds (number, default: 0)

Details

Set the start, end, language, playback speed, loop, and more. Supports blocks and shortcodes. Create TikTok like videos from any YouTube video too.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.