WP Video Popup — WordPress Popup Plugin
WP Video Popup – WordPress Video Lightbox for YouTube, Rumble & Vimeo
by David Vongries · WordPress.org page · Website
WP Video Popup has 8,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 340,617 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 23, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
WP Video Popup at a glance
Is WP Video Popup well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Multiple popups per page
- Self-hosted videos
- Video galleries
- Autoplay on page load
- Adjustable popup size
- Customizable Overlay background color
WP Video Popup reviews and ratings
43 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
43 reviews
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Excellent Idea - thank you
thank you - great add on for website
dffgraphics -
SKT Theme
Excellent service
enamul3266 -
Brilliant Plugin - worth installing
This is a brilliant plug in and well worth installing. Works like a charm. Good documentation.
doctoremote -
Works Fine for my needs
Thank you!
graphixguy -
Fine for my needs
Thank you very much!
saligramon -
works great, thank you
Have been using the Plugin for a few years and its working great, Thanks!!
oliverfritsch
Where WP Video Popup ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that WP Video Popup appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Popup Plugins | #42 in search, not tagged | #78 | – |
WP Video Popup alternatives
Plugins that solve the same problem, ranked by how closely they overlap with WP Video Popup.
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Video Popup 10,000+ installs · 4.5 -
Popup Maker 7,000+ installs · 4.5 -
WP Video Lightbox 30,000+ installs · 4.3 -
Elementor 10 million+ installs · 4.5 -
ElementsKit Elementor Addons 1 million+ installs · 4.9
Details
WP Video Popup lets you add a responsive YouTube, Rumble or Vimeo video lightbox to any page, post or custom post type of your website.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- Rumble Lightbox
- video lightbox
- video popup
- vimeo lightbox
- youtube lightbox
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- Version
- 2.10.4
- Last updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- First published
- Oct 14, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
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- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Video Popup FAQ
What does WP Video Popup do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Video Popup offers Multiple popups per page, Self-hosted videos, Video galleries, Autoplay on page load and Adjustable popup size.
How many active installs does WP Video Popup have?
WordPress.org reports 8,000+ active installs for WP Video Popup as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP Video Popup still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on February 23, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is WP Video Popup free?
WP Video Popup is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does WP Video Popup rank among Popup Plugins?
WP Video Popup is #78 in the WordPress.org Popup Plugins ranking.