Video Popup — WordPress Popup Plugin
Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4
by Alobaidi · WordPress.org page · Website
Video Popup has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 295,892 downloads all time. It was downloaded 1,865 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 21, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Video Popup at a glance
Is Video Popup well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Create unlimited popups for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, and WebM videos
- Elegant, and Responsive Design
- User-friendly builder in the Classic Editor for easy popup creation
- Shortcode support for Gutenberg and any page builders
- Public On-Page Load feature to display a video as a popup on multiple locations at once, like all posts or all pages
- Detailed explanations under every option
- Lightweight code for fast performance
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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Great plugin with excellent support
I purchased the WP-Time "Video popup"-plugin for client websites after looking for a video player alternative for WordPress. When I encountered a specific issue – the license key was visible to end users – I reached out to support and they resolved it quickly (implemented in version 2.0.4 of the premium version), allowing me to move forward without delay. Great plugin with excellent support. Highly recommended!
Henrik Thue Nielsen -
Minimum functions in the plugin
Minimum functions in the plugin
HexBox Studio -
Good plugin
I've been using your plugin for a while and it works great. Please consider adding an external subtitle link to the plugin. Thank you.
archimede113 -
Wonderful and very useful
one of the best plugins for embed youtube videos without any problem in page speed
Bashar -
A great plugin But...
I have found that if you update an image in your media library, this program does not automatically update the image. The original image simply disappears. That said I cannot recommend this plugin if you have a bunch of videos because you will have to update every post/page manually. I purchased this plugin in good faith only to find out that the free version works as well as the paid version with little difference in the upgrade. Speaking of upgrades, I have yet to see one from this creator and it's been almost a year. I doubt that this plugin will work with Gutenberg in the final analysis.
pitbosswp -
Simple and Fantastic
It is user-friendly, easy to set up. I'm only using the free version and it does exactly what I want. Very kick-ass!
shmickmick2016
Download and install history
2,806 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.
Where Video Popup ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Video Popup appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Popup Plugins | #17 in search, not tagged | #55 | ▲4 |
Video Popup alternatives
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Details
Video Popup plugin lets you create unlimited, responsive Video Lightbox and Popup for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 & WebM on click or page load.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- lightbox
- video lightbox
- video popup
- youtube lightbox
- youtube popup
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- Version
- 2.0.4
- Last updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- First published
- Mar 10, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1.3
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Video Popup FAQ
What does Video Popup do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Video Popup offers Create unlimited popups for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, and WebM videos, Elegant, and Responsive Design, User-friendly builder in the Classic Editor for easy popup creation, Shortcode support for Gutenberg and any page builders and Public On-Page Load feature to display a video as a popup on multiple locations at once, like all posts or all pages.
How many active installs does Video Popup have?
WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Video Popup as of October 22, 2026.
Is Video Popup still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 21, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.
Is Video Popup free?
Video Popup is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Video Popup rank among Popup Plugins?
Video Popup is #55 in the WordPress.org Popup Plugins ranking.