WP YouTube Live
by macbookandrew · WordPress.org page · Website
WP YouTube Live has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 68,577 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 29, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.3.10.
WP YouTube Live at a glance
Is WP YouTube Live well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- width: player width in pixels; defaults to what you set on the settings page
- height: player height in pixels; defaults to what you set on the settings page
- autoplay: whether or not to start playing immediately on load; defaults to false
- auto_refresh: (either true or false) overrides the auto-refresh setting on the settings page
- fallback_behavior: choose from the following: upcoming, completed, channel, playlist, video, message, no_message
- fallback_playlist: a playlist URL to show when there are no live videos
- fallback_video: a video URL to show when there are no live videos
- fallback_message: a message to show when there are no live videos
- js_only: (either true or false) workaround for some caching issues; if a caching plugin (W3 Total Cache, WP Super Cache, etc.) or proxy (CloudFlare, etc.)…
WP YouTube Live reviews and ratings
10 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
10 reviews
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It Works, But The Default Settings Don't
I have my default settings set to the size that I want the player to be and it doesn't work. I also include the width and height to the short code and it still doesn't work. The video shows, but just not the dimensions that I want it to be di[splayed. UPDATE: 07-27-2024 Doesn't work anymore
macsopinion -
Needs an update
Would really be a great plugin just wondering why it keeps throwing the debugging log even when you disable it, the size options for the channels also do not work, wondering if this is because am using it in a pagebuilder or its a plugin issue
Kasirye Arthur -
This Plugin Actually Worked with API Key!
I tried and it's worked. Thank you so much for this plugin.
Mohsin Alam -
It would have been nice if a video was made on the settings of this plugin.
People like us find it very difficult to get the API set up because we don't know how to do it. So if there is a video tutorial on its setting on this it would be great.
cdsharma -
Did exactly what I needed
I needed a plugin to show a livestream if there was one live, and otherwise to just show the most recent video. using it for a church website.
cdtoews -
Just what I needed
Using this to pull in a livestream church service to a church website. It works well!
Ethan
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Details
Displays the current YouTube live video from a specified channel.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- embed
- live
- video
- youtube
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- Version
- 1.10.1
- Last updated
- Dec 29, 2025
- First published
- Nov 15, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 3.6
- Tested up to
- 6.3.10
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP YouTube Live FAQ
What does WP YouTube Live do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP YouTube Live offers width: player width in pixels; defaults to what you set on the settings page, height: player height in pixels; defaults to what you set on the settings page, autoplay: whether or not to start playing immediately on load; defaults to false, auto_refresh: (either true or false) overrides the auto-refresh setting on the settings page and fallback_behavior: choose from the following: upcoming, completed, channel, playlist, video, message, no_message.
How many active installs does WP YouTube Live have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for WP YouTube Live as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP YouTube Live still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on December 29, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.3.10.
Is WP YouTube Live free?
WP YouTube Live is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.