YouTube Embed Plus vs Youtube Widget Responsive
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| Feature | YouTube Embed Plus v14.2.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Youtube Widget Responsive v1.6.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 7,000+ |
| Last updated | September 6, 2026 | July 2, 2024 |
| Editions | Embed Plus for YouTube · Embed Plus Pro for YouTube ($) | Widget Responsive for Youtube |
| Pros | Galleries for channels and playlists, plus livestream support; Facade mode loads the real player only on click; Deferred JavaScript and minified assets for performance | Sidebar widget and shortcode embeds; Privacy mode uses the no-cookie embed domain; Optional schema.org VideoObject fields for SEO |
| Cons | Pro features need a separate Pro download and licence key; Galleries and live embeds need a YouTube Data API key; Many options, so setup takes some time | No block editor block; shortcode or widget only; Relies on older jQuery UI and Font Awesome CDN assets; Last tested with WordPress 6.5 in its readme |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Facade mode with click-to-load player, Channel and playlist galleries via the YouTube API, Livestream embeds with live fallback template, Defer JavaScript for embeds, Gutenberg block for YouTube embeds, Pro features delivered as a separate download ($) | Responsive YouTube sidebar widget, youtube shortcode with player options, Privacy mode using the no-cookie embed domain, schema.org VideoObject markup for SEO, Play and state events sent to the site's own Google Analytics, WPBakery Page Builder element |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics |
| Social | YouTube Data API | YouTube iframe API |
| Plugins | — | WPBakery Page Builder |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 3.0.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.5.5 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.googleapis.com | www.youtube.com, www.youtube-nocookie.com, ajax.googleapis.com, maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 1 |