iframe vs Simple YouTube Embed (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, iframe has a higher user rating (4.4/5 from 56 reviews) and leads in active installations (70K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. iframe has accumulated 1.9M+ total downloads while Simple YouTube Embed has 151K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | iframe | Simple YouTube Embed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 56 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 70K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M+ | ◄ | 151K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ◄ | 11 months ago |
| First Released | 2011 | 2014 | |
| Age | 15 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 6.0 | 1.1.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
iframe
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, iframe averaged approximately 201 daily downloads while Simple YouTube Embed averaged 22.
Recent Reviews
iframe Reviews
works just fine
I’ve been using this for several years to embed a public webcam livestream. And also using it to embed google docs. I download the google doc as html, put it on the same server where wordpress is, and
Like they said, it simply does NOT work AT ALL
It does not work AT ALL. You can enter all the shortcodes you like in as many widgets and text boxes as you like. And they do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. This is total fakeware.
Fast Support and Easy to Use
An easy to use plugin with fast and practical support from its developer. More frequently and providing options to generate the shortcode on the posting page could make it even better! Thanks so much!
Simple YouTube Embed Reviews
Without &mute=1 autoplay is not working
Hi, i like your Plugin-Idea, but i think for youtube-Video autoplay is not working without mute anymore. But the parameter mute is deleted or not allowed through your Plugin. I added it by myself and
Great and simple Plugin to show your own videos as recommendations at the end
I didn’t want to have unrelated videos as recommendations at the end of my videos. Therefore I had to add ?rel=0 at the end or the YouTube URL. In the default YouTube block in WordPress ?rel=0 isn’t w
Problemsolved
SOLVED This is not working for this link: This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by lunet. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by lunet. This topic was modifie
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