Simple YouTube Embed vs Include Me (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Include Me has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 21 reviews) while Simple YouTube Embed leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Simple YouTube Embed has accumulated 151K+ total downloads while Include Me has 91K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Simple YouTube Embed | Include Me | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 15 | ► | 21 |
| Active Installs | 5.0K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 151K+ | ◄ | 91K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 11 months ago | ► | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2010 | |
| Age | 12 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.0+ | 6.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.0+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1.0.5 | 1.3.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Simple YouTube Embed
Include Me
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Simple YouTube Embed averaged approximately 22 daily downloads while Include Me averaged 23.
Recent Reviews
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
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Include Me Reviews
Works just fine in WP6
using this plugin for forever, it just laks the feature to fetch external sources, to accomplish this I added this in plugin.php if (isset($attrs['url'])) { return file_get_contents($attrs['url'],
Great replacement for EasyPHP
I tried many plugins to find a plugin that would allow me to replace my PHP includes statements with something that would work in the WordPress editor. This is the one! Using the short code [includeme
Last version broke my site! And no answer for the developer!
The developer of this plugin released a buggy version and do not even care answering the users for the last 3 weeks!!! Too bad! This plugin used to do the job for me but not anymore. I am switching to
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