Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… vs Widget Responsive for Youtube (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist…
20K+ active installs
Free
Widget Responsive for Youtube
8.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Widget Responsive for Youtube has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 17 reviews) while Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… leads in active installations (20K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… has accumulated 371K+ total downloads while Widget Responsive for Youtube has 330K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… | Widget Responsive for Youtube | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 320 | ◄ | 17 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 371K+ | ◄ | 330K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2017 | 2013 | |
| Age | 9 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.5+ | 3.0.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.3.14 | 1.6.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist…
Widget Responsive for Youtube
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… averaged approximately 24 daily downloads while Widget Responsive for Youtube averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist… Reviews
Works great, easy to use
This plugin works as expected and has all of the options that we need. We use it to display our “Recent Appearances” playlist from YouTube. As we make changes to the playlist the website grid changes
Works nicely
What can I say? I want youtube video in blog I got youtube video in blog. This topic was modified 8 months, 2 weeks ago by tina270.
Clean Video Playlist Grid
This was the only free plugin I could find that would provide a video playlist grid in a way so the YouTube play button didn’t obscure the thumbnail as it only shows when moused over. It works and loo
Widget Responsive for Youtube Reviews
Great Plugin, but error when saving widget combined with another Plugin!
Hi, your plugin crashes with another installed plugin “WPFront User Role Editor”. The whole widget area stops working as soon as I want to save your widget. Can you fix that? Thanks in advance!
Simply great!
Wanted to add a video to the sidebar, but the wordpress video widget is simply not customizable and the video i added would go out of frame. With this widget the youtube video i added fittet itself p
Superbe !
Bonjour, Ce plugin est vraiment super. Facile à configurer et il a de nombreuses fonctions facilement paramétrable. Merci au concepteur du plugin.
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