Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… vs ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…

4.6(570)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

4.8(143)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 143 reviews) while Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… leads in active installations (100K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… has accumulated 8.5M+ total downloads while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has 1.5M+. ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 33%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…4.8/5
Total Reviews
570Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…143
Active Installs
100K+Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…10K+
Total Downloads
8.5M+Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…1.5M+
Support Resolution
33%Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…100%
Last Updated
1 month agoEmbed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…2 weeks ago
First Released
2012Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…2018
Age
14 yearsEmbed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…8 years
WP Requires
4.5+Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…4.7+
PHP Requires
false+Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…5.6.40+
Business Model
FreeEmbed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…Free
Latest Version
14.2.5Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…
ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…3.11.2

Rating Breakdown

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery…

4.6/5(570 reviews)
5
86%
4
3%
3
1%
2
1%
1
8%

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…

4.8/5(143 reviews)
5
93%
4
1%
3
3%
2
0%
1
3%

Recent Reviews

Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… Reviews

by fff654

great but a big a feature is missing

I use it for years, both the free and the paid version, depending on project. It works good. The only missing feature (that some other video plugin have) is that it can *not* overide all Youtube li

by Serena Zehlius

Best for YouTube

I’ve tried a bunch of YouTube embed plugins. For one, this plugin doesn’t cause the Error 153 issue on my videos and it works for single videos and channels/playlists so I was able to go from two plug

by BestRanger

Perfect plugin

Best plugin for YouTube playlists.

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… Reviews

by spinquads

Shortpixel AI, a hassle free plugin that greatly improves PageSpeed score.

As the title says, Pagespeed Insights gave a score of 92 on mobile and 99 to 100 on desktop with no visible loss of quality on the web page. What I also like is the very reasonable one time pricing an

by jeremywardkcc

Great plugin and great team!

I’ve recently added SPIO across all our WordPress sites. (I work for a NFP managing 10 of their sites.) I’m impressed by ShortPixel’s compression and performance. Adrian and the team have offered grea

by Tamhas

Slowed my site until I deleted it and removed DB Table.

Not here to diss you guys. Your image optimiser plugin is great!! But this one, it didn’t speed up my site, but rather made it super slow on first load. Maybe my error even. BUT when I turned off plug

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… more popular?
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… has 100K+ active installations while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has 10K+. Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…?
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… has a 4.6/5 rating from 570 reviews, while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a 4.8/5 rating from 143 reviews.
Are Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… free?
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… is free and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… or ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP…?
As of April 2026, Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… has a 33% support resolution rate while ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… has a 100% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery… was last updated 1 month ago and ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP… was last updated 2 weeks ago.

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