A simple plugin that let's you embed a live Google Hangout on Air in a page or widget and announce the next show.
As of April 2026, Hangouts ~CosmoQuest is a WordPress ansr plugin with 10 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
This plugin allows for embedding of a live Hangout on Air through Google and YouTube
onto your WordPress pages, posts, or widgets. When a show is not live,
you can have it set to announce the next show, list your YouTube channel,
and display an existing playlist.
Once the plugin is activated, a Hangouts item is added to your backend menu where you
can set your channel Settings, Add/Edit recurring show descriptions, and add an upcoming
show description or embed code for a live event. Embed the plugin output on a post or page
with the code [hangout] and use the Widget options in your Appearance menu to add to your sidebar.
| WordPress | 4.1+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42 |
| PHP | false+ required |
*updated the code to work with most recent versions of wordpress
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