iframe
[iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0" width="100%" height="500"] shortcode
4.4(56 reviews)
·70K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, iframe is a WordPress embed plugin with 70K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 56 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.9M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed….
4.4/556 reviews
70K+active installs
1.9M+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
[iframe src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0″ width=”100%” height=”500″] shortcode
should show something like this:
WordPress removes iframe html tags because of security reasons.
Iframe shortcode is the replacement of the iframe html tag and accepts the same params as iframe html tag does.
You may use iframe shortcode to embed content from YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps or from any external page.
If you need to embed content from YouTube, Vimeo, SlideShare, SoundCloud, Twitter via direct link, you may use [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_nAZQt9qu0[/embed] shortcode.
[embed] shortcode is a core WordPress feature and can embed content from many resources via direct link.
Important: You can not embed HT…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
works just fine
by cynops·1 year ago
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 embed it with iframe. No problems whatsoever.
Like they said, it simply does NOT work AT ALL
by cohler·2 years ago
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
by choas·5 years ago
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!
It just didn’t work
by lmoraless·5 years ago·4 replies
Instructions are not clear, short code just take me to a YouTube video even when I place my own url. Not recommended!
Worked great for PowerBI chart
by robbace999·5 years ago
Used this to put in a State PowerBI chart on our hospitals intranet page. Worked great and was super simple. Thank you!
Download Trends
Today: 196Yesterday: 218This week: 1KPeriod total: 124K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v6.0
51.8%
v4.5
14.6%
Other
13.0%
v5.2
12.6%
v5.1
8.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
6.0
- added settings page
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