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Embed YouTube Block

Embed YouTube Block - Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists
by Phi Phan · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Sep 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.

Sub-scores for Embed YouTube Block
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Embed YouTube Block still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Embed YouTube Block, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Mr2P since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Embed YouTube Block removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Embed YouTube Block safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Embed YouTube Block update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.7. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master22 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022, 1 commits
Mr2P23 Nov 2022 to 23 Sep 2026, 28 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
43 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Embed YouTube Block
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Embed YouTube Block
4 May 2026365
11 May 2026560
18 May 2026595
25 May 2026373
1 Jun 2026312
8 Jun 20262,728
15 Jun 2026781
22 Jun 2026483
29 Jun 2026426
6 Jul 2026532
13 Jul 2026303
20 Jul 2026318
27 Jul 2026342
3 Aug 2026285
10 Aug 2026327
17 Aug 2026294
24 Aug 2026293
31 Aug 2026278
7 Sep 2026252
14 Sep 2026248
21 Sep 20263,187
28 Sep 2026715
5 Oct 2026536
12 Oct 2026469
19 Oct 2026515
26 Oct 2026422
2 Nov 202676

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version1.1.7
AuthorPhi Phan
Added23 Nov 2022
Last updated23 Sep 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress6.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsblock, embed, video, youtube, gutenberg

Other plugins by this author: Meta Field Block - Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More, SVG Block, Breadcrumb Block, Counting Number Block, Content Blocks Builder - Create blocks, repeater blocks with carousel, grid, popup layouts, Icon Separator, Block Enhancements - Extended styling for the Block Editor

Questions

Is Embed YouTube Block still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Embed YouTube Block, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Mr2P since Nov 2022.

Was Embed YouTube Block removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Embed YouTube Block safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Embed YouTube Block update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.7. No one-star spike after it.

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