Embed YouTube Block
Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Sep 2026, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
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.
| plugin-master | 22 Nov 2022 to 22 Nov 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| Mr2P | 23 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+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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.
| 4 May 2026 | 365 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 560 |
| 18 May 2026 | 595 |
| 25 May 2026 | 373 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 312 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 2,728 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 781 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 483 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 426 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 532 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 303 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 318 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 342 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 285 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 327 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 294 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 293 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 278 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 252 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 248 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 3,187 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 715 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 536 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 469 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 515 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 422 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 76 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Phi Phan |
| Added | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Last updated | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | block, embed, video, youtube, gutenberg |
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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.