Alternatives to Video Widget
Add more than 25 types of video in your sidebar. Only video Id is required (no HTML code to paste).
Snapshot
Rating: 0.0/5 (0 reviews)
Downloads: 94,510
Active installs: 1,000
Maintenance score: 20/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.5
Tested up to: 2.7
Requires PHP: f
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Firelight Lightbox(334)•Updated 68d ago
Formerly Easy Fancybox. The most popular WordPress lightbox plugin. Simple, fast, and responsive. Opens images, videos, PDFs, and custom popups.
200,000 installs7,629,482 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress – by Presto Player(333)•Updated 38d ago
The Ultimate WordPress Video Player.
100,000 installs4,050,233 downloads65/100 • Actively maintained
Featured Image from URL (FIFU)(260)•Updated 107d ago
Use remote media as the featured image and beyond.
70,000 installs7,214,013 downloads51/100 • Maintained
Video Thumbnails(87)•Updated 3553d ago
Video Thumbnails simplifies the process of automatically displaying video thumbnails in your WordPress template.
40,000 installs1,114,482 downloads16/100 • Possibly abandoned
Interactive Content – H5P(61)•Updated 38d ago
Create and add rich content to your website for free. Some examples of what you get with H5P are Interactive Video, Quizzes, Collage and Timeline.
40,000 installs886,827 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
Seriously Simple Podcasting(326)•Updated 63d ago
Podcasting the way it's meant to be. No mess, no fuss - just you and your content taking over the world.
30,000 installs2,317,889 downloads73/100 • Actively maintained
WP YouTube Lyte(206)•Updated 67d ago
High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
30,000 installs1,005,724 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds(44)•Updated 157d ago
Easy to use advanced Parallax, Image and Video backgrounds block plugin with parallax and video support.
30,000 installs813,186 downloads46/100 • Maintained
HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player(191)•Updated 46d ago
HTML5 Video Player Plugin lets you embed responsive videos in WordPress. It’s easy to use, fast, and supports MP4, WebM, OGG, FLV, Youtube and Vimeo.
20,000 installs843,643 downloads78/100 • Actively maintained
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …(169)•Updated 91d ago
Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs.
20,000 installs2,792,720 downloads59/100 • Maintained
Easy Video Player(57)•Updated 167d ago
Easy Video Player is a WordPress video player that allows you to add videos to your WordPress site.
20,000 installs865,169 downloads56/100 • Maintained
VOD Infomaniak(4)•Updated 62d ago
Easily embed and manage videos from Infomaniak VOD in your posts, comments and RSS feeds. You need an Infomaniak VOD account to use this plugin.
20,000 installs308,744 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
WP Photo Album Plus(199)•Updated 34d ago
This plugin is more than just a photo album plugin, it is a complete, highly customizable multimedia cms and display system.
10,000 installs3,395,547 downloads71/100 • Actively maintained
Falconiform YouTube Widget(1)•Updated 1576d ago
Add YouTube videos to your sidebars with this highly customizable widget.
100 installs7,041 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Blue Wrench Video Widget(2)•Updated 4545d ago
Blue Wrench Video Widget enables the user to embed videos from various video sharing networks. Its simple, quick and efficient way to manage videos
80 installs9,851 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
80 installs18,705 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
OMS Sidebar Widgets(5)•Updated 4013d ago
A WordPress plugin to display image, video, and/or map widgets in the sidebar.
50 installs6,191 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Latest Video Widget(1)•Updated 4770d ago
WP Latest Video Widget is a sidebar widget that displays latest video from a custom set category. Based on custom fields.
20 installs7,481 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
TheBestVideo(0)•Updated 3760d ago
Custom select, thematic video-informer News Digest from TheBestVideo.net project.
0 installs1,025 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Tubelastica(0)•Updated 35d ago
Lightweight YouTube embed block with lazy loading and smart behavior for posts and sidebars.
0 installs251 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained