Plugin info

Total downloads: 99,981
Active installs: 5,000
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/20/2025 (314 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/5/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.6
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: f

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 314 days ago • 5 reviews

40/100

Is Wonder Video Embed abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 314 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.6
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: f

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Description

Wonder Video Embed

WonderPlugin Video Embed is an easy and powerful way to add videos to your WordPress. You can embed your video to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages. It supports YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia and self-hosted MP4/WebM videos. The video player is fully responsive and works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.

Features

  • Support YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, iFrame and self-hosted MP4/WebM videos
  • Work on mobile, tablets and all major web browsers, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer and Edge
  • Fully responsive
  • Insert videos to sidebar widget
  • Insert videos into pages and posts
  • Play in lightbox popup (working together with our premium plugin Wonder Lightbox
  • Auto lightbox popup on page load
  • Auto close video popup when the video ends (support YouTube, Vimeo and MP4/WebM videos)

Use in Gutenberg Editor

How to use the plugin in the Gutenberg editor

Quick Start Video

Installation

Install the plugin in WordPress backend

  1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Add New
  2. Search Wonder Video Embed
  3. Install the plugin

Install the plugin with downloaded plugin zip file

  1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Add New
  2. Click the link Upload Plugin
  3. Select the plugin zip file, then click Install Now

Uninstall the plugin

  1. In WordPress backend, go to menu Plugins -> Installed Plugins
  2. Deactivate the plugin
  3. After the plugin is deactivated, Delete the plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

How to use the plugin in the new Gutenberg Editor

Please view the tutorial: How to use the plugin in the Gutenberg editor

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Changelog

2.4

  • Fix an issue when embedding iframe videos

2.3

  • Fix an issue when matching JavaScript keywords

2.2

  • Sanitize HTML content before rendering

2.1

  • Sanitize shortcode parameters

2.0

  • Fix compatibility issues with PHP 8.2 and 8.3

1.9

  • Remove the legacy Flash video player SWF file from the installation package

1.8

  • Escape shortcode attributes

1.7

  • Fix compatibility issues with WordPress 5.5

1.6

  • Output all options in video embed shortcode

1.5

  • Add an option to specify the z-index of the dialog in the post/page editor

1.4

  • Fix minor bugs
  • Update tested WordPress version to 4.9.6

1.3

  • Fix the bug of video controls not working in full screen mode under the latest Chrome
  • Change to use native video controls on iPhone, iPad and Android devices
  • Remove the video download button in the native video controls by default

1.2

  • Use native video controls for Firefox and Internet Explorer

1.1

  • Add title for Lightbox
  • Add Lightbox to a group and display a Lightbox gallery
  • Add document for Lightbox advanced options

1.0

  • First version released