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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 7, 2026

Best html5 Video Plugins for WordPress

12 plugins are tagged “html5 video” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is All-in-One Video Gallery with 20K+ active installs.

Plugins in category12
#1 by installsAll-in-One Video Gall…
Top-12 installs33.2K+
Avg. health (this page)52/100

12 html5 Video plugins

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Best html5 Video Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos All-in-One Video Gallery Video gallery plugin for WordPress with a built-in HTML5 player. Embed YouTube, Vimeo… by Plugins360 Labs 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (136) 2 weeks ago 93
2 FV Flowplayer Video Player FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports responsive… by FolioVision 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (90) 1 day ago 75
3 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device Video player block for Gutenberg – embed and play YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted HTML5… by bPlugins 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (8) 1 week ago 87
4 FV Player 8 FV Player 8 WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports playlists… by FolioVision 1K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (2) 2 hours ago 74
5 Gabfire Media Module Gabfire Media Module Gabfire Media Module extends the functionality of WordPress Featured Image to support… by Gabfire 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 11 years ago 25
6 Redirect when Video Ends Redirect when Video Ends A shortcode that allows you to embed an HTML5 video and redirect the page when the video is… by Ethan Luis McDonough 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 10 years ago 31
7 SWFPut – SWFlash Put SWFPut – SWFlash Put SWFPut provides video players for posts and pages and widget areas, as both HTML5 and flash… by EdHynan 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 years ago 24
8 Easy Player – YouTube, Vimeo & HTML5 Video Player Easy Player – YouTube, Vimeo & HTML5 Video Player Add a responsive HTML5, YouTube & Vimeo video player to WordPress posts and pages using a… by WP Easy Soft 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 days ago 67
9 Botless Core Botless Core Protect your embedded HTML videos from unwanted bot traffic. Save bandwidth by blocking… by webgardengeek 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 year ago 32
10 Better Video & Playlist Better Video & Playlist Improves WordPress Video Experience by adding playlist, resume video and a lot more! by Chema 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 years ago 33
11 Zencoder Video Zencoder Video Allow easy integration with Zencoder transcoding service to make HTML5 compatible video… by normanyung 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 13 years ago 30
12 FWD Video Player FWD Video Player Responsive video player with YouTube, Vimeo, HLS, DASH, subtitles, ads, WooCommerce… by FWD <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 months ago 49

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026

What is the most popular html5 video plugin for WordPress?

All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos is the most popular html5 video plugin with 20K+ active installs and a 4.8/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many html5 video plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 12 plugins tagged “html5 video” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which html5 video plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos has the highest rating at 4.8/5 from 136 reviews.

Are these html5 video plugins actively maintained?

5 of the top 12 html5 video plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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