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VideoNab

VideoNab is the best way to add videos to WordPress. Furthermore, VideoNab adds a fully responsive video stream to your website.

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d89▲ +81.6% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.5/54 reviews
Health score29/100At risk
All-time downloads3.3KSince Sep 2014
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 3.0.1PHP any
Downloads · 7d15▼ -25% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

VideoNab shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (10+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 11 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (latest is 7.1)

Daily downloads

4812Jul 7Aug 20Oct 4
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day17Sep 10, 2026
Last 12 months581

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where VideoNab stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
add my videos >100 3,264 Best add my videos plugins →
add videos >100 6,360 Best add videos plugins →
list videos >100 3,718 Best list videos plugins →
video comments >100 1,285 Best video comments plugins →
youtube videos >100 3,288 Best youtube videos plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.4100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 4 reviews

  • 5★75.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★25.0%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About VideoNab

From the official readme · v1.4.1

Description

VideoNab is the best way to add videos to WordPress. Furthermore, VideoNab adds a fully responsive video stream to your website in a beautiful, organized list. Add any video directly from YouTube, and VideoNab will automatically place them anywhere on your site via a simple shortcode. The design is slick and created specifically to compliment any WordPress theme.
Video playback is presented in HD via an elegant design that includes it’s own commenting, pagination, sharing, and more. These beautiful videos will drive traffic to your site by encouraging comments and sharing direct links to your content. Perfect for video tutorials, contests, video portfolios, filmmakers, and other users who need to organize their videos and present them in style.

Key Features

  • Manually add videos to your site via a simple interface
  • Facebook commenting system for each video
  • All videos are organized in a modern design fit for all sites
  • Specify the number of videos to display, and other customizations
  • Fully Responsive for displaying videos on all devices
  • Designed to visually integrate into any WordPress theme
  • Sharing system that links other users directly to your site instead of YouTube
  • Re-title Videos and their descriptions as needed
  • Edit permalink titles of videos as needed and enhance SEO
  • Latest YouTube API
  • Pro version available: Aggregate youtube videos automatically, voting, and more!

Check out the live demo:
http://www.videonab.com/tutorials/
(Yes, we used VideoNab Lite as the video tutorial tool for VideoNab Pro – to show you how it works in the wild!)

Also See:
VideoNab Documentation: http://www.videonab.com/videonablite-documentation/
VideoNab Pro (LOTS More features!): http://www.videonab.com/product/videonab/

Installation

  1. Installing VideoNab is a piece of cake. Simply navigate to the “Plugins” section of your WordPress admin, and select “Add New”.
  2. You’ll then want to select “Upload” from the menu at the top of this page. On the next screen, you’ll want to click “browse” which will allow you to locate your VideoNab zip file.
    Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1-install.png
  3. Once you’ve selected your file, click “Install Now” to start uploading the plugin. After it is finished uploading, you’ll click the “Activate Plugin Now” option.
    Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2-activate.png
  4. That’s it! High five, VideoNab is now installed. You’ll now see the VideoNab tab in the left sidebar of your WordPress admin, It’s time to setup the plugin!

Full Documentation here: http://www.videonab.com/videonablite-documentation/

—Setup & Settings—
The first section you’ll want to visit is the VideoNab Settings panel. This is found under the main VideoNab tab. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the settings you’ll find, as well as their purpose. A more detailed overview follows after the image. You’ll want to set each setting to your preference in order to properly display your videos.
Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lite-settings.png

  1. Number of Videos Per Page
    VideoNab consists of 2 core sections on the front-end: The video stream, and the video detail page. This option allows you to set the number of videos that are contained on a single page of the video stream (the list of videos users will first see). This setting is important as you’ll use it to control the vertical height of the list, so you can customize how many video previews are shown in order to make it fit within your page or post as needed.

  2. Include Pagination
    This setting automatically adds pagination to your video stream. This is important as in some cases, especially if not using the Event (Pro Version only: http://www.videonab.com), you may only have a few videos. If all videos fit on a single page of your stream, you can set this to off for a cleaner interface. For users with a LOT of videos, its crucial that this setting is enabled.

  3. Enable Comments
    This automatically adds a commenting system to each video (it will not post comments to YouTube).

  4. Choose Main Video Page
    This page is the location where you’ve chosen to place the video stream. Note that this doesn’t add the stream to the page (you’ll need to place the [VideoNab] shortcut for that) but simply tells VideoNab where the video detail page should link to if the visitor clicks the “return” icon.

—Manually Adding Videos—
VideoNabLite gives you the ability to manually add any video of your choosing form YouTube. This is perfect for sites that need to display only a few videos, such as a collection of tutorials, or specific videos from their own collection/channel. For site needing more features, including automated video aggregation and voting, we recommend upgrading to VideoNabPro: http://www.videonab.com
1. Navigate to the tab VideoNab > Add New Video
2. Enter the url for each video as needed. See the example below for more details. All videos are added to your video stream, and are also added to your admin list, where you can change the title and details if so desired.
Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/6.manually-adding.png

—Editing Video Details—
Once you’ve manually added videos, VideoNabLite gives you the ability to change the title and description of each video as needed. Further, you can change the permalinks of your videos to enhance SEO and drive traffic to your site.
1. Navigate to the VideoNab tab to see a list of your videos. From here, you have a few quick-edit options, such as the ability to block videos, and change their dates to reorder.
Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/videoNab-videolist.png
2. Click on a video title for more advanced options. You will be taken to the video details page. Check out the details below:
Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/7.edit-video.png

—Placing your VideoNab video Stream into a Page or Post—
After all of your settings are to your liking, it’s time to place the actual feed into your site! This is as simple as it gets, simply paste the shortcode in any page or post where the feed is meant to appear. It looks like this: [[videonab]]
So, it’s as simple as copying that shortcode and pasting it right into the content area of your page, like this:
Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/8.shortcode.png
That’s it! You are officially live and VideoNab is grabbing some awesome videos.

—Flushing Videos—
Depending on topic, frequency of the event scheduler, etc., VideoNab can at some point aggregate a LOT of videos. If at any point you want to start with a clean slate, we’ve included the ability to “flush” all videos and start from scratch. To do so, follow these simple instructions:
1. Navigate to the “VideoNab > Video Removal” tab in WordPress admin.
2. Click “delete all videos”, as shown below and, boom, you offically have a fresh start and life is good.

Image reference: http://www.videonab.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/9.delete.png

Changelog

0.1

  • Initial Release

0.2

  • Display improvements

1.0

  • Admin section layout improvements, tool tips
  • Now possible to select video detail page template
  • additional video date filter options
  • better mobile browsing experience

1.4.1

  • Google API support
  • additional video display and filter options
  • design improvements

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

List View
List View
Video Detail View
Video Detail View
VideoNab is 100% responsive and displays properly on all devices
VideoNab is 100% responsive and displays properly on all devices
Manage videos, change titles / descriptions and more via the VideoNab admin
Manage videos, change titles / descriptions and more via the VideoNab admin
Customize the way your videos are displayed with ease.
Customize the way your videos are displayed with ease.
Share videos across all Social Media sites and drive traffic to your site!
Share videos across all Social Media sites and drive traffic to your site!

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FAQ

VideoNab: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026

Is VideoNab free?

Yes. VideoNab is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is VideoNab safe to use in 2026?

VideoNab shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.

How many websites use VideoNab?

VideoNab is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,293 times since it launched in September 2014. It was downloaded 89 times in the last 30 days.

Does VideoNab work with WordPress 7.1?

VideoNab is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was VideoNab last updated?

The latest version, 1.4.1, was released on August 5, 2015 (11 years ago).

Who makes VideoNab?

VideoNab is developed and maintained by JoshPTV.

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