Video, audio and document embeds
Video is the most common related signal, followed by YouTube and PDF.
Those tags appear alongside video in 99 plugins, YouTube in 57 and PDF in 19. Names such as Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Ody, Compact WP Audio Player, PDF.js Viewer and Embed PDF Viewer illustrate the range of media represented.
Embedding methods and editing interfaces
Related tags point to several distinct embedding approaches and publishing contexts.
- Shortcode and oEmbed: These tags appear alongside 62 and 59 plugins, respectively.
- iframe: This tag occurs with 34 plugins; iframe and Advanced iFrame are also names among the most-installed entries.
- Widgets and responsive embeds: The related tags appear with 23 and 21 plugins.
- Blocks and Gutenberg: These tags occur with 19 and 16 plugins. Insert Pages and PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg are examples of names tied to page insertion or editor contexts.
Embed controls and narrower tools
Some plugin names suggest more specific purposes than general media embedding.
- Disable Embeds suggests an embed-control role, while Code Embed points toward a code-focused use; their names alone distinguish them from media-oriented entries.
- PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg is a narrower, document-specific entry identified with two editing environments in its name.
- EmbedPress and Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Ody sit among broader media-oriented names, while these specialist titles signal more focused areas.
A fragmented category with uneven maintenance
The category is broad, but only a small number of plugins reach the higher install thresholds.
There are 451 plugins in the category, with one at 100,000 or more active installs and 10 at 10,000 or more. EmbedPress has 100,000 installs; iframe has 60,000 and Advanced iFrame 40,000. These counts show a steep gap between the leading entry and the rest of the listed group.
Maintenance and review signals add context: 41% of plugins were updated in the last year. Among the listed plugins, update timing ranges from this month to 18 months ago. Ratings are described as good or excellent, but review counts vary between few and a moderate number, so adoption, recency and review volume offer different signals rather than a single basis for comparison.