Who is Video Embedder for?

Video Embedder is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.

Does Video Embedder have a free plan?

Yes — Video Embedder is free to use.

What platforms does Video Embedder run on?

Video Embedder runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Video Embedder still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to Video Embedder?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Embed for Vimeo, ZW Player Video Embed, and Embeds for YouTube.

Who develops Video Embedder?

Video Embedder is developed by forsgren.

How long has Video Embedder been around?

Video Embedder first shipped in 2008.

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Video Embedder

Name: Video Embedder
Author: forsgren

wordpress.orgVideo & media players

Video Embedder is a WordPress plugin that lets site owners add videos from services such as YouTube to posts using video IDs instead of embed code. It also provides centralized settings for managing embedded video properties.

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Overview

5 features

Video Embedder is a Video & media players project. It focuses on embedding online videos in WordPress posts without manually adding embed code or invalid markup. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners and publishers. It is available for free. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

Behind Video Embedder is forsgren, and it first shipped in 2008. Among its 5 catalogued features are Video ID embedding, youTube support, and multiple video services. The interface is available in English and Malagasy. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Video ID embedding
YouTube support
Multiple video services
Centralized settings
Validation-friendly markup

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 01:32 UTC
Video Embedder verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Video Embedder

What does Video Embedder do?: Video Embedder focuses on embedding online videos in WordPress posts without manually adding embed code or invalid markup. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
Who is Video Embedder for?: Video Embedder is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and publishers.
Does Video Embedder have a free plan?: Yes — Video Embedder is free to use.
What platforms does Video Embedder run on?: Video Embedder runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Video Embedder still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to Video Embedder?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Embed for Vimeo, ZW Player Video Embed, and Embeds for YouTube.Embed for Vimeo ZW Player Video Embed Embeds for YouTube
Who develops Video Embedder?: Video Embedder is developed by forsgren.
How long has Video Embedder been around?: Video Embedder first shipped in 2008.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Malagasy
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and publishers
Model: B2B
Solves: Embedding online videos in WordPress posts without manually adding embed code or invalid markup.

Registered as

WordPress.org: video-embedder

Developer

forsgren

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: video-embedder-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-embedder

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