Who is WP YouTube Live for?

WP YouTube Live is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.

Is WP YouTube Live free?

Yes — WP YouTube Live is free to use.

What platforms does WP YouTube Live run on?

WP YouTube Live runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is WP YouTube Live still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What projects are similar to WP YouTube Live?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include My YouTube Channel, VidLive, and Livestream Embedder.

Who makes WP YouTube Live?

WP YouTube Live is developed by macbookandrew.

When did WP YouTube Live launch?

WP YouTube Live first shipped in 2016.

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WP YouTube Live

Name: WP YouTube Live
Author: macbookandrew

wordpress.orgVideo & media players

WP YouTube Live is a WordPress plugin that displays the current live video from a specified YouTube channel. It uses a shortcode and can show a fallback video or channel player when no livestream is available.

FreeWebCloud-managedEmbeddable

Visit wordpress.org

23stars

15forks

6features

2016since

Overview

6 features

WP YouTube Live is a Video & media players project. It focuses on embedding a specified YouTube channel’s current livestream on a WordPress site. It is built as a B2B product for wordPress site owners. WP YouTube Live costs nothing to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

It is developed by macbookandrew, and it first shipped in 2016. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 23 stars. Key capabilities include live video display, channel selection, and shortcode embedding. It exposes integrations via a public API. It is being sunset.

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

Live video display
Channel selection
Shortcode embedding
Fallback video
Channel player
YouTube API integration

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managedEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierGitHub · ★ 23

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed9 Sept · 21:19 UTC
WP YouTube Live verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about WP YouTube Live

What does WP YouTube Live do?: WP YouTube Live focuses on embedding a specified YouTube channel’s current livestream on a WordPress site. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
Who is WP YouTube Live for?: WP YouTube Live is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners.
Is WP YouTube Live free?: Yes — WP YouTube Live is free to use.
What platforms does WP YouTube Live run on?: WP YouTube Live runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is WP YouTube Live still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What projects are similar to WP YouTube Live?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include My YouTube Channel, VidLive, and Livestream Embedder.My YouTube Channel VidLive Livestream Embedder
Who makes WP YouTube Live?: WP YouTube Live is developed by macbookandrew.
When did WP YouTube Live launch?: WP YouTube Live first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · API
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 23
First seen: 9 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B
Solves: Embedding a specified YouTube channel’s current livestream on a WordPress site.

Registered as

GitHub: macbookandrew/wp-youtube-live
WordPress.org: wp-youtube-live

Developer

macbookandrew

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 23
Forks: 15
Open issues: 12
Last commit: 29 Dec 2025
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 5
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: master
Latest release: v1.10.1 · 29 Dec 2025

Index record

Indexed: 9 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 9 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wp-youtube-live-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 9 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 9 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
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: 9 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-youtube-live

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