Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4

79 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

At 10,000 active installs, it is a modestly adopted plugin that sits well below the leading lightbox alternatives which reach 100,000 to 400,000 installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score reflects that the plugin was updated recently on 2026-05-21 and is tested against the current WordPress 7.0 release.

User Rating

14/15

A 90/100 rating from 43 reviewers is strong, though the small sample size limits how much weight that signal should carry.

Support Health

8/15

With 0 support threads tracked and a 0.0% resolution rate, there is essentially no public track record for the developer resolving issues through the WordPress.org forum.

WP Compatibility

15/15

It requires WordPress 5.8 and PHP 7.4, and is tested with WordPress 7.0, which covers a very wide range of modern hosting environments.

Scores higher than 71% of indexed plugins

About

Video Popup plugin lets you create unlimited, responsive Video Lightbox and Popup for YouTube, Vimeo, MP4 & WebM on click or page load.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-21 8:25pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.8+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: December 4, 2023

View details ▸

What It Does

Video Popup lets you embed YouTube, Vimeo, MP4, and WebM videos into responsive lightbox popups that can trigger either on a click or automatically when a page loads. You can create unlimited popups and embed them anywhere using shortcodes, making it a focused tool for adding overlay video content without touching theme files.

Who It's For

This plugin fits creators and small businesses that need a lightweight way to showcase video content without installing a full gallery suite, such as course creators, real estate agents, fitness trainers, and event promoters who want a click-to-play or auto-play video overlay. It is particularly useful for sites that only need video popups and nothing else.

Who Should Skip It

If you already run a dedicated gallery plugin like Envira Gallery or a full shortcode suite like Shortcodes Ultimate, you probably do not need a separate video popup plugin. Sites needing advanced analytics, A/B testing of video placements, or deep CRM integrations should also look elsewhere.

The Bottom Line

Video Popup delivers exactly what its name promises with a current codebase and strong recent ratings, earning an overall 78.91/100 quality score. The main caution is the complete absence of public support threads, which means you are relying on a small user base and the developer's responsiveness outside of WordPress.org. For a simple, focused video lightbox on a low-stakes site it works, but risk-averse publishers may prefer one of the more established alternatives.

Related Plugins

Shortcodes Ultimate 93/100

Pick this if you want video lightboxes alongside a much larger library of content shortcodes and 400,000 installs worth of community trust.

Firelight Lightbox 86/100

Choose this if you need a battle-tested lightbox that handles both images and videos with 200,000 installs behind it.

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 85/100

Choose this if you want a more popular lightbox framework that integrates with multiple gallery plugins and offers stronger support history.

Envira Gallery 84/100

Pick this if your video popup is part of a broader need for image galleries, albums, and slideshows rather than a standalone feature.

Simple Lightbox 83/100

Pick this if you want a free, widely used lightbox that handles images and videos with a long track record of WordPress.org support.