Dashboard Video Widget vs iframe
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
iframe ranks #626 on the popular list; Dashboard Video Widget is outside the top 500 we capture daily. iframe has the largest install base, roughly 6000× the next: 60K+ active installs against 10+ for Dashboard Video Widget. Downloads this week: iframe 1,546 and Dashboard Video Widget 14.
| Metric | Dashboard Video Widget | iframe |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #626 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 14 | 1,546 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.4★ (56) |
| Last updated | Sep 16, 2025 | May 17, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.1 | 6.0 |
| Best rank on record | #26,591 | #623 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2025 | Apr 2011 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Dashboard Video Widget or iframe?
By active installs, iframe: 60K+ sites run it against 10+ for Dashboard Video Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 31, 2026.
Are Dashboard Video Widget or iframe alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.