Easy Video Player vs HTML5 Widgets
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
Easy Video Player leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,154, ahead of HTML5 Widgets at #47,196. Over the last 7 days Easy Video Player climbed 2 places and HTML5 Widgets slipped 455 places. Easy Video Player has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for HTML5 Widgets. Downloads this week: Easy Video Player 2,383 and HTML5 Widgets 10.
| Metric | Easy Video Player | HTML5 Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,154 ▲ 2 | #47,196 ▼ 455 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,383 | 10 |
| Rating | 4.2★ (57) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 8, 2026 | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Current version | 1.2.2.15 | 0.9.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,148 | #33,647 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2013 | Jun 2011 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Easy Video Player or HTML5 Widgets?
By active installs, Easy Video Player: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for HTML5 Widgets, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Easy Video Player or HTML5 Widgets?
Easy Video Player, at #1,154 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with HTML5 Widgets at #47,196. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Easy Video Player or HTML5 Widgets 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.