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Dashboard Video Widget

Add YouTube, Vimeo, or local MP4 videos to your WordPress dashboard for easy access to tutorials, guides, or announcements.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.0.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update16 Sept 20251y ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Dashboard Video Widget version 1.0.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Dashboard Video Widget allows you to embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, or local MP4 files directly in your WordPress dashboard. Perfect for providing quick access to tutorial videos, company announcements, or training materials for your team.

Features:

* Support for YouTube, Vimeo, and local MP4 videos

* Drag-and-drop reordering of videos

* Add notes to each video

* Customizable widget title

* Role-based access control

External Services

This plugin connects to external video platforms to display embedded videos in the WordPress dashboard widget. The following services are used:

YouTube

  • Service: Video embedding from YouTube (provided by Google LLC)
  • Usage: When a YouTube video is added to the widget, the plugin embeds it using YouTube’s iframe player
  • Data Transmission: Video ID is sent to YouTube’s servers when the dashboard widget loads
  • Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Vimeo

  • Service: Video embedding from Vimeo
  • Usage: When a Vimeo video is added to the widget, the plugin embeds it using Vimeo’s iframe player
  • Data Transmission: Video ID is sent to Vimeo’s servers when the dashboard widget loads
  • Terms of Service: https://vimeo.com/terms
  • Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

Note: For local MP4 videos, no external services are used as the videos are served directly from your WordPress installation.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • dashboard
  • video
  • vimeo
  • widget
  • youtube
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity16 Sept 20251y ago

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