Plugin audit
Lean Player
Lean Player is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
2K+
Rating
4.7★
wp.org · 6 reviews
Downloads / 30d
2.4K
Momentum
-11%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1717 tracked Page Builders plugins: health 85 vs 72 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.2★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 player with playlist
- #2 flash video player
- #4 audio video Down 2
- #4 player video
- #6 audio
- #7 playlists Down 1
- #8 audio player
- #9 playlist Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: elementor.
What to fix first
- 1
Ask happy users for a review
6 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 2
Swap “youtube player” and “video player” for “player video” and “audio”
“youtube player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “player video” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “audio” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 3
One page off on “video player”
#11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 4
One page off on “youtube player”
#12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 5
Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
30-day download momentum is -11% while the Page Builders category median is +9%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
Ranking signals
Listing score 90/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 23 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Holding it back
4.7★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -11% while the Page Builders category median is +9%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: Check what changed in recent releases and reviews, then promote the fix.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 6 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Readme fails 2 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does and names who it is for. Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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