Plugin audit
Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player
Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
900+
Rating
2.8★
wp.org · 16 reviews
Downloads / 30d
371
Momentum
+7% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 icecast
- #1 shoutcast
- #8 facebook html5 player Down 1
- #10 html5
- #12 radio player Down 1
- #15 radio Down 3
- #18 html5 audio Down 2
- #24 podcast player Down 3
What to fix first
- 1
Ask happy users for a review
16 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 2
Swap “podcast player” for “radio”
“podcast player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “radio” sits at #15 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 “radio player”
#12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 4
Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Last updated 12 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
- 5
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
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.
Ranking signals
Listing score 78/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 351 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
2.8★ over 16 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.8★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 12 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions and names who it is for. No FAQ section.
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 →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 16 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.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
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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