HLS Player vs Movie Engine

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

HLS Player

by ROOT SECTOR

Health D54

Movie Engine

by Themepul

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

HLS PlayerMovie Engine

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	HLS Player	Movie Engine
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700 ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+900% ✓
Overall health	D · 54	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	27/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	86/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	1	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	62/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.9y ago	2d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	252	799 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	8.0% ✓	2.2%
Category	Media	Media

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

HLS PlayerMovie Engine

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.