Video Player vs Videopack

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

Video Player

by Playwire

Health D42

Videopack

by Kyle Gilman

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Video Player Videopack

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	Video Player	Videopack
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10–20	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 42	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.67★	4.65★ ✓
Reviews	4	63 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.6y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	27	6.9K ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

Video Player Videopack

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.