Plyr vs Videojs HTML5 Player

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

Health D43

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

Videojs HTML5 Player moved down one install band, 8K+ to 7K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Plyr	Videojs HTML5 Player
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	7K–8K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-13%
Overall health	D · 43	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	90/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	69/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	2	18 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	94/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	10.4y ago	5mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	99	893 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.8%	3.7% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

PlyrVideojs HTML5 Player

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.