Podcast Player vs Selfhost Podcasting

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

Podcast Player

by Veda

Health A90

Selfhost Podcasting

by Veda

Health B80

Active-install trajectory

Podcast Player Selfhost Podcasting

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	Podcast Player	Selfhost Podcasting
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	40–50
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+200% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	B · 80
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	65/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.73★ ✓	3.60★
Reviews	113 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	98/100 ✓	75/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6d ago ✓	29d ago
Downloads · 30d	19.1K ✓	230
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Podcast Player Selfhost Podcasting

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.