WP JW Player vs Presto Player

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

WP JW Player

by tubepress

Health D41

Presto Player

by Andre Gagnon

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP JW PlayerPresto Player

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	WP JW Player	Presto Player
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60–70	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	—	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	0	348 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	35/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	15.6y ago	21d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	81	83.3K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.1%	2.0% ✓
Category	Media	Media

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

Release activity

WP JW PlayerPresto 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.