Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player
by Joe Dolson · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 95.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Accessible HTML5 media player
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility”, “audio” and “media” for “chapters”, “accessible” and “media player”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chapters” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accessible” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “media player” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 132 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| html5 your tag | #7 | #20 | down 1 |
| accessible | #12 | #21 | down 3 |
| media player | #12 | #19 | up 1 |
| chapters | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| mp4 player | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| subtitles | #17 | #20 | down 1 |
| vimeo html5 player | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| html5 mp3 player | #12 | #19 | 0 |
| accessible web | #15 | #20 | down 4 |
| html5 player | #24 | #23 | — |
| youtube html5 player | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| html5 audio | #22 | #19 | down 1 |
| web player | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “accessibility”, “audio” and “media” for “chapters”, “accessible” and “media player”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chapters” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “accessible” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “media player” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 558 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.4.0 · 21 Jun 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 50% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 77% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Jul 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.4.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via preload Parameter ↗2025-04-24 CVE-2025-3752 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Able Player <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-24 CVE-2025-46475 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 29 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,071 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "accessibility" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-24 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-16 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-15 200+ → 300+ up after 228 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 100+ → 200+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-04-29 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-28 100+ → 200+ up after 150 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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