Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters)

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ cesvald

   3.0y ago

   It is a very versatil and simple to use plugin that meets all the requirements for a good rss feed.

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2. ★★★★★ tejones

   3.4y ago

   I want to give a shoutout to the developer. I emailed him directly and heard back fairly quickly. He updated the plugin and the next day, everything was working the way it was before. The change from Anchor to Spotify Podcast was tough to navigate, I am sure, but Jesse did his best to make sure we could continue using the plugin. As far as setting the plugin up, it is super simple. You simply need your podcast URL and RSS feed, insert the shortcode, and you are on you way! Nothing complicated at all. Thanks Jesse! This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by tejones.

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3. ★★★★★ h4ldrz

   4.3y ago

   Great work for bringing us this plug-in! I appreciate the work. One nice feature would be if it’s also possible to only show the latest podcast, without the pulldown feature. So when selecting ” 1″ podcast to display the is no pulldown and only the player with the latests podcast.

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4. ★★★★★ joegallant

   4.8y ago

   This is great — simple and does what it says on the tin. One feature I’d love to see, however, is the ability to limit the number of episodes that are pulled in — rather than the entire list. It would also be good if there wasn’t additional space at the bottom of the feed but it’s a minor thing compared to how useful this plugin is.

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5. ★★★★★ teamaathmavil

   5.1y ago

   Useful! The only issue we found is when we click on the play icon of an episode, instead of playing it right away, it will just move to the top (main) part of the Anchor player and we’ve to click play again from there. Other than that, everything is working fine.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters) <= 2.1.10 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via anchor_episodes Shortcode ↗
   2024-10-21 CVE-2024-10189 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.1.10 Patched in 2.1.11
2. Medium · 6.4 Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters) <= 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-09-20 CVE-2023-44145 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.1.8 Patched in 2.1.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.9

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-01-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 719 days in tier
2. 2023-02-03 1K+ → 2K+ up

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).

• Share Interactive Content from Spotify – By PulseShare 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• E ETH Embed Anchor.fm 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• Podcast Subscribe Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Podcasts Manager 60+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B

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Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters): 1K+ active installs, 4.8★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/anchor-episodes-index