Audio Album
by cubecolour · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 19.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Displays a collection of audio tracks as an audio album using the native WordPress audio features. Includes a customizer section.
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Health
B 71/100
Stale
Active installs
4K+
≈4.7K estimated
Momentum
+52%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “music”, “playlist” and “mp3” for “song”, “songs” and “albums”. “music” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “song” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “playlist” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “songs” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mp3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “albums” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 110.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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: Update recency
Updated 495 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 495 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lyrics | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| audio your tag | #13 | #19 | down 1 |
| songs | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| song | #7 | #7 | down 1 |
| album your tag | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| mp3 your tag | #23 | #18 | down 6 |
| add album | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| text to audio | #23 | #20 | down 2 |
| albums | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| music your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| playlist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “music”, “playlist” and “mp3” for “song”, “songs” and “albums”. “music” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “song” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “playlist” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “songs” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mp3” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “albums” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “mp3”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-21, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- One page off on “album”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “audio”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.5.1 · 23 Jun 2025
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; the previous band took 5.3 years to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Dec 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ glenstewart5.0y ago
Thanks to the author for publishing this and keeping it open source! One point that wasn’t brought up about it, is that with many/most other Audio Playlist plugins, there is actually no useable text in the Post, which allows a user to search for a song by Author, Album, Song, etc. The way this plugin’s shortcodes are designed, enables searchability of the playlist by all these terms. Another advantage (huge) is that this plugin doesn’t require loading ANY media into WordPress. All the audio files can be left in some served web directory. Again, very cool.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thingybiz6.1y ago
EXACTLY what I was looking for! Easy shortcode insertion, great results. Terrific plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Atanas Yonkov6.4y ago
Easy to use and customize!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ George6.5y ago
Very useful plugin and very customisable. Also clear instructions from the developer. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MichaelDean8.6y ago
I dig it. Went through about ten apps until I found this one, which does what I wanted it to do. Thank you for your service!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christina8.9y ago
Terrific Plugin. Easy to style, fork, etc. Sent donation a few moments ago.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ geraldinedcarter10.5y ago
I LOVE this plug in – it was exactly what I was looking for. It is straightforward and light, and easy to load and organize my audio files on a Page. My only request would be a really simple YouTube video that walks you through the basic steps – it took me an hour of trail-and-error to make a mess and learn how to use it. A three minute video would have saved me 57 minutes 🙂 But I love it, it’s free, so, no complaints!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xongooli12.5y ago
I was trying to solve an issue with Chrome not loading more than six tracks at a time when stumbling across this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.1 Various bugfixes 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5.0 Removed jQuery as dependency on the front end (although mediaelement still requires jQuery) 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.4 Make translatable 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Fix js error caused by WP migrate no longer being loaded in WP 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Formatting improvements 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.0 Inline script loaded with a dependancy to the enqueued script to ensure jQuery is loaded. 1.4.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Audio Album <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-03-27 CVE-2025-30780 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.0 Patched in 1.5.1
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 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Displays a collection of audio tracks as an audio album using the native WordPress audio features. Includes..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,257 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "playlist" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-28 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1932 days in tier
- 2020-01-13 4K+ → 5K+ up after 423 days in tier
- 2018-11-16 3K+ → 4K+ up after 542 days in tier
- 2017-05-23 2K+ → 3K+ up after 374 days in tier
- 2016-05-14 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).
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Cue by AudioTheme.com 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags C -
mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags D -
Audiomack 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
MP3 VPlayer 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags - M MP3 Scraper 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
- P Podcast Searcher by Clarify 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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