Bradmax Player
by kostalski · Media
Embed video stream easily in WordPress using Bradmax Player. Use responsive HTML5 video player for playing HLS, MPEG-DASH, MSS streams.
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Health
B 80/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “html5”, “video” and “video streaming” for “drm”, “dash” and “chapters”. “html5” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drm” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dash” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video streaming” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chapters” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 76.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 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 1 release 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 239 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| mpeg dash your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| dash | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| drm | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| hls your tag | #14 | #15 | down 1 |
| chapters | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| mp4 player | #12 | #13 | down 1 |
| player | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| html5 video player | #23 | #19 | down 3 |
| hls player | #11 | #13 | 0 |
| media player | #22 | #18 | down 2 |
| subtitles | #22 | #18 | down 2 |
| streaming | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| hls streaming | #14 | #14 | down 1 |
| video player ads | #16 | #20 | down 1 |
| custom player | #20 | #20 | up 1 |
| javascript video player | #21 | #19 | down 1 |
| youtube html5 player | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| player plugin | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| html5 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video streaming your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 40 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “html5”, “video” and “video streaming” for “drm”, “dash” and “chapters”. “html5” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drm” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dash” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “video streaming” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “chapters” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hls”. #14 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 2.1K · 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
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.1.32 · 6 Mar 2026
34
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mmicrosysm3.2y ago
Seems no one gets a response from the author about issue they are having.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marekh693.8y ago
Live stream works great on PC. There is a problem on the phone – there is no volume indicator at all during the stream. During a live stream, an ugly shadow is created in place of the timeline. It disappears after a few seconds when other buttons disappear This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by marekh69.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ farmanalichanna3.8y ago
Player UI options are hiding most of the time please fix it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cpshinoj4.4y ago
Great plugin . Easy and powerful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KeithRowley4.7y ago
I had a MU38 media file my customer wanted to post on his website. Took a few minutes – easy and effective. thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vladnice5.5y ago
I use this plugin to embed a m3u8 playlist for videos hosted on AWS. It works very well. thank you. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by vladnice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zabavljaev7.0y ago
Simple but flexible enough
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prashantd7.8y ago
Worked in the first attempt without an issue.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.32). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Bradmax Player <= 1.1.27 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-10 CVE-2024-37957 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.27 Patched in 1.1.28
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 7.0.1
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
7 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 "Embed video stream easily in WordPress using Bradmax Player. Use responsive HTML5 video player for playing..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 12,544 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-26 2K+ → 1K+ down after 799 days in tier
- 2021-09-18 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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Flowplayer Video Player 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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