Castio.live – WordPress Streaming Plugin with Chat (HLS)
by proxymis · Chat & Support
WordPress streaming plugin with HLS, real-time chat, PayPal & Stripe paywall, and Gutenberg blocks. No OBS, no RTMP.
84 health vs 64 average across 301 Chat & Support plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-01-20 · 179 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
84
now · peak 232
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 62 days.
Install history · since 2026-01-19 · 177 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-07-11 40+ → 30+ down after 29 days in band
- 2026-06-12 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in band
- 2026-06-05 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-06-02 30+ → 40+ up after 49 days in band
- 2026-04-14 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-04-09 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-04-04 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in band
Competes with
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Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Live Chat by User.com 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
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