Castio.live – WordPress Streaming Plugin with Chat (HLS)
by proxymis · Chat & Support
Also makes 6 other plugins · 140+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress streaming plugin with HLS, real-time chat, PayPal & Stripe paywall, and Gutenberg blocks. No OBS, no RTMP.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “wordpress chat” for “rtmp”. “wordpress chat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rtmp” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
81 health vs 64 average across 1,180 Chat & Support plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Chat & Support plugin keeps 0.8%, across 630 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Chat & Support 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 152 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hls streaming your tag | #5 | #16 | down 2 |
| wordpress streaming plugin your tag | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| hls | #6 | #19 | down 2 |
| rtmp | #5 | #8 | 0 |
| wordpress streaming your tag | #8 | #22 | down 3 |
| live streaming your tag | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| streaming | #11 | #21 | down 5 |
| obs | #9 | #12 | down 1 |
| live stream chat | #15 | #22 | down 2 |
| wordpress chat your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 16 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “wordpress chat” for “rtmp”. “wordpress chat” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rtmp” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Jan 2026 · 290 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 232 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% 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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 19 Jan 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ maximebj8mo ago
Je ne pensais pas que ce serait si fluide ! Le live fonctionne bien et directement, sans installation supplémentaire de l’extension.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ susanowski8mo ago
I’ve tested several live streaming solutions for WordPress, and Castio.live is by far the most complete and easy-to-use plugin I’ve found. The HLS integration works perfectly, the real-time chat is smooth and responsive, and the interface looks clean on both desktop and mobile. The vertical resize between video and chat is a great touch, and the smart scroll system (with new message notification) makes the user experience much better during active streams. Installation was straightforward, performance is solid, and everything integrates natively inside WordPress without complicated external setups. If you’re looking for a professional live streaming + chat solution directly inside WordPress, Castio.live is an excellent choice. Highly recommended
Read on wp.org ↗
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
8 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 "WordPress streaming plugin with HLS, real-time chat, PayPal & Stripe paywall, and Gutenberg blocks. No OBS,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "ideal for", "who wants").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Stripe, PayPal, Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,230 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hls streaming", "WordPress chat" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-28 30+ → 20+ down after 31 days in tier
- 2026-09-27 20+ → 30+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 30+ → 20+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 40+ → 30+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-06-12 30+ → 40+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-06-05 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 30+ → 40+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 20+ → 30+ up after 5 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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Pure Chat – Live Chat & More! 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 300+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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