Cloudflare Stream Video
by Cloudflare · Media
Also makes 2 other plugins · 200.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Cloudflare Stream is an easy-to-use, affordable, on-demand video streaming platform. The Stream video plugin for WordPress lets you upload videos to C …
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Health
D 41/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈310 estimated
Momentum
+8%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cloudflare”, “streaming” and “video” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
41 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 14.2K 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1727 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
2.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1727 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| streaming your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpengine your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cloudflare”, “streaming” and “video” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 354 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
4.7y ago
latest release · v1.0.5 · 7 Feb 2022
6
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
Install history since 23 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Scott McCulloch5.9y ago
If you’re using the block editor and want to use CloudFlare Stream to host your videos, this might be useful (although it looks like there’s no way to set a posterframe, which would be a problem for us since it can’t be done on the CloudFlare Stream dashboard either)… for those of us who don’t use the block editor, it’s pointless. I was hoping to have something that would integrate with the Media Library so that we could access our videos from either the Classic editor or the page builder we use. No such luck. Has anyone found a plugin that will integrate CloudFlare Stream videos into the Media Library interface?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ofmarconi6.4y ago
It is a birth to connect and then it only works with blocks, it does not have an upload to the classic editor and neither through MIDIA, nor anywhere. Very bad.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cbarriner6.4y ago
2.This plugin has so much potential, but for some reason I cannot make it so a person can ONLY upload. I know, I seen that before (upload only option) but I’ve now tried each user role and it either has upload or stream only. I DON’T WANT EVERY USER BEING ABE TO VIEW EVERY USERS POST IN TH STREAM LIBRARY. Please I’d appreciate any help. 1.I just added this plugin and configured it. So far I got mixed reviews and overall it is still a good plugin. A plus is I can see all the videos I uploaded through stream in my WordPress media library. A negative is it seems to only work with Gutenberg editor. I will be back to give a full review once I test it out some more This topic was modified 6 years ago by cbarriner.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James Stewart6.4y ago
Working without issue. 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Fernando Sousa7.0y ago
On the description, we can read Secures video access with signed URLs But this feature is not available, the support says that is necessary to implement it :/ This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by Fernando Sousa.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jjbbrr7.3y ago
You upload videos one at a time through the block. Videos then appear in the media library but you can only add them to posts using the block that the plugin provides. You can’t then use them in other ways once they’re uploaded which is annoying. Also, videos uploaded directly to Stream don’t appear, so you have to upload them via the block which means you can’t bulk upload. Also, the Cloudflare stream dashboard is pretty basic. So this approach is fine if you’re using a small number of videos but it’s not ideal if you are working with a lot of videos as you have to do a lot of individual work for each video. So this plugin doesn’t actually make life any easier, quicker etc. It’s just a different way of doing something with no added efficiencies or benefits. So I wouldn’t recommend using it, even though it worked fine within the limitations I’ve described. I am instead just uploading videos directly to Stream and then embedding them using the code they provide. This method is quicker as you can bulk upload and it’s also more versatile as you can use the videos outside of the block editor. I’m happy to amend this review if and when it improves. This topic was modified 7 years ago by jjbbrr.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Cloudflare Stream is an easy-to-use, affordable, on-demand video streaming platform. The Stream video plugi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 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 Mentions Cloudflare, REST API.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 815 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wpengine" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 300+ → 200+ down after 648 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 400+ → 300+ down after 788 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 300+ → 400+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2022-07-03 400+ → 300+ down after 286 days in tier
- 2021-09-20 300+ → 400+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2021-04-14 200+ → 300+ up after 241 days in tier
- 2020-08-16 90+ → 200+ up after 257 days in tier
Competes with
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Load Video On Click 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Mux Video Uploader 90+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Rio Video Gallery 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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