CM Video Lessons Manager – Simplify video lessons management for better education
by CreativeMindsSolutions · Education
Also makes 18 other plugins · 19.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create and display video lessons on your site by importing Vimeo videos. Organize content and track students with this efficient LMS plugin.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈37 estimated
Momentum
-24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “course” and “elearning” for “lesson” and “lessons”. “course” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lesson” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “elearning” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lessons” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 280 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 24.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Education plugin keeps 1.1%, across 176 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Education 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 3 releases 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 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 17d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 17d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lesson | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| lessons | #14 | #22 | down 2 |
| video learning | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| course your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| elearning your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| learning management system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “course” and “elearning” for “lesson” and “lessons”. “course” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lesson” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “elearning” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lessons” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 360 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.9.1 · 13 Oct 2026
7
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nmanville6.6y ago
I have really no coding experience, and was able to set up this plugin fairly easily. When I ran into some issues, I contacted support, and I can’t say enough good things about how responsive (and patient) they were, and how helpful they were in figuring out and helping me solve the issues we were experiencing, and now everything is working as expected. It’s a great product with great support. I highly recommend it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freshcup7.9y ago
I purchased this plugin to setup my video lessons. Once I tried to setup payments, I found out that you need to purchase an add on for that. The description is very misleading. It does not state that this is an additional fee. I have contacted the author and they said “Okay, I’ll let our marketing team know the description can be improved” I do not recommend this product.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ guirot11.5y ago
After a few problems with the setup, staff from Creative has helped me a lot to achieve what I was looking for. I would definetely recommend this plugin as a pro user!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ptichka11.6y ago
Very useful and easy to work with
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.9.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.1 Multiple Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via cminds_free_guide Shortcode ↗2024-11-25 CVE-2024-11202 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8.2 Patched in 1.8.3
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Video Lessons Manager < 1.7.2 and Video Lessons Manager Pro < 3.5.9 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-10-25 CVE-2021-24713 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.1 Patched in 1.7.2
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
5 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 "Create and display video lessons on your site by importing Vimeo videos. Organize content and track student..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, HubSpot, Easy Digital Downloads, Facebook and 5 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,293 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "learning management system" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 40+ → 30+ down after 21 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 30+ → 40+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-10 40+ → 30+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 50+ → 40+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 50+ → 40+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-19 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 50+ → 40+ down after 3 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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LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B -
LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
LifterLMS Labs 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
Oxygen Tutor LMS 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D
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