DS Custom Audio Player
by Dennis Knake · Uncategorized
DS Custom Audio Player adds a modern, responsive and customizable HTML5 audio player. Works in Gutenberg Block Editor and Classic Editor.
80 health vs 63 average across 4,775 Uncategorized 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 2025-09-22 · 298 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 220
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 85 days.
Install history · since 2025-09-24 · 292 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-23 40+ → 50+ up after 76 days in band
- 2026-04-08 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-06 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-02 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-01 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-30 30+ → 40+ up after 76 days in band
- 2026-01-13 20+ → 30+ up after 40 days in band
- 2025-12-04 10+ → 20+ up after 32 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- T Total Control HTML5 Audio Player Basic 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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AudioIgniter Music Player 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cue by AudioTheme.com 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Audio Album 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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