EsAudioPlayer
by aueda · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
This is a simple, cross-browser, accessible audio player (MP3 player) plugin.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+86%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “accessibility” and “audio” for “emulator” and “ipod”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “emulator” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ipod” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 20.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0, well behind 6.8.
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 3585 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.0; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3585 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| emulator | #14 | #8 | 0 |
| ipod | #18 | #15 | 0 |
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cross browser your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cross platform your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 3 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 “accessibility” and “audio” for “emulator” and “ipod”. “accessibility” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “emulator” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ipod” sits at #18 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 96 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ SMukta10.9y ago
Thank you for this lovely plugin. I love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lynn Strauch11.8y ago
I needed something basic, and this worked. If you are struggling like I was to find an easy audio player, don’t bother with anything else. Just use this. Go to the settings page to set the color…and save. I added this to my widgets area for a new site I am be working on, dragged a new text box to the widget area I wanted it to play in, and this is the code I put in the empty box. Listen to Lou Manfredini [esplayer url=”http://snowblowerskids.com/armorskids.mp3″ width=”220″ height=”20″ shadow_size=”0.0″] YAY! I tried at least 20 players most of them way to complicated for one simple mp3, and I was getting very frustrated. So if you need a simple player…use this one. Good Job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ angelorphan11.8y ago
I’ve been using this plug-in long time,and it works so fine.(take care for your security software prevent plug-in)Working on WP 4.1. 愛用しております。今は無事動いておりますが、今後もアップデートしてくださるとうれしいのですが、、
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thehungit8612.9y ago
I hope you keep update for this awesome plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grainofsand13.1y ago
I was looking for a simple plugin to show a song of a day or week to my readers (I’m bloggin about music) in sidebar. I tried different times but always came to some horrible results: you don’t see player, the song doesn’t start, jquery conflict, flash player conflict, progress bar is not working, play tracks only from folder or don’t recognize links and so on and so forth. This was the only plugin that actually worked. It’s very fast and easy to use. When I earn enough money I will donate, I promise. This plugin is just a miracle thanks a lor!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,226 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "cross browser" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-24 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-09-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 200+ → 300+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2025-07-24 300+ → 200+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2025-07-08 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 300+ → 200+ down after 540 days in tier
- 2024-01-14 400+ → 300+ down after 1 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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HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Meks Audio Player 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Podbean Shortcode 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
WaveSurfer-WP 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Able Player, accessible HTML5 media player 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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