FV Player 8
by FolioVision · Media
Also makes 18 other plugins · 36.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports playlists, ads, stats and user video position saving.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+66%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “html5 video”, “mobile video” and “vimeo” for “flowplayer”, “mp4 player” and “drm”. “html5 video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flowplayer” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mobile video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mp4 player” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vimeo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drm” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 62 average across 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 23.8K 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.
This plugin shipped 4 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 24 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| jw player | #3 | #12 | 0 |
| jw player 7 | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| facebook html5 player | #3 | #18 | 0 |
| flowplayer | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| html5 player your tag | #12 | #24 | 0 |
| ads player | #6 | #24 | 0 |
| mp4 player | #10 | #24 | 0 |
| wistia | #11 | #24 | down 1 |
| digitalocean spaces | #12 | #24 | down 1 |
| drm | #11 | #23 | 0 |
| player | #21 | #24 | up 3 |
| vimeo player | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| video player your tag | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| video player ads | #9 | #24 | 0 |
| sticky video player wordpress | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| vimeo html5 player | #9 | #24 | 0 |
| fancybox | #17 | #24 | up 1 |
| web player | #12 | #24 | up 1 |
| media player | #20 | #24 | down 1 |
| html5 mp3 player | #11 | #24 | 0 |
| html5 video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vimeo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
118 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 81 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “html5 video”, “mobile video” and “vimeo” for “flowplayer”, “mp4 player” and “drm”. “html5 video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “flowplayer” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “mobile video” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mp4 player” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “vimeo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “drm” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “html5 player”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Aug 2024 · 817 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
24d ago
latest release · v8.1.9 · 7 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “1K+”. 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 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jamesynot1.6y ago
I just started using FV Player 8 and using a lot of streaming audio, and the player works well in an audio configuration… hence the rename from ‘FV Flowplayer Video Player’ to ‘FV Player’ 8.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thehospitalegy1.9y ago
You did a great job building the tool and then in the latest version there are Two elements that are more than very annoying to users First is the copy link button that gives you the video link I want to hide or disable The other thing is the ability to click on the name of the video and it opens YouTube I want to stop these two features and there are no features for them in the tool. Is it possible to do this or customize this in exchange for purchasing the paid version of it? Please respond because the player is great but these two icons and functions may make the tool not good at all I tried to contact you via email to find a solution for it but I did not receive any responseI hope there are solutions for it
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (8.1.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 FV Player 8 <= 8.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'synopsis' Shortcode Attribute ↗2026-10-13 CVE-2026-95807 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.1.7 Patched in 8.1.8
- Patched High · 8.8 FV Player 8 <= 8.1.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via videos[].fv_wp_flowplayer_field_src Parameter ↗2026-10-09 CVE-2026-83526 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 8.1.7 Patched in 8.1.8
- 2026-10-06 CVE-2026-42699 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 8.1.8 Patched in 8.1.9
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 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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 26 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("great for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Google Analytics, Easy Digital Downloads, Cloudflare and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,037 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("html5 player", "HTML5 video", "mobile video" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 800+ → 900+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2025-07-23 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-19 700+ → 800+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2025-06-23 600+ → 700+ up after 17 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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FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
VideoIgniter – Video Player 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Easy Player – YouTube, Vimeo & HTML5 Video Player 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
FWD Video Player 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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