HTML5 Video Player with Playlist
by Sandeep Verma · Media
Allows Wordpress users to easily use HTML5 < video > the element enable native video playback within the browser. It supports Android, iOS/iPad/ …
42 health vs 66 average across 829 Media plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4224 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 129
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 “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 25 days in band
- 2026-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 22 days in band
- 2026-04-06 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-04 50+ → 40+ down after 190 days in band
- 2025-09-26 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in band
- 2025-09-12 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in band
- 2025-09-05 60+ → 50+ down after 24 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Video Player for WPBakery 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
mb.YTPlayer for background videos 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
dPlayer – Video Player for WordPress 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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