HTML5 Video Player with Playlist
by Sandeep Verma · Media
Also makes 9 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows Wordpress users to easily use HTML5 < video > the element enable native video playback within the browser. It supports Android, iOS/iPad/ …
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
50+
≈50 estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “html5”, “mp4 player” and “playlist” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
40 health vs 62 average across 3,294 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 26.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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.
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 7.1.
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 4332 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.1.42; the current branch is 7.1
3.2★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4332 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| html5 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mp4 player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| playlist your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “html5”, “mp4 player” and “playlist” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 129 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,300, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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 1 Nov 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.
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 339 days.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ümit Solmaz10.9y ago
Türkçe dil desteği yok 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MOTORru11.9y ago
left polnoektannom mode strip is white and the background is white so the only score 3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hksconsulting12.8y ago
[ Moderator note: topic decapped. Please do not post in all caps it’s considered yelling. ] i don’t know what happened but i installed this plugin through wordpress and tested the example playlist and booom! my site crashed and after 5mins it came back online. i went into the plugins area to locate it and it was missing. i am sorely pissed now.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sonny_k13.6y ago
The paid plugin, works great in desktop environment and is very easy to work with, but is not responsive for mobiles, yet…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samsin8914313.8y ago
I kept getting php errors when saving the playlist.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clazza13.8y ago
I had some issues but they were all cleaned up very quickly and diligently … Life is made very easy by the flexibility of the shortcodes available. I am very happy with this program and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a flexible video player with playlist
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence2 open vulnerabilities affect the current version (2.50). 0 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-04-09 CVE-2025-32536 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.50 No patch available
- 2014-05-25 CVE-2014-4534 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4.0 No patch available
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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows Wordpress users to easily use HTML5 < video > the element enable native video playback within the br..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook, Twitter.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,520 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "mp4 player" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-15 40+ → 50+ up after 138 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2026-04-06 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 50+ → 40+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 50+ → 60+ up after 7 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 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 -
WP Video Playlist 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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