JW Player for WordPress

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Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ lollo13

   9mo ago

   I buy the premium version for VAST support and dosent work. Lost money

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2. ★★★★★ Sirmadsen

   3.0y ago

   Not only does it require external account and 3rd party downloads in order to function, they also want you to register information like job title, company, country etc. It’s a player plugin! Not a job application.

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3. ★★★★★ Bobg404

   6.9y ago

   Lack of info for actually getting my JW video to work with the free plugin. JW Player was simple to use and understand. I’ve done nothing but waste time with this plugin. It’s all about the paid-for premium setup. I won’t buy anything without seeing it work first. And as far as I can see, using a WordPress player with an Amazon or other hosted links is easier and free. Deleted the plugin on all sites.

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4. ★★★★★ nguyenphongmmo

   7.2y ago

   very bad

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5. ★★★★★ kurokood

   7.2y ago

   Seriously guys don’t waste your time over this plugin. I already bought the premium version of this plugin only to find out it’s just like the official jwplayer wordpress plugin that you can downlaod for free here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/jw-player-7-for-wp/ he doesn’t want to refund my money. You can get all the premium features of this plugin by just using the official jwplayer plugin. And you also need a jwplayer paid license in order to use this plugin. This topic was modified 7 years ago by kurokood.

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6. ★★★★★ kpopnextgen

   8.8y ago

   Perfect plugin. Quick answer. Thank you very much 😉

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7. ★★★★★ wewhitt

   8.8y ago

   The update to the plugin went flawlessly through the update feature in WordPress – but the new functionality of this revision broke on my website. I emailed ilGhera asking for help – not only did he help, he restored the complete functionality of all the pages that were non-functioning for me. Above and beyond – great customer service – thank you!!

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8. ★★★★★ mariposus

   9.0y ago

   This plugin is a joke. The descriptions are very poor and partly in italian. You need additional stuff to use the plugin correctly where you have to pay additional money. Some elements are not working correctly. Very bad support and very outrageous.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 JW Player for WordPress <= 2.3.8 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-02-10 CVE-2026-39614 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.8 Patched in 2.3.9
2. Medium · 5.3 JW Player for WordPress <= 2.3.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-04-29 CVE-2024-33931 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.3 Patched in 2.3.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-12-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 737 days in tier
2. 2023-12-16 3K+ → 2K+ down

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).

• Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Videopack 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack VideoPress 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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JW Player for WordPress: 1K+ active installs, 3.8★ (29 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/jw-player-7-for-wp