Media Downloader
by Ederson Peka · Media
Also makes 5 other plugins · 520+ installs across the portfolio →
Lists MP3 files from a folder.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “audio” for “downloader”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downloader” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 23K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 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 1 release 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| media downloader | #3 | #11 | down 1 |
| downloader | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| plugin downloader | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| wp plugin downloader | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| downloader wp | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| mp3 your tag | #19 | #22 | down 5 |
| mp3 podcast player | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| podcast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “audio” for “downloader”. “audio” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “downloader” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “mp3”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-21, now #19. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 255 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v0.4.7.8 · 22 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 90.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.4.7.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-01-27 CVE-2025-24684 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.4.7.5 Patched in 0.4.7.6
- 2024-12-11 CVE-2024-54322 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.4.7.4 Patched in 0.4.7.5
- 2014-01-23 CVE-2014-125090 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.1.992 Patched in 0.1.993
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
0 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 Short description is 30 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 380 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("audio", "player", "podcast" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 90+ → 80+ down after 109 days in tier
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 90+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-06-23 100+ → 90+ down after 101 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 100+ → 90+ down after 3814 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★ · 3 shared tags B -
Meks Audio Player 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Featured Audio 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
WaveSurfer-WP 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Seriously Simple Podcasting 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Compact WP Audio Player 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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