PlayerJS – Free Custom HTML5 Video and Audio Player Builder
by PlayerJS · Media
The official WordPress plugin for PlayerJS.com — a free online builder for custom HTML5 video and audio players.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “video player”, “html5 player” and “audio player” for “hls”, “audio” and “mp4 player”. “video player” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hls” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “html5 player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “audio” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “mp4 player” sits at #18 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 3,279 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 25.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,318 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 146 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| playerjs your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| html5 | #6 | #15 | down 1 |
| html5 video | #9 | #15 | down 2 |
| hls player your tag | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| audio player your tag | #14 | #19 | down 1 |
| audio | #18 | #23 | down 4 |
| html5 player your tag | #21 | #21 | down 2 |
| hls | #13 | #17 | down 1 |
| html5 audio | #12 | #15 | down 1 |
| mp4 player | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| vimeo html5 player | #12 | #14 | 0 |
| hls video | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| html5 mp3 player | #14 | #17 | up 1 |
| html5 audio player | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| youtube html5 player | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| audio video | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| video player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
26 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “video player”, “html5 player” and “audio player” for “hls”, “audio” and “mp4 player”. “video player” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hls” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “html5 player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “audio” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “audio player” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “mp4 player” sits at #18 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 “audio player”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “hls 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 859 · 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
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
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 · v2.25 · 7 Jun 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 33% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 14 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ admanp1.4y ago
Great and fast response. Player has a lot of good features!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ junglevid2.3y ago
Best HTML video player .Playlist and folder features save bandwidth . Several hundred videos on one page with a size of tens of KB !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wplike754.0y ago
Just to say wahooouuu, and thanks, for this fantastic plugins, easy, free, and we can create and mod our plugins in the web site, super! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cowanmax4.7y ago
Использую в связке с корпоративным Wowza media server. Вставлять VOD на сайт – одно удовольствие, вставлять лайф-стримы тоже! Теперь посетители не смотрят рекламу, как с Youtube и другими видеосервисами. Есть кучу, буквально КУЧА настроек плеера. Сделано с умом! Разработчикам респект и развития проекта. Немного позже обязательно соберемся с покупкой плеера.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neamati7.4y ago
Really help me on live streaming.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.25). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-09-22 CVE-2025-58651 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.24 Patched in 2.25
- 2025-02-24 CVE-2025-27330 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.23 Patched in 2.24
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
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 88 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("HLS player", "html5 player", "video player" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 1K+ → 900+ down after 383 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-23 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-22 900+ → 1K+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 800+ → 900+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2025-06-27 700+ → 800+ up after 387 days in tier
- 2024-06-05 800+ → 700+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
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FV Player 8 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
GreetPlayer – Video Player, Video Bubble, Audio Player & Lead Capture 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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