Video Player
by Playwire · Media
Upload, manage and embed videos with Video Player. All-in-one video content management, HTML5 video player and monetization.
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
+267%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “manage videos”, “upload videos” and “video” 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.
42 health vs 62 average across 3,287 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 23.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,321 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, well behind 6.8.
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 3918 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| manage videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| upload videos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “manage videos”, “upload videos” and “video” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 70 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.7y ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 9 Feb 2016
16
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ deewinc6.9y ago
All I wanted is to use the player but it seems the developer has changed their approach to supporting the plugin. It can’t connect to their servers. Plugin is as good as dead because the developer provides you with a HTML code of the player to paste on your website. How I wish they would develop a video player and sell as a plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DukeAtreide9.8y ago
このプラグインは再生リスト（＝ギャラリー）を作ることが必須なのですが、 それを Playwire.com にアカウントを作る形で作る必要があります。 そこが好みが分かれるところで、自前サイトと出来るだけ外部サイトとの 連結をしたくない向きには躊躇われるものとなります。 わたしはこういうのは良しとしないので結局アンインストールしました。
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ EmBeEn12.0y ago
I made the switch from a different player to Playwire and I couldn’t have been happier…UNTIL NOW!! This App can be described in 1 word.. AMAZING!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jarrettabello12.0y ago
Been using Playwire service for a while with their embed code.. but this just made easy easier. Plug and play.. and get paid for your content.. I didn’t even need to hire a developer to get this working for me. BONUS!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 74 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 50 more locales with partial translations.
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
5 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 "Upload, manage and embed videos with Video Player. All-in-one video content management, HTML5 video player..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,115 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("manage videos", "upload videos", "video gallery" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-25 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 10+ → 20+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 20+ → 10+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-02-10 10+ → 20+ up after 9 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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Videopack 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Jetpack VideoPress 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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