Video Player
by Playwire · Media
Upload, manage and embed videos with Video Player. All-in-one video content management, HTML5 video player and monetization.
42 health vs 59 average across 2,204 Media plugins
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.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3856 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 70
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
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
10.6y ago
latest release · v1.3.2
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-10-16 · 1,380 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ deewinc6.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ DukeAtreide9.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ EmBeEn11.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ jarrettabello11.8y 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 ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 73 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 49 more locales with partial translations.
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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