Simple Wistia Embed
by chrisfromthelc · Media
The simplest Wistia OEmbed plugin ever. Simply paste the URL and it works!
45 health vs 68 average across 731 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 4.2.39, 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 4010 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 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 154
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 219 days in band
- 2025-12-03 70+ → 60+ down after 112 days in band
- 2025-08-13 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-08-12 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in band
- 2025-08-05 80+ → 70+ down after 146 days in band
- 2025-03-12 90+ → 80+ down after 103 days in band
- 2024-11-29 100+ → 90+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W Wistia WordPress Plugin 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
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Embedly 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Hide Related Video Youtube 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - M Magyar Video Embed 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Embed Block for TikTok 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Plyr 100+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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