TechGasp Sound Master
by TechGasp · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
TechGasp Sound Master is a light weight and shiny clean code wordpress plugin that you need to show off and sell your soundcloud music.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 38/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “mp3”, “music” and “sound” 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.
38 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 124.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 2060 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
2.8★ over 20 reviews, smoothed to 3.73★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2060 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| techgasp | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| mp3 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| music your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sound your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| soundcloud your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wav your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “mp3”, “music” and “sound” 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.
- Already on top for “techgasp”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 315 · 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
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
5.6y ago
latest release · v5.1.4 · 11 Mar 2021
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 84% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ redsalmon6.0y ago
no idea what this actually does. installed but no options but pointless widget. waste of time. This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by redsalmon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ barbarajermini6.6y ago
Very very good plugin to insert registration from sound cloud in the website. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elycerenee9.2y ago
I was asked to rate this but I don’t have any experience with it yet. Giving 4 stars along with the benefit of the doubt! I’ll update this with actual info after I have something to share.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lexlucas9.3y ago
VIRUS!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mitchscholsvancouver10.2y ago
sorry, this isn’t good. not what it looks like
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zpalatin10.3y ago
It’s a waste of time unless you wish to pay for it. It should be made clear upfront. I understand that luring people in with empty promises and make them pay while they are already invested in downloading, installing and learning about a product is the thing these days but it does not make it any better in terms of business ethics. It should be illegal 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ioweegian10.4y ago
It’s a profit driven module that loads external js and is not what it is advertised to be. There’s lots of external js called EVEN ads and I PAID for this module.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SmartRapper10.5y ago
This plug in is Garbaggggge. It is completely useless unless you pay for the $35 plug in. Just use Widget Logic which is free… and then embed your SoundCloud code into it by clicking Share > Embed > WordPress code from your Soundcloud page. THATS FREE.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "TechGasp Sound Master is a light weight and shiny clean code wordpress plugin that you need to show off and..."
- ! 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 One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and 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 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,850 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "mp3", "wav" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-24 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 600+ → 500+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 500+ → 600+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 600+ → 500+ down after 209 days in tier
- 2025-12-01 700+ → 600+ down after 229 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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Audio Album 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Audio Story Images 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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