Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ padihr

   3.3y ago

   Adding this plugin to a post lowers the page speed insight by 30 %!!! I would not recommend this plugin. Not sure whether it’s the plugin or the communication to Spotify, but a lazy-load would be great: Just load the layout and then – only on the click – start to set up the communication to Spotify. If this is given, I could give a 5-star rating. But like that, it’s quite dangerous for your website.

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2. ★★★★★ fractlf

   4.9y ago

   This needs an update please.

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3. ★★★★★ cruiseknowledge

   8.7y ago

   All I needed for my website was a simple, inexpensive Spotify Play Button. Using the button installed by this plugin at the top of my edit page, everything worked perfectly! The results were better than expected and even provided a playlist for all the tracks in the album.

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4. ★★★★★ Nilo

   8.8y ago

   Plugin rápido e direto, fácil para alterar configurações e permite diferentes layouts na página

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.13 Bug fix for old style embeds 2.13
2. — Version 2.12 Security update Update for new Spotify embed 2.12
3. — Version 2.11 Security update 2.11
4. — Version 2.10 Use the latest Spotify embed Convert Share URL to URI for embed, since Spotify removed support for embedding Share URL 2.10
5. — Version 2.09 Added lazy loading attribute for the embed 2.09
6. — Version 2.08 Escape options in admin, security fix. Thanks Wordfence! 2.08

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 Spotify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via spotifyplaybutton Shortcode ↗
   2024-11-25 CVE-2024-11192 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.11 Patched in 2.12
2. Medium · 4.3 Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2023-10-03 CVE-2023-41131 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.10 Patched in 2.11
3. Medium · 4.4 Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.07 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-04-04 CVE-2023-1840 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.07 Patched in 2.08
4. Medium · 6.4 Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress <= 2.05 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2023-02-24 CVE-2023-26536 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.05 Patched in 2.06

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-03-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 29 days in tier
2. 2025-02-13 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-02-11 4K+ → 3K+ down after 6 days in tier
4. 2025-02-05 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-02-04 4K+ → 3K+ down

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).

• PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Podcast Subscribe Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B
• Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters) 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
• Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• TechGasp Music Master 500+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag F
• Spotiembed 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag C

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Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress: 3K+ active installs, 4.3★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/spotify-play-button-for-wordpress