Spreaker Shortcode
by Spreaker · Admin & Utilities
A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “audio”, “embed” and “shortcode” 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.
51 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 100.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 775 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.03★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 775 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.
32
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| spreaker your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| embed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “audio”, “embed” and “shortcode” 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 3.7K · 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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
2.1y ago
latest release · v1.8.3 · 16 Sep 2024
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 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 30 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ organicsulfur4health4.5y ago
Unable to activate plugin. I get an invalid header error message when doing so. I suspect it’s because the plugin has not been updated to be compatible with WordPress 5.9.3, which I run on my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seppp4.8y ago
The “Start play automatically” option doesn’t work or doesn’t exist anymore and the support never respond even though you are paying for a pro plan. Don’t waste time with this rubbish.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Earl_D9.3y ago
Over a year ago I began using the spreaker platform for podcasting. The service itself is great, the folks were responsive and helpful. I came to see spreaker as the WordPress of podcasting. However integrating in my existing WordPress site was cumbersome and time consuming. So I suggested plugin to Spreaker support. Now I don’t know if they were responding to my suggestion but a few month later the spreaker short plugin appeared. It works phenomenally well. The process of embedding podcasts that took multiple steps before is now just a couple steps. Now visitors to our site visit our site to listen to our podcasts driving traffic there. Listeners are presented with an attractive and highly functional player for individual podcasts as well as podcast playlists. If you are looking for a great podcast platform and an excellent plugin to share your podcasts on your site look no further than this plugin in conjunction with the spreaker service. FIVE STARS! This topic was modified 9 years ago by Earl_D.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stewart9.8y ago
Great plugin, does what it says and offers a good alternative to using iframes
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Francisco Fernández10.0y ago
Aunque el plugin está muy bien, muchas de las funciones se pueden usar creando un código embed y usando el widget de texto de WordPress o el del tema.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Michael11.1y ago
Very easy to use and install. Love how it looks on my site!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Spreaker11.8y ago
The plugin works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ der_pilgrim12.4y ago
It works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.3 Tested with WordPress 6.6 Removed support for user resource 1.8.3
- — Version 1.8.2 Tested with WordPress 6.5 1.8.2
- — Version 1.8.1 Tested with WordPress 6.1 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8.0 Tested with WordPress 5.6 10 Bugfixes 1.8.0
- — Version 1.7.8 Added color attribute support 1.7.8
- — Version 1.7.7 Tested with WordPress 5.1 1.7.7
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple and easy way to embed Spreaker player into your WordPress blog."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,432 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "widget" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-26 5K+ → 4K+ down after 483 days in tier
- 2024-05-31 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-30 5K+ → 6K+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2024-05-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 2 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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