StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player
by bPlugins · Uncategorized
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Embed a responsive live radio streaming player in WordPress – IceCast, Shoutcast, RadioCo, RadioJar & more via shortcode or Gutenberg block.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “audio player” for “radio”. “audio player” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 82K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
This plugin shipped 13 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| live radio | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| radiojar | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| radio streaming | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| shoutcast your tag | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| icecast your tag | #5 | #6 | up 1 |
| radio station | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| radio | #7 | #16 | down 1 |
| live stream your tag | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| bring | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| radio player your tag | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| stream | #6 | #15 | up 2 |
| online radio | #4 | #15 | up 1 |
| live streaming | #11 | #16 | down 2 |
| radio online | #8 | #22 | up 1 |
| streaming | #21 | #20 | down 2 |
| youtube live stream | #10 | #17 | up 3 |
| streaming radio player | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| broadcast | #18 | #17 | down 3 |
| music player | #18 | #19 | 0 |
| educational | #21 | #22 | down 2 |
| audio player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
60 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “audio player” for “radio”. “audio player” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
13
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v2.4.7 · 27 Oct 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Márcio Lopes Fão2.2y ago
The plugin have great look, but really should work on acessibility. I Just tried it over NVDA and the buttons are not labeled. I was looking for a radio plugin as web radios are very popular on blind user community. unfortunately I cannot chose this one because of the lack of accessibility.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sretacm3.6y ago
This is exactly what I was looking for – I have a station on Live365 and their ‘player’ is too large, I wanted a simple player without all the mumbo jumbo. So far so good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ flashconnect5.8y ago
Ein sehr gutes und anpassbares Tool für die Radio-Webseite
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ norberd6.0y ago
Tsikoubali woukaya yinou ndjema swafi swafi yemaana yini sayidiya tsifagna yizo nakahandza yavo tsiyi tsawouwa
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ketankpborada6.0y ago
It’s best radio player, so many features. can put player anywhere by short code. I recommended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shad6.0y ago
I am using this plugin from last 2 month and its performing as expected ! Thank you for such wonderful plugin
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.4.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-08-07 CVE-2024-43148 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.3 Patched in 2.2.4
- 2021-09-20 CVE-2021-24416 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.1.1 Patched in 2.1.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Embed a responsive live radio streaming player in WordPress – IceCast, Shoutcast, RadioCo, RadioJar & more..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 14 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "designed for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, YouTube, Vimeo.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 14 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,177 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "audio player" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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FWD Izubizu Radio & Audio Player — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player 900+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags C -
Radio Player Page 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
SkipSeek Radio 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WPRadio – WordPress Radio Streaming Plugin 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
VMPlayer 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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