Webcam Microphone Screen Recorder – Media Capture
by videowhisper · Media
Also makes 16 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Record webcam, microphone, and screen capture in WordPress; save media to the Media Library and optionally publish on Video Share VOD.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “record video” for “recorder”. “record video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “recorder” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 23K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media 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 1 release 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 22 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-1.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| microphone | #1 | #6 | — |
| video recorder your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| screen recorder your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| webcam | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| recorder | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| media capture your tag | #6 | #21 | 0 |
| audio recorder your tag | #6 | #14 | down 2 |
| webcam recorder | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| media recorder | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| vod | #10 | #18 | up 1 |
| jw player | #11 | #17 | down 1 |
| record video your tag | #23 | #24 | down 5 |
| ffmpeg | #12 | #20 | down 3 |
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “record video” for “recorder”. “record video” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “recorder” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “record video”. Down 5 places since 2026-10-22, now #23. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 416 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
22d ago
latest release · v3.4.3 · 10 Oct 2026
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ claux674.1y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nicole68704.6y ago
I installed it yesterday, and it worked great. Today all of a sudden it doesn’t work on any of the sites where I installed it. I keep getting an error that I should use Safari. Nope. It was great while it lasted I guess. This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Nicole6870.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.4.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2021-07-14 CVE-2021-24512 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.2.4 Patched in 3.2.4
- 2014-06-12 CVE-2014-4568 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.55.4 Patched in 1.55.5
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
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Record webcam, microphone, and screen capture in WordPress; save media to the Media Library and optionally..."
- ! 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "suitable for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,963 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("audio recorder", "record video", "video recorder" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-11-01 40+ → 30+ down after 51 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 30+ → 40+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 50+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 60+ → 50+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 70+ → 60+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 60+ → 70+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 70+ → 60+ down after 27 days in tier
- 2026-02-08 60+ → 70+ up after 5 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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Pipe Audio Video and Screen Recorder 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
VideoWhisper Video for Tutor LMS — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Video Connect – Record Video with Form, Featured Video, Floating Video, Video Recording 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Analyticator 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Ziggeo 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Webcam/Screen/Mic Recorder for Video Comments and Forms 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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