VMPlayer
by ganddser · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 460+ installs across the portfolio →
A modern streaming radio player for WordPress with Shoutcast, Icecast, HLS, and direct stream support.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
50+
≈51 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “hls” for “streaming radio player”. “hls” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “streaming radio player” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 5 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 113 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shoutcast your tag | #11 | #10 | 0 |
| icecast your tag | #12 | #11 | 0 |
| streaming radio player | #23 | #22 | down 3 |
| itunes | #17 | #17 | 0 |
| radio station | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| visualizer | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| hls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| radio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| streaming your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
23 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “hls” for “streaming radio player”. “hls” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “streaming radio player” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “icecast”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “shoutcast”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 480 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.1.5 · 10 Jul 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 53% 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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 50.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 83 days.
Install history since 6 Oct 2022
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 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Instagram, Facebook, YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,249 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 40+ → 50+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 30+ → 40+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 10+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 10+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 40+ → 30+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-11-17 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-14 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-13 30+ → 40+ up 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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WPRadio – WordPress Radio Streaming Plugin 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags C -
Heimatradio Footer Radio Player 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
PlanetaChurch Radio Player — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags -
Radio Player Page 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
SkipSeek Radio 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
FWD Izubizu Radio & Audio Player — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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