WaveSurfer-WP

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ zesvoetvier

   9.3y ago

   Basic set-up is great, premium set-up even better (cached waveforms!) At first combining it with Ajax Load More plugin was a bit difficult, but quick adjustments by the developer really made my day.

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2. ★★★★★ andreeaforce

   9.5y ago

   Great work! It works really good! Thank you! This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by andreeaforce.

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3. ★★★★★ blaze1999

   9.8y ago

   I purchased this plugin This plug-in is very powerful For my site to save a lot of traffic I gave the author some feedback, the author helped me to solve thank you very much my site: http://100audio.com/en/

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4. ★★★★★ Benoti

   10.3y ago

   Works fine. Thank you

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5. ★★★★★ mikblog

   10.4y ago

   Thanks for making this plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ agenciesFirst

   10.4y ago

   Works really good and simple, good job, thank you 🙂 The Waveform doesn’t work in Multisite environment.

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7. ★★★★★ newguy1

   10.7y ago

   This plugin is a dream come true! For almost a year now I have been searching and waiting for someone to develop an easy and SMART waveform player. Every designer I spoke to about custom work would insist how “it can’t be done for cheap” … Amazing!!!

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8. ★★★★★ 00370

   10.7y ago

   Exelent work !

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

1. Medium · 6.4 WaveSurfer-WP <= 2.8.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'src' Shortcode Attribute ↗
   2026-02-05 CVE-2026-1909 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.8.3 Patched in 2.8.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-25 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2025-11-24 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-11-21 400+ → 500+ up after 14 days in tier
5. 2025-11-07 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-11-06 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-11-04 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2025-11-02 400+ → 500+ up after 1 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).

• Compact WP Audio Player 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Meks Audio Player 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Podbean Shortcode 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• GamiPress – Multimedia Content 500+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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WaveSurfer-WP: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (11 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wavesurfer-wp