WP jPlayer
by Neerav D. · Media
WP jPlayer provides easy way to embed videos in jPlayer, cross platform video into your web pages.
43 health vs 63 average across 1,054 Media plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4831 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 68
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-05-11 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-10 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-05-09 40+ → 30+ down after 8 days in band
- 2025-05-01 30+ → 40+ up after 14 days in band
- 2025-04-17 40+ → 30+ down after 16 days in band
- 2025-04-01 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-03-28 40+ → 30+ down after 258 days in band
- 2024-07-13 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy Video Player 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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