mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files
by pupunzi · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Transform your mp3 audio files into a nice, small light HTML5 player.
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “audio”, “audio player” and “html5 audio” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
51 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 369.4K 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1814 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.5★ over 57 reviews, smoothed to 4.31★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1814 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| audio player your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html5 audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mp3 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| music your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “audio”, “audio player” and “html5 audio” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 633 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.0y ago
latest release · v1.9.7 · 13 Nov 2021
45
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Senri Miura4.2y ago
I use for music reproduction in the article for a long time. I like it because it looks a lot better than the default player. I hope this plugin is maintained for a long time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mutdog5.4y ago
mb.miniAudioPlayer is working great. Thanks! I have been using MP3-jPlayer for years but with the update to WordPress 5.5, a migration tool known as jquery-migrate was no longer enabled by default. Then with the update to WordPress 5.6, the included version of jQuery was also upgraded. This means that old code that previously caused warnings may now, instead, cause errors or stop working entirely. Consequently I was getting white screens of death and fatal errors and I was losing customers as a result. After hours of research and problem solving I am so pleased to say that switching over to mb.miniAudioPlayer immediately stopped the issues and my site is now working well again.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jasonkleinberg5.7y ago
I’ve been using this for almost 4 years, and it still works great. Thanks much 🙏 This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by jasonkleinberg.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jon Carter6.3y ago
One of my favorite plugins, and certainly my favorite go-to solution for WordPress audio players.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ colinfroggatt6.7y ago
I used this to replace the default player to look nicer and allow download of mp3’s – does both fantastically. Been using for a year or more and never an issue. This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by colinfroggatt.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ steve8607.1y ago
After the last update each play button shows the mp3 file name in it. Was not like that before and cant figure out how to remove it. Also The skin maker will not work anymore This topic was modified 6 years, 9 months ago by steve860.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Angelsrock7.8y ago
Great versatility, Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ newbeeon7.8y ago
The download button doesn’t work on mobile, otherwise it’s 5-stars plugin for audio player.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.9.7 Excluded [download] anchors to be rendered as player. 1.9.7
- — Version 1.9.6 Bugfix: With the latest Worpress update the default gutenberg audio block was not rendered anymore in the right way. 1.9.6
- — Version 1.9.5 Bugfix: Removed the jQuery.browser object. 1.9.5
- — Version 1.9.4 New feature: Now the playlist plays the next track automatically. 1.9.4
- — Version 1.9.3 Bugfix: Still problems with the javascript .min path. 1.9.3
- — Version 1.9.2 Bugfix: fixed a path problem to map_short_code.js that was blocking the editor. 1.9.2
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.9.7). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- 2013-09-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.4.3 Patched in 1.4.3
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 126 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 102 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 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 YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,498 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "music" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-23 4K+ → 3K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-08-20 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-19 4K+ → 3K+ down after 460 days in tier
- 2025-05-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 315 days in tier
- 2024-07-05 6K+ → 5K+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2023-08-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 7K+ → 8K+ up after 4 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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Karma Music Player by Kadar 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
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