WP Podcasts Manager
by Maulik Vora · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 9.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Short Description: Import and display podcast episodes from RSS feeds including Spotify support.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈69 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “apple” and “spotify” for “posttype” and “episode”. “apple” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “posttype” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spotify” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “episode” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 3 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 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| podbean your tag | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| podcast manager | #3 | #18 | 0 |
| podcasts your tag | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| posttype | #8 | #14 | up 1 |
| buzzsprout podcast import | #6 | #7 | 0 |
| podcast | #20 | #24 | down 4 |
| apple podcasts | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| podcast player | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| episode | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| podcasting | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| podcast rss feed | #15 | #23 | down 3 |
| anchor.fm your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| apple your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spotify your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “apple” and “spotify” for “posttype” and “episode”. “apple” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “posttype” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “spotify” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “episode” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 307 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.6 · 20 Aug 2026
5
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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
At the current install trend, crossing 70+ in roughly 173 days.
Install history since 24 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pcp812154.6y ago
It’s not clear how this is supposed to work. I entered my Anchor FM podcast feed and it looks like all the episodes of my podcast were imported. But when I try to view any of the episode pages, I get a “Page Not Found” error. This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by pcp81215.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Miki1325.5y ago
Great Plug Helped me import over 140 Anchor.fm podcasts into my site with their texts. Many thanks for this. Miki
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.6). Sites still on an older version should update.
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
6 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: Import and display podcast episodes from RSS feeds including Spotify support."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,681 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
- 2026-10-09 70+ → 60+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-09-10 60+ → 70+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 50+ → 60+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 60+ → 50+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 50+ → 60+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2026-03-07 60+ → 50+ down after 33 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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Podcast Subscribe Buttons 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters) 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Publish To Apple News 4K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Sp*tify Play Button for WordPress 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-podcasts-manager" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Podcasts Manager — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Podcasts Manager: 60+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-podcasts-manager
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