HTML5 Video Player for WordPress
by onigetoc · Media
Embed MP4, M4V, OGG, Youtube, WebM, FLV, HLS, M3u8 videos in your post or page using HTML5. Self-hosted or CDN hosted responsive HTML5 Video player.
45 health vs 59 average across 1,715 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 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, 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 3443 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
88
now · peak 185
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-29 300+ → 200+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-22 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-04-18 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Videojs HTML5 Player 8K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags A -
Easy Video Player 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Playlist Player for YouTube 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Protected Video 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A - S Smartideo 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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Bradmax Player 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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