Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
Audio Player Widget
Active installs100+ rounded
Current authorCorey Snow
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release15 years ago 23 Feb 2011
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record1
Rating3.0 /5 · 2
Added to directory18 Feb 2011
Requires WP2.8
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag4.0 behind
Tested up toWP 3.1.4 WordPress is now on 7.1
PluginPedia reports published data and observable changes. It does not rate plugin quality or safety, infer intent, or make recommendations. These are observations rather than a verdict. How this works
Ownership
Held by Corey Snow throughout, with no change of ownership observed since daily tracking began on 02 Aug 2026.
Full observed history, including every field transition
Committing accounts
Read from the plugin’s public release log, so these predate this registry. A committing account is not an owner. Thirty accounts commit to WooCommerce and it has never changed hands.
| Account | Releases | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclometh | 1 | 23 Feb 2011 | 23 Feb 2011 |
This registry did not observe a transfer; it read these names off a public log. Whether that reflects a change of ownership is not something the directory publishes.
Adoption
How widely the plugin is installed, and what the people running it think of it. WordPress.org rounds install figures to one significant digit, so they describe an order of magnitude rather than a headcount.
Small but established: 100+ active installs. Enough sites to show it works in the wild, too few for adoption to say much on its own.
3 downloads a day over the last 7 days, rising 100% against the 7 days before. Downloads are counted exactly and without a ceiling, so they show movement the rounded install figure cannot.
08 Aug 2026peak 11/day30 Aug 2026
Daily record
Every field we record, one column per observation. Fields that never moved are named once rather than repeated across every column. A row of identical numbers would be padding.
| Field | 17 Aug | 18 Aug | 19 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | 30 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (2) · active installs (100+) · version (1.0) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
29 days of observation, most recent 14 shown.
Maintenance
When it was last released, and how far its declared compatibility has drifted from current WordPress.
Added to directory15 years ago 18 Feb 2011
Requires WP2.8
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag4.0 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- No release in 5,667 days (15.5 years). The last was 23 Feb 2011.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 3.1.4, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 40 releases.
- Corey Snow publishes no other plugin in the directory, so there is no wider activity to compare against.
A plugin that does one thing correctly may need no changes for years; a long gap is not, by itself, evidence of neglect.
History
Everything dated that this registry holds about the plugin, most recent first. Releases carry the author’s own release date; everything else is dated to when it was observed.
- 02 Aug 202628 days agoFirst observed by PluginPediaDaily snapshots of this plugin’s directory record begin here. Everything above this line is observed; anything before it comes from fields the API itself reports.
- 16 Aug 201214 years agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2011-02-23). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 23 Feb 201115 years agoVersion 1.0 released
- 18 Feb 201115 years agoAdded to the WordPress.org directoryReported by the plugin API as the date this plugin was added.
What we know, and what we don’t
Everything on this page in one place, including the gaps, so that nothing here is mistaken for a clean bill of health.
What we know
- It has been held by Corey Snow for all 29 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 15 years ago (23 Feb 2011).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 3.1.4; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs.
- It carries 2 ratings, averaging 3.0 out of 5.
What we don’t know yet
- No forum threads were open in the two months we measure, so how responsive its support is cannot be said. One new thread starts answering that.
What can’t be known
- Whether the quiet is neglect or a finished plugin. That is the author’s intent, which no dataset records, and a stable plugin can need no changes for years.
Every record on this site, this one included, works under the same limits. We read what WordPress.org publishes about a plugin, never the plugin’s own code, so nothing here says whether a plugin is well built or safe. Install counts reach us already rounded; a change smaller than a band step doesn’t show. We don’t track security advisories yet. For anything older than our first observation we rely on the plugin’s public release log, where one exists. What this registry can and cannot see
Similar plugins
This plugin has not been updated in a long time. These carry the same tags and describe themselves in the same terms, so they are a starting point for a replacement, not a recommendation. Check them yourself.
MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar
The most advanced Audio Player for Music & Podcast. For Elementor, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more. Add unlimited players to any pages!
20,000+ installs4.8★ (302)updated 26 Aug 2026
200× the installs
Compare side by side HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player
Maximize your WordPress site's potential with our versatile HTML5 Audio Player plugin. Seamlessly play .mp3, .wav, .ogg, and more audio files.
10,000+ installs4.6★ (167)updated 19 Aug 2026
100× the installs
Compare side by side Compact WP Audio Player
A Compact WP Audio Player Plugin that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad)
20,000+ installs4.1★ (69)updated 17 Aug 2026
200× the installs
Compare side by side AudioIgniter Music Player
AudioIgniter lets you create music playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your audio content in style!
10,000+ installs4.6★ (64)updated 27 May 2026
100× the installs
Compare side by side mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files
Transform your mp3 audio files into a nice, small light HTML5 player.
3,000+ installs4.5★ (57)updated 13 Nov 2021
30× the installs · no release in over 18 months
Compare side by side Themify Audio Dock
An slick and simple sticky music player.
900+ installs3.5★ (6)updated 18 Aug 2025
Compare side by side Grouped from the tags each author chose for their own plugin, so the grouping is only as good as those tags.
Reach out about this record
Corrections, missing context, or anything else about Audio Player Widget: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.