Plugin profile · observed daily since 02 Aug 2026
TechGasp Sound Master
Active installs500+ rounded
Current authorTechGasp
Owner changesNone while we have been watching
Last release5.5 years ago 11 Mar 2021
Support— no recent threads
Releases on record38
Rating2.8 /5 · 20
Added to directory22 May 2013
Requires WP3.5
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag1.4 behind
Tested up toWP 5.7.17 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 TechGasp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TechGasp | 38 | 22 May 2013 | 11 Mar 2021 |
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: 500+ 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, steady 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/day08 Sep 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 | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | 30 Aug | 31 Aug | 01 Sep | 02 Sep | 03 Sep | 04 Sep | 05 Sep | 06 Sep | 07 Sep | 08 Sep |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downloads that day | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Unchanged throughout: ratings total (20) · active installs (500+) · version (5.1.4) · support threads (0) · threads resolved (0)
38 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 directory13 years ago 22 May 2013
Requires WP3.5
Requires PHPfalse
Version lag1.4 behind
Is anyone still maintaining this?
- No release in 2,008 days (5.5 years). The last was 11 Mar 2021.
- Declares compatibility only up to WordPress 5.7.17, while 7.1 is current. The author has not confirmed it runs on the last 14 releases.
- The same account maintains 18 other plugins, 1 of which was updated in the last 90 days. the account is active.
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.
Entries marked from the release log predate this registry, and daily observation began 02 Aug 2026. They were read from the plugin’s public SVN history after the fact, not watched as they happened. Everything else was observed directly.
- 02 Aug 20261 month 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.
- 02 Sep 20224 years agoDormancy threshold crossed540 days since the last release (2021-03-11). Dormancy is a maintenance observation, not a judgement about the owner.
- 11 Mar 20215.5 years agoVersion 5.1.4 released
- 26 Dec 20205.5 years agoVersion 5.1.1 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 28 Sep 20196.5 years agoVersion 5.1.0 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 04 Mar 20197.5 years agoVersion 5.0.15 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 12 Dec 20187.5 years agoVersion 5.0.14 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 08 Sep 20188 years agoVersion 5.0.12 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 19 Mar 20188.5 years agoVersion 5.0.11 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 22 Nov 20178.5 years agoVersion 5.0.10 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 05 Oct 20178.5 years agoVersion 5.0.9 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 10 Aug 20179 years agoVersion 5.0.8 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 19 Jun 20179 years agoVersion 5.0.6 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 03 Apr 20179 years agoVersion 5.0.5 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 10 Dec 20169.5 years agoVersion 5.0.4 releasedfrom the release logCommitted by TechGasp.
- 22 May 201313 years ago25 earlier releasesfrom the release logBetween 22 May 2013 and 03 Oct 2016. Listed individually in the public release log rather than here.
- 22 May 201313 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 TechGasp for all 38 days we have observed it.
- It was last released 5.5 years ago (11 Mar 2021).
- Its author declares it tested up to WordPress 5.7.17; WordPress is now on 7.1.
- WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs.
- It carries 20 ratings, averaging 2.8 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
40× the installs
Compare side by side Player for SoundCloud – share your music without leaving your site
Embed SoundCloud tracks, playlists, and profiles in WordPress with a customizable Gutenberg player block – colors, artwork, and more.
1,000+ installs5.0★ (1)updated 03 Sep 2026
Compare side by side Euphonious MP3 Embedder Lite
The Euphonious MP3 Embedder makes it easy to upload and showcase your music in style.
fewer than 10 installsupdated 25 Apr 2025
Compare side by side SoundCloud Sound Competition
Host multiple sound or remix competition all within your wordpress site, integrated with SoundCloud and Facebook voting.
20+ installs4.5★ (4)updated 10 Jun 2017
far fewer installs · no release in over 18 months
Compare side by side thefreemusician
HTML5 MP3 player with Flash Fallback. Play music while browsing your site - 100$ AJAX enabled!
10+ installsupdated 03 Apr 2016
far fewer installs · no release in over 18 months
Compare side by side Music Seller
This plugin will allow you to sell music in various formats like mp3, ogg and etc.
10+ installs4.0★ (18)updated 06 Feb 2018
far fewer installs · no release in over 18 months
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 TechGasp Sound Master: a person reads every submission, and corrections get a reply within 5 business days.