Best episode plugins for WordPress
The most popular episode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Buzzsprout Podcasting leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Simple Podcasting (100+) and F13 Movies (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “episode” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 episode plugins
- 1.
Buzzsprout PodcastingThe most installed episode plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 2.
Simple Podcasting100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
F13 Movies10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 4.
WP Talkshoe Archives10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 15 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 5.
Podcast data for block themesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “episode”
Buzzsprout Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:2#3,207by Buzzsprout23 days ago
The official Buzzsprout plugin. Embed your podcast episodes with editor blocks that always stay up to date with your show.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 59/day
Simple Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:31#13,851by 10up1 month ago
Set up multiple podcast feeds using built-in WordPress posts. Includes a podcast block and podcast transcript block for the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
F13 Movies
#29,146by f13dev3 years ago
Do you blog about movies? It can be tedious adding movie information manually, now you can add movie information with shortcode using an IMDB ID.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Talkshoe Archives
#39,034by robwhiteus15 years ago
This is a plugin that will display archived MP3 files for specified Talkshoe calls and shows.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Podcast data for block themes
#55,840by Birgit Pauli-Haack2 months ago
Adds block bindings for episode and podcast data, social icon links for podcast directories and a template for a podcast archive page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day