Best hls player plugins for WordPress
The most popular hls player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PlayerJS leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of MediaHaven (40+). All 2 plugins tagged “HLS player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 hls player plugins
- 1.
PlayerJSThe most installed hls player plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
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MediaHaven40+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “HLS player”

PlayerJS
Down in the last 7 days:56#7,088by PlayerJS5 months ago
The official WordPress plugin for PlayerJS.com — a free online builder for custom HTML5 video and audio players.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

MediaHaven
Down in the last 7 days:117#22,599by WPninjaDevs2 months ago
Video Gallery plugin to create responsive video galleries, WooCommerce product videos & HLS streaming with YouTube, Bunny Stream and 10+ video sou …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day