Best media player plugins for WordPress
The most popular media player plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Compact WP Audio Player leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Media Player Addons for Elementor (1K+) and zbPlayer (300+). All 10 plugins tagged “media player” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 9 media player plugins
- 1.
Compact WP Audio PlayerThe most installed media player plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 69 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Media Player Addons for Elementor1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 20 hours ago.
- 3.
zbPlayer300+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 4.
dPlayer30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 5.
KNR Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 6.
DJ Player10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 7.
WoPo Media PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 8.
AutoCraft PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 9.
Sato Video PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
All 10 plugins tagged “media player”
Compact WP Audio Player
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,163by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ2 months ago
A Compact WP Audio Player Plugin that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad)
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.1(69)
- Downloads
- 61/day
Media Player Addons for Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:86#6,783by bPluginstoday
Extend Elementor with powerful, customizable media players for audio, video, streaming & playlists.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 60/day
zbPlayer
Up in the last 7 days:4#10,992by zubaka6 years ago
zbPlayer is a small and very easy plugin. It does one thing: capture mp3 links and insert a small flash player instead.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
dPlayer
Down in the last 7 days:107#23,392by indionetech2 years ago
A nice video player plugin. This video player support various video file type, It support logo overlay and call to action button on the video player.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
KNR Player
#36,617by Rakib Hossain7 years ago
Create awesome audio player that is compatible with all major browsers and devices (Android, iPhone, iPad)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DJ Player
Up in the last 7 days:8,406#39,045by veradeveloper9 years ago
Fully responsive music player with tracklist.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WoPo Media Player
Up in the last 7 days:8,843#64,029by WoPo Web5 years ago
Microsoft Winamp 2 for the browser
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
AutoCraft Player
Up in the last 7 days:340#71,071by AutoCraft Lab1 year ago
AutoCraft Player: The Ultimate Customizable Audio & Video Experience for WordPress
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sato Video Player
Down in the last 7 days:18,928#72,685by poragjyotigogoi12 days ago
No-code HTML5 video player builder with 80+ customizations, video hosting and video marketing tools. Embed and stream videos on your branded player.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day