Best music plugins for WordPress

The most popular music plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Cue by AudioTheme.com leads with 5K+ active installs, ahead of Audio Album (4K+) and mb.miniAudioPlayer (3K+). All 185 plugins tagged “music” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 music plugins

1.
Cue by AudioTheme.com
The most installed music plugin, with 5K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 36 reviews, updated 14 hours ago.
2.
Audio Album
4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
3.
mb.miniAudioPlayer
3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 57 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
4.
Meks Audio Player
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
5.
Simple Popup Plugin
1K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
6.
Background Music Manager
1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
7.
TechGasp Sound Master
500+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 20 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
8.
TechGasp Music Master
500+ active installs. Rated 2.8 from 25 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
9.
Musician’s Pack for Elementor
400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
10.
Featured Audio
400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.