Best podcast plugins for WordPress
The most popular podcast plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Seriously Simple Podcasting leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry (20K+) and AudioIgniter Music Player (10K+). All 111 plugins tagged “podcast” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 podcast plugins
- 1.
Seriously Simple PodcastingThe most installed podcast plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 330 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 231 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 3.
AudioIgniter Music Player10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 64 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.
HTML5 Audio Player10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 169 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 5.
Podcast Player10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 113 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 6.
Buzzsprout Podcasting5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Podcast Subscribe Buttons4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 8.
Podcast Importer SecondLine4K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 13 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Podlove Podcast Publisher3K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 45 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 10.
Podlove Subscribe button2K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.
All 111 plugins tagged “podcast”
Seriously Simple Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,084by Craig Hewitt20 days ago
Podcasting the way it's meant to be. No mess, no fuss - just you and your content taking over the world.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(330)
- Downloads
- 389/day
PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,113by blubrry5 days ago
No. 1 Podcasting plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(231)
- Downloads
- 656/day
AudioIgniter Music Player
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,501by The CSSIgniter Team26 days ago
AudioIgniter lets you create music playlists and embed them in your WordPress posts, pages or custom post types and serve your audio content in style!
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(64)
- Downloads
- 131/day
HTML5 Audio Player
#1,578by bPlugins7 days ago
Maximize your WordPress site's potential with our versatile HTML5 Audio Player plugin. Seamlessly play .mp3, .wav, .ogg, and more audio files.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(169)
- Downloads
- 343/day
Podcast Player
Up in the last 7 days:8#2,041by Veda3 days ago
Showcase your podcast only using podcasting feed url. Use widget, shortcode or editor block to display podcast player anywhere on your site.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(113)
- Downloads
- 204/day
Buzzsprout Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:11#3,205by 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
Podcast Subscribe Buttons
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,277by SecondLineThemes1 year ago
Add beautiful podcast subscribe buttons anywhere.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Podcast Importer SecondLine
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,441by SecondLineThemes1 month ago
A simple podcast import tool for WordPress.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.8(13)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Podlove Podcast Publisher
Up in the last 7 days:4#4,013by Eric Teubert25 days ago
The one and only next generation podcast publishing system. Seriously. It's magical and sparkles a lot.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(45)
- Downloads
- 83/day
Podlove Subscribe button
Down in the last 7 days:3#4,701by Alexander Lueken1 year ago
Podlove Subscribe button allows your users to easily select a podcast feed and pass it along to their favorite podcast app.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Anchor Episodes Index (Spotify for Podcasters)
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,615by Jesse Sugden1 month ago
A lightweight plugin that allows you to output an anchor.fm podcast player on your site that includes an episode index. Just add two URL's on the …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Meks Audio Player
Down in the last 7 days:15#5,737by Meks2 years ago
Easily enhance your podcast, music or any audio files with a full-featured and customizable sticky audio player.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Captivate Sync
Up in the last 7 days:5#5,865by captivateaudio1 month ago
Captivate Sync™ is a WordPress plugin maintained and developed by Captivate, part of the Rebel Base Media family. With our background in Podcast Websi …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.2(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Liza Widget For Spotify and Elementor
Down in the last 7 days:5#5,985by Ruthless WP12 days ago
Add Spotify widgets to Elementor or Gutenberg in seconds — embed tracks, albums, playlists, your Spotify profile, and podcast episode lists with zero …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(8)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Seriously Simple Speakers
Down in the last 7 days:33#6,645by Craig Hewitt1 year ago
Add speakers to your Seriously Simple Podcasting episodes.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Seriously Simple Transcripts
Down in the last 7 days:6#7,211by Craig Hewitt1 month ago
Add downloadable transcripts to your Seriously Simple Podcasting episodes.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Podigee for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:14#8,051by podigee15 days ago
Turn your Podigee podcast episodes into WordPress posts in one click: title, show notes and the Podigee Podcast Player, ready to publish.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Liteweight Podcast
Down in the last 7 days:14#9,225by bPlugins3 months ago
Lightweight podcast plugin for WordPress. Publish unlimited MP3, WAV, and OGG episodes with a responsive HTML5 player, shortcodes, and themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
RSS Feed Pro
Down in the last 7 days:34#9,287by artiosmedia11 months ago
Display an RSS Feed in a widget, a page, or a post using a shortcode with any number of parameters. Sort the archive by Category, Year, and Author.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 10/day
Featured Audio
Down in the last 7 days:11#9,437by Nick Halsey2 years ago
Add featured audio to your posts and pages, like featured images.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
List MixCloud
Up in the last 7 days:40#10,226by Rodolphe MOULIN4 months ago
List MixCloud to show last or all podcast from MixCloud.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MediaBlaster
Up in the last 7 days:13#11,557by Rovidx Media, Inc.2 days ago
Turn WordPress into a video CMS with HLS/DASH playback, Vimeo import, podcast RSS, live channels/EPG, and an app-ready REST API.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day
iTunes Podcast Review Manager
Down in the last 7 days:11#11,884by Doug Yuen6 years ago
Get your iTunes podcast reviews from all countries. Checks iTunes automatically and displays your podcast reviews in a sortable table.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Auto podcast import
Down in the last 7 days:17#13,570by systemsrtk2 months ago
Import your podcast feed, automatically from any supported podcast provider.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
AjaxPress
Up in the last 7 days:562#13,610by ArrayStory1 month ago
Keep radio, podcasts and audio playing while visitors browse. Ajax navigation turns your site into a fast single page application.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Simple Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:11#13,835by 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
Audio Widget
Up in the last 7 days:82#14,388by Sina Yazdi10 years ago
Add Audio to your website with audio widget Simply.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Audio Editor & Recorder
#14,549by Roland Beaussant3 months ago
Record, edit and publish audio directly from your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Libsyn Podcast Quick Embed
Up in the last 7 days:53#15,759by Durgesh Tayade9 years ago
This plugin adds a button in your editor to add a Libsyn Podcast Embed Player in your post or page.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Downloader
Down in the last 7 days:74#17,605by Ederson Peka10 days ago
Lists MP3 files from a folder.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.3(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DS Custom Audio Player
Up in the last 7 days:91#17,752by Dennis Knake5 months ago
DS Custom Audio Player adds a modern, responsive and customizable HTML5 audio player. Works in Gutenberg Block Editor and Classic Editor.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Share Interactive Content from Spotify
Up in the last 7 days:77#18,003by Swapnil R Deshpande8 months ago
Share interactive content from Spotify on your website seamlessly without any embed codes.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mattytap Sermons
Up in the last 7 days:818#18,756by mattytaptoday
A maintained restoration of Sermon Manager: publish, organise, and podcast sermons on a WordPress site.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 20/day
Podigee Player Shortcode
Up in the last 7 days:82#18,842by podigee8 years ago
Shortcode for embedding the Podigee Podcast Player into a post.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Add Podtrac Analytics for Seriously Simple Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:6#19,042by snightingale4 years ago
Inspired by Podtrac & Seriously Simple Podcasting, This Wordpress plugin allows you to add Podtrac & Blubrry analytics to your podcast media f …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Listen2It
Down in the last 7 days:70#19,099by Listen2It11 months ago
Listen2It turns your articles and blog posts into clear, natural-sounding audio in seconds, using lifelike voices in 145+ languages.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Podcast Widget
Down in the last 7 days:77#19,931by Richard Farrar10 years ago
A widget that enables you to display your latest podcast from a category or featured podcast utilising the PowerPress plugin's default player.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pinecast WordPress Sync
Up in the last 7 days:328#20,300by Pinecast5 days ago
This plugin allows you to sync your Pinecast podcast (or any JSONFeed-compatible podcast) with your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Selfhost Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:342#21,069by Veda3 months ago
Host and publish audio or video podcasts from your WordPress dashboard. Clean, lightweight, and Apple/Spotify-compliant podcasting RSS feeds.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
podCloud
Up in the last 7 days:106#21,679by podCloud1 year ago
This plugins allow embedding of the podCloud player by pasting a podcast or episode URL into editor.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Podtrac & Seriously Simple Podcasting
Up in the last 7 days:136#22,215by Jake Spurlock6 years ago
If you wanted to add Podtrac support to your site, in conjunction with Seriously Simple Podcasting, this is the plugin that will do it.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Audio Playlist Manager with Autoresume
Up in the last 7 days:196#22,673by toughride14 years ago
Audio Playlist Manager with autoresume has cool features for embedding mp3 audio into posts or templates. This plugin has the option to chose 'au …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Add Image to Feed
Up in the last 7 days:270#23,066by lesion4 years ago
Add image media content and itunes:image tags to RSS
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
La Tecnologeria Podcasting players
Up in the last 7 days:167#23,352by tecnologeria4 years ago
A plugin to add external players easily in your web using shortcodes.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ETH Embed Anchor.fm
#24,312by Erick Hitter4 years ago
Allow embedding Anchor.fm podcast episodes in your content.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rotate Soundcloud Player
Up in the last 7 days:60#24,930by gavinr10 years ago
A widget that features the latest track in a soundcloud playlist, with the option to rotate to older tracks. Great for podcasts.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Disco Free by Headliner
Up in the last 7 days:191#26,151by neil2 years ago
This plugin installs and configures the Disco Free podcast recommendation widget which is built to help turn your readers into listeners.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Video2Post
Down in the last 7 days:458#27,451by ipsilondev5 years ago
Import Video2Post.com project into a Wordpress blog as a post
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tierra's Audio Playlist Manager
Down in the last 7 days:10#28,188by tierrainnovation16 years ago
Tierra's Audio Playlist Manager offers extensive flexibility when embedding mp3 audio into your posts or templates.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Soundmento
Down in the last 7 days:744#29,151by Hemant Jodhani5 months ago
Modern Elementor widget for music and podcast playlists.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day