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Best podcaster plugins for WordPress

The most popular podcaster plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Podcast Player leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Captivate Sync (1K+) and Selfhost Podcasting (50+). All 5 plugins tagged “podcaster” 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 5 podcaster plugins

  1. 1.
    Podcast Player

    The most installed podcaster plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 113 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Captivate Sync

    1K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 10 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Selfhost Podcasting

    50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.

  4. 4.
    fresh Podcaster

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  5. 5.
    Podcast Searcher by Clarify

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

All 5 plugins tagged “podcaster”