by Veda 4.8 (113 reviews)

Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion

Name: Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion
Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)
Author: Veda

Showcase your podcast only using podcasting feed url. Use widget, shortcode or editor block to display podcast player anywhere on your site.

Podcast Player ranks #2,053 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #82 of 3,311 in the Social & Sharing category, a 4.8/5 rating from 113 reviews, and was last updated Aug 23, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v8.3.3 Current Version v8.3.3

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 23 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#82 of 3,311 in Social & Sharing Top 5% by installs Downloads -38.6% this week Actively maintained

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#2,053

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Active Installs

10K+

-16.8%

KW Avg Position

5.2

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Downloads

711.8K

+98 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (113 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 21.1%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Aug 10, 2026

Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion [podcast-player] < 8.3.1

CVE-2026-14860 · Fixed in v8.3.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 8.3.3
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Veda

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 113
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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feed to audio podcast podcaster podcasting rss feed

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for podcasters and podcast website owners who want to add an episode player to their site. It solves the problem of showcasing podcast episodes conveniently by generating a player directly from a podcast feed URL, without requiring manual episode setup.

Widget, shortcode, and block support
Responsive player design
Live episode search
Play speed controller
Jump forward and skip backward
Podcast subscription buttons
Customizable player elements and colors
Episode sorting options

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Podcast Player – Your Podcasting Companion

By default, WordPress cache RSS feeds for 12 hours. Therefore, new episodes will be visible after 12 hours from last update. However, you can manually refresh your podcast by going to WordPress Dashboard > Settings > Podcast player. Use "Feed updation tool" in toolkit section.

If Podcast player is not visible on the front-end, most probably there is some JavaScript error on the webpage. Refer this link to know how to diagnose JavaScript errors.

Podcast Player download images to your WordPress media folder to serve smaller images and help make your site load faster. However, you can disable this feature by going to WordPress Dashboard > Settings > Podcast player. Uncheck "Download & Serve responsive images" in settings section.

Presently, Podcast player is not compatible with AMP (Accelerated mobile pages).

You can host your podcast files anywhere. This plugin only uses rss feed link to fetch and display your podcast episodes.

Yes, this plugin supports video podcasts, including MP4 files and HLS/m3u8 streams when provided by the podcast feed.

No, you cannot use multiple podcast feed urls in one player instance.

Yes, podcast player is completely mobile responsive. It can even change its layout according to its container width. For example, on larger screen, layout of podcast player on a narrow sidebar will be different than on a wider content section.

Yes. You can display multiple instances of podcast player on a single page/post.

Podcast player block, which appear in post's or page's edit screen is only for previewing purpose. Though, it will play nicely on front-end.