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Alex Player — WordPress Audio Player Plugin

by iamzhirik · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.41 Tested up to WP 6.6.7 PHP 5.3.13+

Alex Player has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,290 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 18, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.

Alex Player at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
8,290
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Alex Player well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.6.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Alex Player reviews and ratings

8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

8 reviews

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  • Excelent player for Web Radio using Icecast

    This player is excellent. I have been using it to play the stream generated by Icecast in real time on the Web Radio page. It has a slim design by default and a beautiful spectrum analyzer. But with a simple click on the interface, a set of possibilities opens up, which includes a wonderful equalizer and some other features. Recently the author added some features to support Icecast, bringing the name of the current artist/song directly from the stream server (Icecast). It is worth using it for Web Radio and in other ways as well, since it can be used with statistical playlists. Very good!

    regivaldocosta

  • Such a cool plugin!

    All I ever wanted, all I ever needed!

    URBANISTER

  • Speed control buttons

    How about speed control of audio 0.8x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2x? And quick rewind +10sec, -30sec e.t.c.

    voha888

  • Thanks, great work done, excellent!

    I'm impressed with the EQ and will look into it more closely. It would be ideal if you also had a controller for the 100 Hz range, as this is an important frequency. I will research whether the EQ can also be integrated into a playlist. Alex, I'm definitely very excited about the project. Create, now I customized the Player-Skin and EQ-Skin. I integrated the Player with Elemntor und Hello-Theme. It works perfect on all browser. It runs on Wordpress 6.4

    Gerhard Peilstöcker

  • This is NOT me

    He used my name, without my permission.

    Alex Player

  • Do not download not working!

    Do not download not working!

    byrehep

Where Alex Player ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Alex Player appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Audio Player Plugins #23 by tag, not in search #35 –

Details

Alex Player is simple audio player designed to play local audio files or radio streams on your website.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Alex Player competes in

Tags

  • audio player
  • mp3 player
  • radio
  • wavesurfer
Version
1.41
Last updated
Dec 18, 2024
First published
Dec 23, 2019
Requires WordPress
4.3
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
5.3.13
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Alex Player FAQ

How many active installs does Alex Player have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Alex Player as of September 7, 2026.

Is Alex Player still maintained?

The last release was on December 18, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Alex Player free?

Alex Player is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Alex Player rank among Audio Player Plugins?

Alex Player is #35 in the WordPress.org Audio Player Plugins ranking.