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Bg Playlist

by Vadim Bogaiskov · WordPress.org page

v1.5.6 Tested up to WP 6.1.12 PHP 7.4+

Bg Playlist has 50+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,703 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 16, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.1.12.

Bg Playlist at a glance

Active installs
50+
Total downloads
5,703
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Bg Playlist well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.1.12, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • class="wpaudio" – class name of the link to the audio file. By default: wpaudio. Can be changed in plugin settings
  • href="https://sitename.com/path/filename.mp3" – audio file URL. Relative path is allowed (by default relative to the site root)
  • title="Track title" – the track title – displayed in the player header. If is empty, the link text is accepted. If link text is also empty, then track title…
  • alt="Track discription" – track discription
  • data-artist="Artist name" – artist name
  • data-album="Album title" – album title. If the album title is not set in this tag, then the album title is the post title
  • data-length="123" – track length in seconds
  • Track caption - link text – track caption. If link text is not specified, then the title — artist name is displayed instead

Details

The plugin creates the WP playlist using links to audio files in the posts.

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

Tags

  • auduio
  • music
  • player
  • playlist
  • track

More from Vadim Bogaiskov

Version
1.5.6
Last updated
Jan 16, 2023
First published
Jan 23, 2018
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
6.1.12
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Bg Playlist FAQ

What does Bg Playlist do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Bg Playlist offers class="wpaudio" – class name of the link to the audio file. By default: wpaudio. Can be changed in plugin settings, href="https://sitename.com/path/filename.mp3" – audio file URL. Relative path is allowed (by default relative to the site root), title="Track title" – the track title – displayed in the player header. If is empty, the link text is accepted. If link text is also empty, then track title, alt="Track discription" – track discription and data-artist="Artist name" – artist name.

How many active installs does Bg Playlist have?

WordPress.org reports 50+ active installs for Bg Playlist as of September 7, 2026.

Is Bg Playlist still maintained?

The last release was on January 16, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Bg Playlist free?

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