Bradmax Player — WordPress Audio Player Plugin
by kostalski · WordPress.org page · Website
Bradmax Player has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 75,340 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Bradmax Player at a glance
Is Bradmax Player well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Embed video streams into a post/page or anywhere on your WordPress site (supported streaming formats HLS, MPEG-DASH, MS Smooth Streaming)
- Embed video files (MP4, WebM, Ogg) into your page
- Embed responsive videos for a better user experience while viewing from a mobile device
- Embed videos with poster images
- Automatically play a video when the page is rendered
- Embed videos uploaded to your WordPress media library using direct links in the shortcode
- No setup required, simply install and start embedding videos
- Lightweight and compatible with the latest version of WordPress
- Clean and sleek player with no watermark
- Player customisation is available (change skin, colors, logo, etc.). It requires only sign-up on https://bradmax.com/site/en/signup . It’s free and basic…
- Embed video with subtitles (subtitles loaded from stream or from SRT, VTT files)
- Collect basic statistics about video playback in your Google Analytics account
Bradmax Player reviews and ratings
11 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
11 reviews
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Lack Of Support!
Seems no one gets a response from the author about issue they are having.
mmicrosysm -
Mobile problem
Live stream works great on PC. There is a problem on the phone - there is no volume indicator at all during the stream. During a live stream, an ugly shadow is created in place of the timeline. It disappears after a few seconds when other buttons disappear
marekh69 -
Player UI Hiding Sometimes
Player UI options are hiding most of the time please fix it.
farmanalichanna -
Great plugin
Great plugin . Easy and powerful
cpshinoj -
First Time Success
I had a MU38 media file my customer wanted to post on his website. Took a few minutes - easy and effective. thank you very much!
KeithRowley -
Very good plugin
I use this plugin to embed a m3u8 playlist for videos hosted on AWS. It works very well. thank you.
vladnice
Where Bradmax Player ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that Bradmax Player appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Audio Player Plugins | #29 in search, not tagged | #44 | – |
Bradmax Player alternatives
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Presto Player 100,000+ installs · 4.8
Details
Embed video stream easily in WordPress using Bradmax Player. Use responsive HTML5 video player for playing HLS, MPEG-DASH, MSS streams.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- hls
- HTML5
- mpeg-dash
- video
- video streaming
- Version
- 1.1.32
- Last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- First published
- Jan 5, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 4.2
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- –
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Bradmax Player FAQ
What does Bradmax Player do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Bradmax Player offers Embed video streams into a post/page or anywhere on your WordPress site (supported streaming formats HLS, MPEG-DASH, MS Smooth Streaming), Embed video files (MP4, WebM, Ogg) into your page, Embed responsive videos for a better user experience while viewing from a mobile device, Embed videos with poster images and Automatically play a video when the page is rendered.
How many active installs does Bradmax Player have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Bradmax Player as of September 7, 2026.
Is Bradmax Player still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on March 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is Bradmax Player free?
Bradmax Player is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does Bradmax Player rank among Audio Player Plugins?
Bradmax Player is #44 in the WordPress.org Audio Player Plugins ranking.