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JW Player for WordPress

by ilGhera · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Sep 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for JW Player for WordPress
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is JW Player for WordPress still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns JW Player for WordPress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ghera74 since Sep 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was JW Player for WordPress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is JW Player for WordPress safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.12). Not on the exploited list. 29 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest JW Player for WordPress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.3.12. No one-star spike after it. 18 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ghera7419 Sep 2015 to 18 Sep 2026, 96 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.

Maintenance

Last release
47 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for JW Player for WordPress
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20265
Q4 20260

Last release 18 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.8.

Rating distribution
5 star19
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star8

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.3.12).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
29 Sep 2026JW Player for WordPress <= 2.3.11 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting7.2<= 2.3.112.3.12Patched before disclosure
10 Feb 2026JW Player for WordPress <= 2.3.8 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.3.82.3.9161
29 Apr 2024JW Player for WordPress <= 2.3.3 - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.3.32.3.4Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for JW Player for WordPress
4 May 202675
11 May 202695
18 May 2026158
25 May 2026126
1 Jun 2026111
8 Jun 2026114
15 Jun 2026115
22 Jun 202683
29 Jun 202677
6 Jul 202697
13 Jul 2026904
20 Jul 2026984
27 Jul 2026181
3 Aug 2026242
10 Aug 2026311
17 Aug 20261,442
24 Aug 2026210
31 Aug 2026144
7 Sep 2026111
14 Sep 2026856
21 Sep 2026260
28 Sep 2026219
5 Oct 2026158
12 Oct 2026136
19 Oct 2026192
26 Oct 2026162
2 Nov 202624

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.3.12
AuthorilGhera
Added19 Sep 2015
Last updated18 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsjw player, embed video, video player, video preroll, video subtitles

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Questions

Is JW Player for WordPress still maintained?

Yes. Last release 18 Sep 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns JW Player for WordPress, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ghera74 since Sep 2015.

Was JW Player for WordPress removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is JW Player for WordPress safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.3.12). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest JW Player for WordPress update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.3.12. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue