Last.fm RPS
Widget Plugin that lists your recently listened songs on your sidebar with album or artist images and text.
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Last.fm RPS shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Last.fm RPS stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| audioscrobbler | #1 |
| Last FM | #14 |
| lastfm | #11 |
| played songs | #21 |
| recent | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Last.fm RPS
From the official readme · v2.0.0Description
This plugin gets your last.fm feed and parses your recently played song information and then combines it with the album tag
also taken from the last.fm feeds. If it doesn’t find an album image, It shows the artist image instead of it.
Whats New in Version 0.2?
- Added option to define how many songs are displayed on the page
- Seperated css file from code and added new “lastfm.css” file
- Added different stylesheets to recently played songs
- Changed the datetime display configuration like “x days y seconds and z minutes ago”
- Changed the div’s into tables which are more reliable for different themes.
- If the user hasn’t any wp_head() included in his/her theme’s header.php, this script checks and adds its css itself.
Whats the fixes in Version 0.3?
- Added a neccessary fix for the time difference between server time and local time.
- If there is a track played in the player which length is less than 4 minutes ,the script showed two recently listened songs, so this is fixed now.It only displays one.
Whats New in Version 0.4?
- Added support for not widget-enabled themes.
- Added Screenshot
- Updated Readme.txt
Whats the fixes in Version 0.5?
- When no songs played for a long time or only played only one song, this script raised errors. This is fixed now.
- Optimized the SimpleXML Extension for speed issues.
What’s added in v0.6
- Improved checking of album images.
- If the feed item contains no album name, then directly shows default image.
What’s New in Version 0.7?
- Added image positioning
- Added optional Bottom Text
- Removed the slashes before ‘ and “
- Converted tables to css so you have all the control in lastfm.css
- Added artist images support. Now it shows artist images when it can’t find the album image.
The changes in 0.8
- Added Various Artists album image support
- Added last.fm badge option
- Improved options page
- Added last.fm logos (you should use one)
The changes in 1.0.0
- Added cURL and fopen support
The minor changes in 1.0.2
- Added security to file reading function inside class.
The changes in 1.0.3
- Empty images show up as last.fm image placeholders now.
- Fixed the compatibility issue with wordpress 2.7 (Their compat.php broke one of my function and i renamed it.)
- Thanks to Tom for informing me that last.fm started to use 64×64 images instead of 50×50. Thats also changed.
The changes in 1.1
- Added caching support
- Changed Last.fm API v1.0 code to v2.0 code
- Fixed “Now Playing” code
The changes in 1.1.1
- Fixed annoying file_get_contents error.
The changes in 2.0.0
- Complete rewrite
- Updated Last.fm logos to match the ones used in the site
- Fixed complicated CSS rules (Note: You need to edit the CSS files again 🙁 )
- Autoprefixed CSS rules for browser compatibility
- Removed Shortcode support
- Removed FileSystem Cache, using WP_Options method instead
- Added German, French, Spanish, Italian and Turkish translation (You can translate more with Loco Translate plugin, used google translate on most parts, sorry for that.)
TODO:
- Track and artist corrections
Installation
- Upload ‘lastfm-RPS’ directory to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Design->Widgets and Add “Last.fm RPS” widget on your desired sidebar.
- Click to “edit” and insert your last.fm username and widget title you want to display in your sidebar
- Thats all. Go to your main page and check if there’s any errors. If you wrote your username right, then there shouldn’t be any.
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FAQ
Last.fm RPS: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Last.fm RPS free?
Yes. Last.fm RPS is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Last.fm RPS safe to use in 2026?
Last.fm RPS shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Last.fm RPS?
Last.fm RPS is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,434 times since it launched in May 2008. It was downloaded 53 times in the last 30 days.
Does Last.fm RPS work with WordPress 7.1?
Last.fm RPS is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Last.fm RPS last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.0, was released on December 9, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Last.fm RPS?
Last.fm RPS is developed and maintained by tpaksu.
What are the best alternatives to Last.fm RPS?
The most popular alternatives to Last.fm RPS are Last.fm for WordPress (40+ installs).
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