play-button
“play-button” lets you place one or more simple mp3 play buttons to your posts, pages or widget contents. It’s as easy as placing the simple [play-button:mysong.mp3] mark-up anywhere in your text.
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play-button shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where play-button stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| button | >100 |
| flash | >100 |
| mp3 | >100 |
| play | >100 |
| player | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About play-button
From the official readme · v1.0Description
“play-button” lets you place one or more simple mp3 play buttons to your posts, pages or widget contents.
It’s as easy as placing the simple [play-button:mysong.mp3] mark-up anywhere in your text.
This plugin uses the free flash-based mp3 player by Fabricio Zuardi and the
“XSPF Web Music Player” team.
More info at this plugin’s homepage.
See a real-world use example at this music site.
Installation
- Upload the plugin directory
play-buttonto the wordpress plugin directory (usually/wp-content/plugins/) - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in your WordPress administration page
To add a mp3 play button to your post, page or widget contents simply write the following code:
[play-button:mysong.mp3]
Instead of mysong.mp3 place the path relative to your wordpress home URL.
Example:
[play-button:wp-content/uploads/2009/06/example.mp3]
More info at this plugin’s homepage.
Screenshots
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FAQ
play-button: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is play-button free?
Yes. play-button is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is play-button safe to use in 2026?
play-button shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use play-button?
play-button is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,461 times since it launched in July 2009. It was downloaded 63 times in the last 30 days.
Does play-button work with WordPress 7.1?
play-button is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was play-button last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on July 22, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes play-button?
play-button is developed and maintained by jazzigor.
What are the best alternatives to play-button?
The most popular alternatives to play-button are AddQuicktag (100K+ installs), WP Edit (40K+ installs) and Forget About Shortcode Butt… (20K+ installs).
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