Compact WP Audio Player vs WP Photo Album Plus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Compact WP Audio Player
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Photo Album Plus has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 199 reviews) while Compact WP Audio Player leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Compact WP Audio Player has accumulated 662K+ total downloads while WP Photo Album Plus has 3.4M+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Compact WP Audio Player | WP Photo Album Plus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 68 | ► | 199 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 662K+ | ► | 3.4M+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 43% | |
| Last Updated | 4 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2010 | |
| Age | 13 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 6.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.5+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.9.15 | 9.1.09.005 |
Rating Breakdown
Compact WP Audio Player
WP Photo Album Plus
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Compact WP Audio Player averaged approximately 49 daily downloads while WP Photo Album Plus averaged 268.
Recent Reviews
Compact WP Audio Player Reviews
(Almost) exactly – and I mean exactly – what I was looking for. But…
Really love this plug in! I wanted exactly this – just a single, simple button, alternating between play and pause, allowing people to play or not as they saw fit, linking to an audio file in the back
Choosing other player images
It does what it promises very well. I have replaced the controls images with custom ones. Is it possible to get a code snippet to be able to choose between different “play” images? This to
The rarest thing, a simple clean, functional plugin
Ridiculously simple. Works well. I customised the play/pause images to fit the design of my website. It plays audio. Job done. Please keep supporting it, it’s great!
WP Photo Album Plus Reviews
A game changer
To be honest, after using it for few years you have to say it is way over expectations! Any! And a full commitment of the author to look for our needs, update it for free is something you just cannot
Great plugin
Our website has used this plugin for our Photography galleries for some time now. It is the best one out there in my opinion. The author Jacob is very pro-active and extremely helpful, resolving is
Too heavy
Plugin is great and really powerful with lots of settings. But it ”eats” a lot of memory so other plugins stopped working. I do not need all those numerous settings, I just need a gallery with possibi
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