Videojs HTML5 Player

Description

Video.js HTML5 Player is a user-friendly plugin that supports video playback on desktop and mobile devices. It makes super easy for you to embed both self-hosted video files or video files that are externally hosted using Video.js library.

Video.js HTML5 Player Add-ons

• Disable Right Click
• Themes

Video.js HTML5 Player Features

• Embed MP4 video files into a post/page or anywhere on your WordPress site
• Embed responsive videos for a better user experience while viewing from a mobile device
• Embed HTML5 videos which are compatible with modern browsers
• Embed videos with poster images
• Embed videos using videojs player
• Automatically play a video when the page is rendered if the device and browser support it
• Embed videos uploaded to your WordPress media library using direct links in the shortcode
• Clean and sleek player with no watermark
• fallbacks for other HTML5-supported filetypes (WebM, Ogv)
• HTTP streaming

How to Use Video.js HTML5 Player

In order to embed a video create a new post/page and use the following shortcode:

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4"]

Here, “url” is the location of the MP4 video source file (H.264 encoded). You need to replace the sample URL with the actual URL of the video file.

Video Shortcode Options

The following options are supported in the shortcode.

WebM

You can specify a WebM video file in addition to the source MP4 video file. This parameter is optional.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" webm="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.webm"]

Ogv

You can specify a Ogv video file in addition to the source MP4 & WebM video files. This parameter is optional.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" webm="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.webm" ogv="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.ogv"]

Width

Defines the width of the video file (Height is automatically calculated). This option is not required unless you want to limit the maximum width of the video.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" width="480"]

Preload

Specifies if and how the video should be loaded when the page loads. Defaults to “auto” (the video should be loaded entirely when the page loads). Other options:

• “metadata” – only metadata should be loaded when the page loads

• “none” – the video should not be loaded when the page loads

  [videojs_video url=”https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4″ preload=”metadata”]

Controls

Specifies that video controls should be displayed. Defaults to “true”. In order to hide controls set this parameter to “false”.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" controls="false"]

When you disable controls users will not be able to interact with your videos. So It is recommended that you enable autoplay for a video with no controls.

Autoplay

Causes the video file to automatically play when the page loads.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" autoplay="true"]

Poster

Defines image to show as placeholder before the video plays.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" poster="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/poster.jpg"]

Loop

Causes the video file to loop to beginning when finished and automatically continue playing.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" loop="true"]

Muted

Specifies that the audio output of the video should be muted.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.mp4" muted="true"]

Video.js HTTP Streaming

The plugin supports the m3u8 file format that can be used for Video.js HTTP Streaming. It allows you to play HLS, DASH, and other HTTP streaming protocols with Video.js, even where they are not natively supported.

[videojs_video url="https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/myvid.m3u8"]

For detailed documentation please visit the Videojs HTML5 Player plugin page

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Installation

1. Go to the Add New plugins screen in your WordPress Dashboard
2. Click the upload tab
3. Browse for the plugin file (videojs-html5-player.zip) on your computer
4. Click “Install Now” and then hit the activate button

FAQ

What is Video.js?

Video.js is a web video player built from the ground up for an HTML5 world. It supports HTML5 video playback on desktop and mobile devices.

Reviews

nice streaming video/audio player for wordpress

soft-linking September 20, 2022

I wanna thanks to this guy for trying to keep this player simple and updated. I’m using it for 3 years and now, with hls streaming support i will it use it more, thank you and good luck !

Active Plugin. Love it. Please add streams.

cmunich October 23, 2020

Awesome plugin, active development, some features (hls streams) missing.

It’s a good plugin, but it has some problems.

magnetypo July 20, 2020

I appreciate the stable playback of the video. However, there are some complaints. -There is no function to output structured data of moving images. -In addition to mp4, you can set webm and Ogv as options, but you cannot specify the order in which they are read. (* Even if you want to load webm into a browser that can read webm, MP4 is the priority description, so there is no point in preparing a file in webm format.) We are anxious to be able to respond to these issues.

The Best!

mishamone April 22, 2020

Best way to add video quickly in post. And popup also. Thanks!!!!

Excellent Plugin (makes LearnPress videos responsive !)

06userit April 20, 2020 2 replies

Excellent plugin, Thank you, works straigthforward on Laptop/Smartphone (Android) It allows LearnPress videos to be responsive (they are not responsive natively).

its ok

kylemaccs February 22, 2020

I like it

Contributors & Developers

Changelog

1.1.13

• Added an option to conditionally load scripts.

1.1.12

• Some improvements in security reported by Wordfence.

1.1.11

• Added support for Themes add-on.

1.1.10

• Additional check for the settings link.

1.1.9

• Made some security related improvements suggested by wpscan.

1.1.8

• Added support for Disable Right Click add-on.

1.1.7

• Added support for Video.js HTTP Streaming.

1.1.6

• Updated Video.js to 7.14.3.

1.1.5

• Updated Videojs to 7.10.1.

1.1.4

• Made some security related improvements in the plugin

1.1.3

• Videojs play button is now centered by default.

1.1.2

• Videojs HTML5 Player is now compatible with WordPress 4.9.

1.1.1

• Added support for playsinline attribute which allows a video to play inline on iOS (the video will not automatically enter fullscreen mode when playback begins).

1.1.0

• Videojs script is now enqueued in the footer to avoid a JavaScript setup error.

1.0.9

• Made jQuery a dependency for the videojs script.

1.0.8

• Updated the translation files so the plugin can take advantage of language packs.
• Videojs HTML5 Player is now compatible with WordPress 4.4.

1.0.7

• Added a new shortcode parameter to accept Ogv as a video source format.

1.0.6

• Added a new shortcode parameter to accept WebM as a video source format.

1.0.5

• Updated the Videojs library to 5.0.0

1.0.4

• Videojs HTML5 Player is now compatible with WordPress 4.3

1.0.3

• Added an option to mute the audio output of a video
• Added an option to loop a video

1.0.2

• Added an option to show/hide controls
• Added an option to set preload attribute

1.0.1

• First commit