ARVE Pro is a paid add-on for Advanced Responsive Video Embedder, a WordPress plugin for responsive video from many hosts and formats. It adds privacy-focused presentation, video information for search engines, and controls for how embeds load and appear.

Embed formats and provider support

Add videos with a provider URL on its own line, a WordPress embed shortcode, or ARVE’s concise shortcode format. Set a maximum width and alignment, then use an automatically detected or custom aspect ratio. Responsive embeds use CSS rather than JavaScript, and custom URL parameters let you apply options offered by individual providers.

ARVE works with providers with iframe embed codes, including YouTube, Vimeo, Rumble, Odysee-related services, Kick, Twitch, TikTok, Facebook, Dailymotion, Wistia, Brightcove, Archive.org, Google Drive, and TED Talks, along with other providers listed by the plugin. It also supports mp4 and webm video files.

WordPress editing environments

Use ARVE with the Classic Editor, Block Editor, or Elementor. The Classic Editor’s Embed Video button helps make ARVE shortcodes. In the Block Editor, ARVE works with Embed, YouTube, Vimeo, Shortcode, and its own ARVE Block. Elementor customers can use an ARVE widget covering the available capability set.

Loading and presentation controls

Lazy loading shows an picture instead of the complete video player when the page loads. A lightbox can open the video when a visitor clicks the preview, and a simple link can also trigger a lightbox. Thumbnails may be automatic or custom, with responsive thumbnail pictures using srcset; titles above them may also be automatic or custom.

• Embed links: Disable links in embeds to help prevent visitors from following links to the hosting website.
• Playback: Auto pause stops one video when another starts.
• Viewing: Expand on click provides an expanded viewing interaction.
• Controls: Choose between two hover icon styles and three play icon styles.
• Sticky videos: Keep a video visible while scrolling, with top or corner positioning options.

Video information and channel retrieval

Specify a video title, description, and upload date for schema.org data intended to help search engines index video content. ARVE Pro can autofill this information. To display a YouTube channel’s latest video, provide the channel URL; the result updates and is cached hourly.

Use and installation

ARVE Pro can be used for video libraries, tutorials, product demonstrations, interviews, playlists, landing pages, and media-heavy articles. Lazy-load previews reduce the amount of video content loaded at page view, while lightboxes and sticky positioning provide other viewing options.

After purchasing ARVE Pro, follow the three steps provided with the purchase receipt. The process includes downloading arve-pro.zip and installing it through the WordPress Admin panel. ARVE also provides an AMP add-on for displaying ARVE embeds correctly on AMP pages.