Video formats and delivery

FV Flowplayer Video Player Pro embeds responsive video in WordPress posts and pages. It supports MP4, WebM, and OGV files, along with HLS, MPEG DASH, and RTMP streams. A Flash fallback supports legacy browsers, while HLS.js provides HLS playback on desktop browsers. Playback can depend on video encoding and server MIME types; the built-in checker helps administrators review video and theme setup.

The player uses the open source Flowplayer 7 video engine. Its JavaScript is described as 55.6 kB, with the rest loaded when a user starts playback. Videos can be served from Amazon S3, CloudFront, or other CDNs without requiring a proprietary in-house CDN.

Player presentation and controls

A clickable splash screen can appear before playback, with custom start and end screens around the video. After playback, a popup can show HTML content such as links and images. Custom player designs can use HTML and CSS, and a page can contain multiple player instances. Set default settings for embedded videos in the WordPress administration menu.

Playback options include remembered video position for guests and members, playlists, cuepoints, subtitles, native fullscreen, keyboard shortcuts, slow motion, random seeking, Retina-ready playback, and an AB loop. The player also supports built-in social sharing and video intelligence ads. Branding options can replace the Flowplayer library logo with your own; a license is required.

Playback data and video checks

Video play statistics are available through the player API, so custom video fields can use playback data. Logged-in administrators can run automated encoding checks, and the built-in video and theme checker helps identify setup issues. For encoding processes, the player can integrate with the Coconut video encoding service through a free addon extension.

Adding video to a WordPress website

Install and activate the extension, configure default player options, then add a video to a post or page. Choose a supported file or streaming format and set the splash screen, start or end screen, playlist, branding, subtitle, and sharing options for the presentation. Before publishing, use the checker to review video encoding and playback setup.