Transcoder is a WordPress app, with a 3.6 average rating from 8 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Transcoder is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by rtCamp. With a rating of 3.6★ from 8 reviews.
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Transcoder is a mixed-rating WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 8 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by rtCamp — established developer track record
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.6★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
- −Limited review base (8) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Transcoder works
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Transcoder plugin has been discontinued and no longer maintained, we recommend to use our new video management solution GoDAM which provides smart transcoding & adaptive bitrate, generate thumbnail, add custom layers, better way to organize media files, serve via CDN and do a lot more. Install the GoDAM plugin from here
Transcoder easily converts all audio and video files uploaded to your website to a web-friendly format.
Transcoder eliminates the need for a dedicated media node- no fiddling with installation, managing dependancies or renting servers! Transcoder also works on shared hosting- just install, subscribe and go!
All transcoding services are available via a subscription plan through this plugin.
Subscribe to our free plan from the plugin’s settings or from our product page. Note that Transcoder will not provide any services without a subscription plan.
Supported input media types:
Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, wma
Video: 3g2, 3gp, avi, flv, m4v, mp4, mpg, ogv, webm, wmv
Supported output media types:
Audio: mp3
Video: mp4
Create the ultimate niche community by combining Transcoder with our rtMedia plugin. Transcoder works perfectly with rtMedia to create a social experience that is accessible across all desktop and mobile devices.
Transcoder Features
Works with ANY WordPress website – Transcoder plugs into your current website seamlessly, instantly improving user audio/video experience.
rtMedia integration – Works perfectly with our own rtMedia, for a complete social media platform.
Thumbnail generation – Automatically generate up to 10 thumbnails for every video, from which your users can choose one.
[rt_media] shortcode – Use our shortcode to display transcoded audio/video file on any post or page. For example, [rt_media attachment_id=xx] the attachment_id parameter specifies the file to be displayed.
Privacy Warning In order for us to transcode your media files, we need to copy it over to our server.
After transcoding is completed, the media can reside on our server for a maximum of 24 hours, before it is permanently and irreversibly removed by a Cron job.
Future Roadmap
Additional output formats for video- ogg, webm
Downsampling capabilities for output video resolution
RESTful API
Important Links
Project Homepage
Documentation
FAQ
GitHub – Please mention your wordpress.org username when sending pull requests.
Keyword rankings
Transcoder ranks for 1 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 1:
- 1.faqRank #680
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Frequently asked questions
What is Transcoder?
Transcoder is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 3.6-star rating from 8 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by rtCamp.