GoDAM – Organize WordPress Media Library & File Manager with Unlimited Folders for Images, Videos & more vs WP YouTube Lyte

GoDAM combines multiple media tools into one WordPress plugin and provides three key features: ✓ Advanced Media Manager / Digital Asset Management – Create unlimited folders and sub-folders to organize your media, manage everything from a central media repository, add advanced metadata, and serve automatically transcoded media optimized for each device. ✓ Interactive Video for better conversion – Embed video layers with in-video forms to capture leads directly from videos, add polls and CTAs to prompt user action, and use hotspots to tag and identify products during playback. ✓ Video Hosting – WordPress-native video hosting with a customizable player. Upload large videos that get automatically transcoded, stored in the cloud, and delivered through a global CDN with adaptive bitrate streaming. Let’s dive into each of these in detail. Paid plans start at $7.5 per month (annual subscription) (for unlimited sites) or Start for free. Check out our source code and contribute to the plugin on GitHub: Official GoDAM GitHub. 👉 Read Our Blog : link 👉 Official Free Demo Link: Try out GoDAM Demo 👉 Learn More About GoDAM Pro : All The Features of GoDAM Advanced Media Manager Organize your media library for better workflow efficiency with: 📌 Media Library Manager ✓ Unlimited folders & subfolders ✓ Drag-and-drop file organization ✓ Advanced search, sort & filtering ✓ Bookmark & lock folders ✓ Download as zip ✓ Image, video, audio, and PDF are supported Check full description here 📌 Image & Audio Editors ✓ Image editor – add clickable, interactive hotspot layers directly to your images ✓ GoDAM Image block – embed interactive images in the block editor, Elementor, and WPBakery ✓ Audio editor – manage and customize audio attachments from a dedicated editor, paired with the GoDAM Audio block 📌 GoDAM Central (Digital Asset Management for WordPress) [Paid] ✓ Centralized media library with unified cloud storage & CDN delivery ✓ Sync and use assets across multiple WordPress sites (upload media at one site, insert it anywhere across connected sites) ✓ Single video pages with comments, reactions, and role-based team collaboration ✓ Media sharing & embeds ✓ Supports video, audio, images & PDFs Check full description here. Interactive Video Interactive videos turn viewers into customers, boosting conversion and revenue. 📌 Video Layers ✓ Embed lead capture forms inside videos ✓ Video CTAs to display offers, deals, etc. ✓ Interactive video hotspots ✓ In-video polls to gather viewer opinions during playback ✓ Video form recorder (upload or record via webcam/screen inside forms) Check the full description here. 📌 Ad Monetization (Video ads) ✓ Earn from your WordPress videos by displaying ads, including self-hosted ads and third-party networks like Google AdSense. Check full description here. Video Hosting WordPress native video hosting solution, perfect for creators, marketing teams, LMS platforms & more. 📌 Video Transcoding, Adaptive Bitrate Streaming & Cloud Storage [Paid] ✓ Offload videos to cloud storage and serve via CDN ✓ Automatic video transcoding with support for a wide range of video formats and multiple resolutions (240p to 4K) ✓ Adaptive bitrate streaming that adjusts video quality in real time for a buffer-free viewing experience ✓ Video watermarking ✓ Auto-generate up to 10 thumbnails ✓ Supported audio formats: MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG ✓ Supported video formats: 3G2, 3GP, AVI, FLV, M4V, MOV (QDM2 only), MP4, OGV, WEBM, WMV 📌 Fully Branded & Customizable Video Player ✓ Use 5 different video player themes or create your own using custom CSS ✓ Custom logo, color & branding ✓ Completely ad-free with no redirects 📌 Advanced Video Analytics [Paid] ✓ Get first-party video insights to understand viewer behavior, make data-driven decisions, and refine your content strategy. ✓ Play rate, watch time, engagement ✓ Heatmaps to understand dropoffs ✓ Geo-based traffic data ✓ Performance comparison 📌 Additional Video Features ✓ Video chapters ✓ AI transcriptions [Paid] ✓ Video SEO with in-built schema & metadata fields ✓ Video gallery ✓ Likes, comments & view counts for videos [Paid] ✓ Migrate Vimeo videos to GoDAM with essential metadata ✓ Use Screen Recorder Chrome extension to record videos & embed into WordPress [Paid] Integrations GoDAM works seamlessly with popular WordPress plugins to enhance interactivity and engagement: Gravity Forms – Add forms directly to your videos to collect leads and feedback. WPForms – Integrate lightweight forms for surveys, signups, or user inputs. Contact Form 7 – Use a classic contact form plugin inside your videos for engagement. Jetpack Forms – Block Editor based forms for lead generation and engagement. Forminator Forms – Advanced form builder with powerful features for lead capture. Fluent Forms – Modern form builder with advanced conditional logic and integrations. SureForms – Professional form solution with advanced features and analytics. Everest Forms – User-friendly form builder with drag-and-drop functionality. Ninja Forms – Powerful form builder with advanced features and conditional logic. MetForm – Modern form builder with drag-and-drop interface and advanced styling options. WP-Polls – Add live polls to your videos and gather audience opinions in real-time. Elementor – Drag-and-drop GoDAM widgets for easy content creation. WPBakery – Add GoDAM Video, Audio, and Gallery elements to WPBakery pages. LifterLMS – Integrate GoDAM with LifterLMS for course management and video delivery. Important Links ✓ Upgrade to a paid plan starting at just $7.5 per month (annual subscription) for unlimited sites (or Start for free) ✓ All features ✓ All integrations ✓ Demo ✓ Documentation ✓ Support Pricing Plans View Pricing Plans ✓ 30-day Free Trial with all features included ✓ Flexible pricing options to suit different needs. ✓ Upgrade or cancel anytime based on usage. External Services This plugin relies on third-party services to provide specific features. Below is a detailed explanation of the external services used, what data is sent, and under what conditions. godam.io Purpose: This service stores feedback submitted by users during plugin deactivation to help us improve the plugin and understand user concerns. Data Sent: Site URL Reason for deactivation Name Email ID When Data is Sent: Data is sent only when a user submits the deactivation feedback form after clicking the deactivate button. Service Provider: godam.io Terms of Service | Privacy Policy app.godam.io Purpose: This service is used for transcoding media uploaded by users and verifying the API Key to ensure the plugin is authorized for use. Data Sent: Site URL API Key Author Email (optional, can be filtered out) Author First Name (optional, can be filtered out) Author Last Name (optional, can be filtered out) When Data is Sent: During media transcoding when the user uploads a video. When the plugin checks for a valid API Key. Service Provider: app.godam.io Terms of Service | Privacy Policy analytics.godam.io Purpose: This service collects analytics data when a user watches a video on the frontend. It helps track video performance, user engagement, and campaign effectiveness. Data Sent: IP Address Email Author of the post’s display name Browser version, name, and browser language User Agent String The operating system of the user’s device (e.g., Windows, macOS, Android) When Data is Sent: When the page containing the video loads. When the user exits the page after watching the video. Service Provider: analytics.godam.io Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

WP YouTube Lyte allows you to “lazy load” your video’s, by inserting responsive “Lite YouTube Embeds”. These look and feel like normal embedded YouTube, but only call the “fat” YouTube-player when clicked on, thereby reducing download size & rendering time substantially when embedding YouTube occasionally and improving page performance dramatically when you’ve got multiple YouTube video’s on one and the same page. The plugin can be configured to cache YouTube thumbnails locally, improving both performance and privacy. As such LYTE embedded YouTube videos do not require requests to the YouTube servers, probably (I am not a lawyer) allowing for better GDPR-compliance. The plugin picks up on normal YouTube links, taking over from WordPress core’s oEmbed. Alternatively you can add a YouTube-link for a video or an entire playlist with “httpv” instead of “http(s)” or add a Lyte widget to your sidebar and WP YouTube Lyte replaces that link with the correct performance-optimized code. Some examples: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY (normal video embed) httpv://youtu.be/_SQkWbRublY (video embed with youtube-shortlink) httpa://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY (audio only embed) httpv://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA486E741B25F8E00 (playlist embed) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY#stepSize=-1 (video player, one size smaller than what’s configured as default) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY?start=20&showinfo=0 (video player, start playing at 20 seconds and don’t show title) Or using shortcodes: [lyte id='_SQkWbRublY' /] [lyte id='_SQkWbRublY' audio='true' /] [lyte id='A486E741B25F8E00' playlist='true' /] WP YouTube Lyte has been written with optimal performance as primary goal, but has been tested for maximum browser-compatibility (iPad included) while keeping an eye on accessibility. Starting with version 1.2.0 lyte embeds are fully responsive and can automatically embed videoObject microdata as well. The plugin is fully multi-language, with support for Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Romanian, Spanish and Slovene. Feedback is welcome; see info in the faq for bug reports/ feature requests and feel free to rate and/or report on compatibility on wordpress.org.