WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View vs Jetpack VideoPress

AD-FREE, CUSTOMIZABLE VIDEO PLAYER FOR WORDPRESS With an immersive design, VideoPress is ideal for videographers, creators, filmmakers, educators, and bloggers seeking to upload high-quality videos with ease. Built for WordPress Take advantage of full integration with the best video hosting plugin created specifically for WordPress. Bring your ideas to the screen and save time by managing your videos in the same interface as your website. You can drag and drop videos directly into WordPress, and manage them in the media library. Ad-free videos offer a better experience Tired of video companies sending your customers to their app to view videos? Or worse, showing inappropriate ads to your site visitors? Our customizable video player for WordPress keeps people on your site so the spotlight is all yours. With VideoPress, you can avoid intrusive ads or imposing player branding. High-quality, lightning-fast video hosting Take the complexity out of self-hosting videos. VideoPress offers fully-hosted videos and a CDN to ensure instant video speed for your audience around the globe. With our powerful and reliable hosting infrastructure, you can provide your audience with fast-motion videos with 60 FPS and full 4K resolution. A complete video experience from the WordPress Editor With the Jetpack VideoPress Block, adding videos to your content has never been easier. This powerful tool lets you effortlessly insert videos straight from the WordPress Editor and comes packed with advanced features like subtitles, captions, chapters, private videos, and poster images. Adaptive Streaming – Videos play back faster by automatically adjusting video quality based on bandwidth and display size. The viewer can still choose the quality they’d like in the menu. Reliable Global Hosting and Video CDN – Built on WordPress.com’s world-class cloud infrastructure, your videos are stored in multiple servers across the globe to ensure quick delivery no matter where your audience is. Subtitles, Captions, and Chapters – Simply upload your text tracks via the VideoPress block and they will be available on the video as soon as you publish. Progress Bar Color Match – The VideoPress seekbar now adapts its color to match the scenes in your videos. This makes your content really pop. Optimized for mobile – Switch between mobile and desktop without missing a beat. Picture-in-picture – Pop out the video from the web browser for easier viewing. Unlimited Logins – Work with a team? We don’t charge per seat, so everyone that works on your site can have their own login. High-Resolution Videos Up to 4K – Watch crisp images on any display and screen size. We’ve added video display for 1440p, 60 FPS, and full 4K resolution. Ad-free video – Keep the spotlight on your content, not on ads you can’t control. Your one-stop solution for video management The VideoPress Dashboard is a centralized space to upload and manage your video library. Filter your library by rating or privacy setting, view your library in multiple ways, and upload local videos to your Jetpack cloud library. WITH 💚 BY JETPACK

Live stream on your WordPress website and make recordings available for replay. WpStream lets you broadcast from your browser or streaming software such as OBS, with viewers watching on your own site. Add live services, shows, matches, classes, or events to the website you already manage. Offer free viewing or sell access through WooCommerce. WpStream handles video delivery through its streaming service. Your WordPress site hosts the pages and viewing experience; it does not have to serve the live video traffic from your web hosting account. Free plugin, separate streaming service The WpStream plugin is free to install. To use WpStream’s live streaming and cloud video services, connect a WpStream account. A free trial is available to test the service; paid streaming plans are separate from the plugin. Plans have allowances for broadcasting, viewing, and recording storage. Free-to-view means your audience does not pay to watch; it does not mean the streaming service is free. See the current plans and resource allowances before choosing a plan. WooCommerce is optional for free-to-view broadcasts. Pay-per-view requires WooCommerce. The documented recurring-subscription setup also requires the separately purchased WooCommerce Subscriptions extension. Broadcast from your browser or streaming software Go live on your website using your browser and webcam, or connect an external encoder that supports a custom RTMP destination, such as OBS Studio, Wirecast, or Larix. For a basic webcam broadcast on an existing WordPress site, setup can take three minutes or less. Allow extra time for payment setup, custom page layouts, or configuring an external encoder. Create a live channel, choose your broadcast method, and share the channel page with your audience. You can also place the player inside an existing page. Record live streams and publish replays Record a live broadcast or upload a video file, then publish it as video on demand. Give viewers a place to catch up on a missed service, watch a previous match, or revisit a class. Offer recordings free to watch, sell individual videos, or include them in a subscription with the required WooCommerce setup. Sell access with WooCommerce when you need it Sell access to live streams and recorded videos through your WordPress site’s WooCommerce checkout. Pay-per-view: sell access to an individual live stream or video with WooCommerce. Subscriptions: offer recurring access with WooCommerce and WooCommerce Subscriptions. See the subscription setup guide. Free viewing: publish broadcasts and videos without asking viewers to purchase access. Choose your branding and viewing access Add your own logo to the player and choose how live streams and videos appear on your site. For private events, you can use a password-protected viewing page. For paid access, use the WooCommerce options above. Read more about WpStream’s approach to content rights. Add players and video lists to your pages Each live channel and on-demand video has its own page. To place a player elsewhere, use the WpStream Player block, Elementor or WPBakery element, or shortcode. Use channel and video lists to help viewers find current broadcasts and available recordings. See the player and listing documentation. Let approved users broadcast without admin access If other people broadcast on your site, configure which non-admin user roles are allowed to stream. Add the front-end broadcasting controls to their pages so they can start a broadcast without access to the WordPress admin dashboard. See the front-end broadcasting documentation for setup. Optional: Hello WpStream theme You do not need to switch to Hello WpStream to use the plugin. If you are building a new video website, the Hello WpStream theme provides a starting point designed for WpStream. Getting started and support Use the getting-started documentation and video tutorials to set up your first broadcast. For questions or troubleshooting, visit the plugin support forum. CONNECT WITH US YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn