Stream Video Player vs Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

Stream Video Player for WordPress is by far the best and most complete video-audio player plug-in for WordPress with XML Playlist support and subtitles, Easy to use with a tag generator in the editor, support for viewing on iOS and Android, support for YouTube and Pseudo-Streaming so you can randomly seek any place of your videos without having to load the entire video before. Features iOS, Android, WPTouch, MobilePress, YouTube and feeds compatible. HTML5 video tag for mobile devices 100% Responsive and Retina Ready! Embed code generator for any video. Captions (subtitles) capable. XML Playlist. Social sharing and video URL sharing. Random access to any position on the video thanks to the pseudo streaming technique Skins capable thanks to JW Media Player it can load SWF and XML-PNG custom skins. Based on a very fine tuned custom build (fork) of the JW Media Player Version 5.3. Only open source software needed for video encoding. JW Media Player plug-ins supported. 100% Standard XHTML code. Check this demo. Important Links Live Demo Video Tutorial – Setup and Configuration FAQ How to use the plug-in and encode video Video Encoder for Mac, Win, Linux Known issues and To-do list Translators Afrikaans (af_AF) – Schalk Burger Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR) – Caciano Gabriel Chinese, Traditional (zh_TW) – James Wu Danish (da_DK) – GeorgWP Dutch (nl_NL) – Martin Hein French (fr_FR) – Maître Mô, Stéphane Benoit Georgian (ka_GE) – Nodar Rocko Davituri German (de_DE) – Michael Helfberend Hebrew (he_IL) – Yaron Ofer – GadgetGuru.co.il Italian (it_IT) – Bruno Salzano Lithuanian (lt_LT) – Ernestas Kardzys Polish (pl_PL) – Zbigniew Czernik Russian (ru_RU) – Andrey K., Roman Kireev Spanish (es_ES) – Jordi Sancho Spanish (es_MX) – Rodrigo Polo Turkish (tr_TR) – Emin Buğra SARAL Ukrainian (uk_UA) – Andrey K. Portuguese (pt_PT) – PedroDM Special note If the player doesn’t show, download the SWF files and put them on the plugin directory. http://example.com/wp-content/plugins/stream-video-player/ |– player.swf |– yt.swf +– plugins | |– captions.swf | |– gapro.swf | |– hd.swf | |– ltas.swf | |– qualitymonitor.swf | +– sharing.swf +– skins |– beelden.zip |– dangdang.swf |– imeo.swf |– lulu.zip |– modieus.zip +– stormtrooper.zip Because many many users ask for more capabilities I decided to use (instead of the original swf video player I made) a custom build of the JW Player which uses license CC-NC-SA 3.0 which is a non-GPL compatible license and because that It can’t be included on the WordPress directory. The first workaround to fix this was to host the SWF files in other site, but this leads to cross-domain issues and an excessive bandwidth use of my hosting account, so I decided to make the plug-in download the download the SWF files for you on the first run, if you run into troubles check your plug-in directory permissions. Also notice that the version of JW Player (5.7.1896) used in this plug-in is licensed as Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ – You can use their player freely for personal or non-commercial use. Put it on your personal blog, non-profit, or government website and let the video role. But if you advertise on your site or it’s owned by a business, then you have to purchase a commercial license. Read more about JW Player License: http://www.longtailvideo.com/jw-player/license/ Credits Copyright 2014 by RodrigoPolo.com This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA

Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically with the powerful Smush image optimizer to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality. Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. This all-in-one image optimizer automatically reduces image file sizes, enables image lazy load, and serves modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work. Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast with a trusted WordPress image optimizer. Trusted by 1+ Million Sites | 4.8/5 Star Rating Get everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site. Smush works out of the box with no complicated setup – just install and let it handle the rest. Compress images without losing quality Reduce image file size automatically while keeping your images sharp and clear. Smush is an easy-to-use image optimizer which let’s you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression, giving you the best balance of quality and performance without extra work. You can also compress images outside the media library using Directory Smush, making it easy to optimize images stored in theme folders, plugins, or other directories on your server. Lazy load images for faster pages Enable image lazy load across your site so images load only when needed. This image optimizer improves initial page speed and creates a smoother experience for visitors without extra configuration. Serve WebP and AVIF images automatically (PRO) Convert images to WebP and AVIF and serve them automatically to supported browsers. Smush helps you optimize images using next-gen formats to reduce file size and improve load times across your WordPress site. 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Optimize your entire site, automatically Smush works across your whole site as a powerful image optimizer to optimize images as you upload them and maintain performance over time without manual work. Optimize images automatically on upload Compress images in bulk or individually Works with your existing media library No need to re-upload images Enable image lazy load across your site Convert images to WebP and AVIF Deliver images with an integrated image CDN Automatically resize and serve correctly sized images Optimize images outside the media library with Directory Smush Built for performance Smush improves page speed and overall performance by reducing image weight and improving how images are delivered. Reduce page load times Improve user experience Better performance for image-heavy pages Supports image lazy load and preload images (PRO) for faster perceived performance Works with your existing setup Smush is built to work with your current WordPress setup, including popular themes, page builders, and plugins. Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, and more Works with WooCommerce stores No need to change your workflow Easy to enable and configure Designed to be simple You don’t need to be a performance expert to optimize images with Smush image optimizer. Works out of the box Simple settings when you need them No technical knowledge required Safe to use on any site Why choose Smush? There are plenty of image optimization plugins, but Smush focuses on making it easy to optimize images, compress images, and improve performance without complexity. As a leading WordPress image optimizer, Smush gives you powerful optimization tools without the technical hassle. Trusted by over 1 million WordPress users Built specifically for WordPress Regular updates and improvements Backed by the WPMU DEV team Get started in minutes Install Smush, activate it, and start to compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load right away. This easy-to-use image optimizer helps most sites see improvements immediately without changing how they upload or manage images. About Us WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here: https://wpmudev.com/ Don’t forget to stay up to date on everything WordPress from the Internet’s number one resource: WPMU DEV Blog Hey, one more thing… we hope you enjoy our free offerings as much as we’ve loved making them for you! Contact and Credits Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (dialect.ca, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.