VideoPress

Upload videos from your iPhone

You'll be able to upload videos from your phone or through your WP admin directly to your blog.

Quite possibly the easiest way to upload beautiful videos to your blog

It's inexpensive, ad-free, and it just works with WordPress.

Get started - enter your blog address:
http://
benefit-price
Flat rate - $59.97 per year There are no additional charges for bandwidth usage, and no caps on
the number of video plays.
benefit-simple
It's dead simple VideoPress was designed specifically for WordPress. Uploading videos to your blog couldn't be easier.
benefit-privacy
Strict privacy control VideoPress uses your blogs built in privacy settings to determine
who can see you videos.
benefit-adfree
Ad-free playback No annoying ads or popovers
to distract your visitors. Just your
video in it's beautiful splendor.
benefit-beginend
Begin and end on your video Unlike other video hosting services, VideoPress starts and ends on your video, keeping traffic on your site.
benefit-maxtime
No max time duration With VideoPress, you can upload videos up to 1GB in size, with no cap on the length of your video.
Resources
  • VideoPress WordPress plugin (for self-hosted sites)
  • WordPress.com VideoPress setup video
  • Self-hosted blog VideoPress setup tutorial
You can also:
  • Default video playback to HTML5
  • Easily toggle downloading on or off
  • Publish videos in multiple formats & sizes

Get started

Enter your blog URL

This will be the web address of the blog you're adding VideoPress to. It can be your own custom domain or a blog on WordPress.com.

http://
What's involved?
  1. You'll set up a new WordPress.com blog. This is where your videos will be hosted.
  2. You'll purchase the VideoPress upgrade
  3. You'll add the VideoPress plugin to your blog.
  4. A new icon
    camera-video
    will show up on your "new post" screen which will allow you to upload and embed videos through your existing WordPress admin.
Step 2 of 3

Create a new WordPress.com blog

Common questions

Why do I need a new WordPress.com blog?
When you upload videos (from your self-installed blog), they'll be stored on this new WordPress.com blog. Essentially, this is just a place to store them.

Does VideoPress cost anything?
Yes, it's $59.97 per year which comes with 3GB of storage (You can purchase additional storage if you'd like). There are no additional charges for bandwidth usage or playback.

Step 3 of 3

Now we'll head to WordPress.com

You'll log in:

Blog address: .wordpress.com

And pay for VideoPress

Once logged in, you'll re-direct to the checkout where you'll pay for VideoPress.

How does WordPress.com fit in?
When using the VideoPress plugin to upload videos, you'll actually be hosting those videos on WordPress.com.

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