Embeds – VideoPress

VideoPress now supports HTML5 <video> playback in supporting browsers without Flash playback support. Low-power devices such as smartphones can now play MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio) and Ogg (Theora video, Vorbis audio) content natively in the browser. VideoPress also supports Apple’s AirPlay streaming technology to share video between supporting locally networked devices such as iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Videos with associated transcripts, such as WordPress TV, include WebVTT <track> data for display by supporting browsers.

VideoPress automatically selects the best video player for your viewers as they load the page. Visitors see a preview of your video’s content, including its title and preview image, before loading the full video by clicking anywhere in the preview area. This lightweight HTML-based preview helps the rest of your page load more quickly without requiring a player download or Flash plugin instantiation before a visitor has directly requested your video content.

All content is integrated directly into your web page markup, not passed off to an iframe for remote viewing like other video hosts. VideoPress builds upon the unique qualities of your blog, including videos displayed in smartphone-optimized themes and smart markup exposed to search engines such as Google or social sharing sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The new VideoPress dynamic loader abstracts away the complexities of video publishing, helping you focus on creating great content built on WordPress.

Want to see this new capability in action? Here’s the original VideoPress debut video — give it a shot on your HTML5-friendly browser or iOS device:

VideoPress helps your video content spread virally across the web through WordPress shortcodes and HTML embeds. We realize not every publisher would like to see his or her video spread across the web and offer two options to restrict distribution: no advertised embed method and restricting embeds to a specific domain. Publishers using the VideoPress plugin for WordPress may choose to restrict playback to just their blog domain.

VideoPress restricted embed

Websites embedding restricted content will see the message displayed above, indicating video embeds are disabled for the given domain. Publisher may override this default behavior for specific domains through the media settings of the WordPress.com blog with a VideoPress upgrade.

VideoPress blog settings

Log in to the administrative interface associated with your WordPress.com blog to configure new settings for embeds across all the blog’s videos. Media preferences are located at https://[blog_domain].wordpress.com/wp-admin/options-media.php

Enter a comma-separated list of allowed domains into the “Restrict embed playback” text field. You may also optionally choose to disable advertised embeds by default.

VideoPress video embed preference

Restricted playback only applies to videos with limited embed options. Make sure to uncheck the embed option on new video uploads to limit Flash player behavior.

VideoPress supports HTML5 video

Limit video playback to specific domains