HLS Player
by ROOT SECTOR 5 (1 reviews)

HLS Player

HLS Player is a lightweight HTTP Live Streaming player for WordPress, using video.js for easy embedding HLS videos into posts and pages.

HLS Player ranks #8,509 among WordPress.org plugins with 600+ active installations, is #952 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews, and was last updated Nov 27, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.7.11 (Current: 7.1.4)
v1.0.11 Current Version v1.0.11
Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 27 Nov, 2024
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#952 of 6,651 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads +25.7% this week No update in over a year
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Review 5 out of 5
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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

  1. HLS Player [hls-player] < 1.0.11

    CVE-2024-11333 · Fixed in v1.0.11

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to embed HLS video streams into posts and pages. It solves the problem of playing .m3u8, .mpd, and .mp4 streaming video files in WordPress using the Video.js player via a simple shortcode.

  • Shortcode-based video embedding
  • Supports .m3u8, .mpd, .mp4 formats
  • Custom video poster images
  • Autoplay and loop options
  • Fallback video from media library
  • Captions and subtitles support
  • Multilingual caption support
  • Custom Video.js options JSON

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HLS Player

HLS Player has 600+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
HLS Player holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 1 user reviews on WordPress.org.
HLS Player is developed by ROOT SECTOR and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
HLS Player requires WordPress 6.4 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.7.11 and needs PHP 8.1 or newer.
HLS Player has been downloaded 7,421+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of HLS Player is 1.0.11. It was last updated on November 27, 2024.
Yes. HLS Player is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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