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Spotlightr - Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash

Name: Spotlightr - Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Bill Zimmerman

Host, protect and embed your videos on WordPress with encryption, DRM, and per-viewer analytics. Perfect for courses, LearnDash, and marketing.

Spotlightr ranks #12,869 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,219 of 6,308 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Aug 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v0.1.14 Current Version v0.1.14

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 24 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,219 of 6,308 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads -41.9% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

200+

-2.9%

KW Avg Position

23.6

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Downloads

8.1K

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (2 reviews)

Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 7%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

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

Dec 19, 2024

Spotlightr [spotlightr] < 0.1.12

CVE-2024-11411 · Fixed in v0.1.12

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.1.14
Last Updated: Aug 24, 2026
Requires WP: 5.3+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Bill Zimmerman

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for website owners who want to host and embed videos on WordPress using the Spotlightr video hosting service. It solves the problem of managing video previews and player-to-page communication by generating preview images and connecting embedded players to the pages they appear on.

Upload and encrypt videos
Custom branding
Host files on your own storage
Automatic preview image generation
Player-to-page messaging script

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Spotlightr - Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash

Yes. Spotlightr is a video hosting service, and this plugin connects your WordPress site to it. You can start a free trial, no credit card required, at https://projects.spotlightr.com/auth/register/.

Yes. Spotlightr videos embed into any LearnDash lesson, membership area, or course page — anywhere you can add a block or shortcode. Your LMS manages the course; Spotlightr provides the secure, analytics-rich video inside it.

Your videos stay protected (encryption, DRM, watermarking, domain locking), carry no third-party branding or ads, and give you per-viewer engagement analytics that public video platforms don't provide. Your content stays yours.

No — you can embed Spotlightr videos with an embed code alone. The plugin adds convenience: uploading, managing, and publishing videos from inside your WordPress dashboard, plus viewer identification for analytics. See https://docs.spotlightr.com/en/articles/3362389-wordpress-plugin-tutorial for details.

We don't monitor the WordPress.org support forum. Please reach us via live chat inside the Spotlightr dashboard, or email support@spotlightr.com.