=== SmartVideo === Contributors: jdadmin Tags: video, swarmify, youtube, cdn, vimeo, player, embed, pagespeed, html5, flash, mobile, blocks Requires at least: 3.0.1 Tested up to: 5.4 Stable tag: trunk Requires PHP: 5.5 License: AGPL-3.0 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt Video player and unlimited video hosting built to work for WordPress users == Description == ## Why use this video player plugin? ### A Way To: * **Add Video** to your site in seconds * **Improve PageSpeed Scores**. Optimized to ensure faster page loading than typical embeds * **Speed Up Video Load Times**. In fact, SmartVideo is 12 times faster than YouTube. * Give visitors **Buffer-Free Playback**. * **Convert your YouTube & Vimeo Embeds** with zero work on your part. (Don’t use YouTube? No problem.) * **Add Branding** and your color scheme to videos. * Beautiful video widgets for **Elementor, Gutenberg, Beaver Builder, and Divi** * Give visitors what _you_ want to give them. **No traffic leaks** or “Recommended Videos”. * **Use Our Global Delivery Network**, where we are serving the fastest streams anywhere on the planet * **Professionally Encode** every video without thought. * Use the most responsive player that optimizes for all desktop, tablet, and mobile devices * **Make Money** with our ad network integration - easily add your VAST Ad URL to start making money on your content ### Here are some things you can do with SmartVideo: * Add a poster image * Make a video autoplay * Speed up a background video * Make a video loop * Turn controls on or off * Prevent browsers from forcing full-screen playback * And much, much more... ### SmartVideo is for users that: * Need fast, clean video for WordPress * Want a WordPress video plugin that does all the heavy lifting * Need WordPress video hosting that won’t break the bank * Need a WordPress YouTube plugin that converts embeds automatically * Are tired of slow WordPress video load speeds affecting their site = Additional Info = It's now easier than ever to get professional, fast videos on your site! Our SmartVideo plugin enables easy video player insertion, giving you total control of your videos in an effortless tool. The plugin also provides widgets compatible with the standard WordPress editor, Beaver Builder, Elementor, and KingComposer. Let us know what you think! Tired of your brand being overshadowed by YouTube’s on your own site? Eliminate unwanted overlays, watermarks and recommended videos that distract visitors from your content and leak traffic. Graduate in just a few minutes. SmartVideo gives your visitors clean, accelerated, professional playback that loads fast and won't bog your site down. Capture your visitors’ attention and generate more clients, leads, bookings, or sales. With SmartVideo, WordPress users can create clean, fast, professional video experiences in a matter of minutes. SmartVideo is cross-platform and supports all video files. It’s built on open source technology enhanced with proprietary streaming EdgeAI. It optimizes audio and video for both desktop and mobile. After installing the plugin and running through a brief setup, everything just works––automatically! SmartVideo is for site owners that want super fast, Netflix-level video load speeds and quality, but can’t spend the time and effort needed to integrate with players, encoding services, and CDN’s. Don’t weigh your site down with ordinary players. At Swarmify, we believe that adding video to your website should be as easy as adding an image. Simply install our plugin, and boom, we optimize your videos for the highest quality. All video and audio playback works seamlessly. Your users can watch crystal-clear videos with no slowdowns or buffering. There’s no encoding, no API, no uploading, no choosing bitrates, and no programmer required. It's the video experience WordPress users have always deserved. Of course, behind the scenes, our software handles all the Internet complexities so you don’t have to. SmartVideo works to provide 8x less buffering, stall-outs and pixelated playbacks than competing video players, and keeps the quality sharp and clear. And if you already have YouTube embeds on your site, the SmartVideo plugin will auto-convert all YouTube embeds to our clean, fast SmartVideo technology. No work needed on your end. ### Install SmartVideo and get a 14-day free trial today! Video formats supported: MP4, M3U8, HLS, MPEG-DASH, WEBM, and VP 8/9 file formats. Audio formats supported: MP3, AAC, OPUS == Installation == 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/SmartVideo` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress. 1. Use the Settings->SmartVideo screen to configure the plugin. 1. You will need to sign up for an account at [Swarmify](https://swarmify.com). == Screenshots == 1. Introduction 2. Automagically convert YouTube 3. Plugin settings dashboard 4. Add your account key 5. Set up the plugin options == Changelog == = 2.0.2 = * **Vime 'ode to our customers**: It would be really neat if this could autoconvert all Vimeo videos like it does for YouTube, you said. Well maybe not you, but some people said this. And our answer, done! Our global autoconvert toggle now handles converting Vimeo and YouTube videos throughout your site. All without needing to get your hands dirty with any pesky template editing. = 2.0.1 = * **Classic is still cool**: Fixed a bug with our Classic Editor widget where the edit window wouldn't close when you clicked "Insert into Post". That wasn't very awesome at all. So we fixed it, and now our classic widget is 20% cooler. * Fixed some minor casing inconsistencies so that we can be more consistent :) = 2.0.0 = * **Codename: Van Gogh** * All of the pretty native widgets you want * Less of those pesky ears!! * You wanted modern native widgets for all your favorite page builders, and we are here to deliver. * **Native widgets for:** * **Gutenberg** - For when *blocks* are your thing * **Divi Builder** - Fancy style, drag and drop, and now the world's fastest video * **Elementor** - Adding the best video is now elemental my dear Watson * **Beaver Builder** - Chuck slow wooden, video players out the window. And upgrade your video to the player that will make you say *dam* * **Automatic Vimeo Import** - All widgets allow for simple import of your legacy Vimeo content. This is of course in addition to our existing support for YouTube, Amazon S3, Media Library, and more!! * **Easier to find Settings Panel** - If you ever forgot where to configure your account, we feel you. We always lost track of where the settings were at. No more searching in menus for settings. Now it's front and center in your WordPress Admin = 1.2.1 = * Awesome Color Picker for video player color customization now in settings = 1.2.0 = * Significantly increased Lighthouse & Pagespeed scores with our enhanced embed engine * Extreme Video Theme Optimization - Automatically optimize and accelerate your theme's background videos. Never face slow loading video again = 1.1.7 = Bug fixes = 1.1.4 = Adds widgets for standard WP editor, Beaver Builder, Elementor, and KingComposer = 1.0.2 = Moves scripts from body to head = 1.0.1 = Minor link updates = 1.0 = Initial version == Upgrade Notice == = 1.2.1 = * Awesome Color Picker for video player color customization now in settings = 1.2.0 = * Significantly increased Lighthouse & Pagespeed scores with our enhanced embed engine * Extreme Video Theme Optimization - Automatically optimize and accelerate your theme's background videos. Never face slow loading video again = 1.1.7 = All users of 1.1.4 should upgrade. = 1.1.4 = You should upgrade if you want more control over video parameters, you are using non-YouTube videos, or you are using Beaver Builder, Elementor, or KingComposer. = 1.0.2 = You should upgrade if you are experiencing visible delays in the conversions from standard video tags/YouTube to SmartVideo. = 1.0.1 = You should upgrade only if you have not signed up for a Swarmify account. = 1.0 = You should upgrade from no plugin if you want to accelerate your videos, of course :)