PlayerJS

October 21, 2023

PlayerJS Plugin

The official plugin for PlayerJS.com - video & audio player builder. Make an awesome player for your website for free.

Build custom video / audio player on PlayerJS.com for FREE and place it on your website.

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/playerjs directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress.
  3. Build your own player at playerjs.com and replace the default file playerjs_default.js to yours or upload separately and change the URL on the Settings page of the plugin.
  4. Use the button PlayerJS in the WP 4 or simple place a [playerjs] shortcode in WP 5. Below is the list of accepted parameters:
  • file: path to the video (mostly MP4) / audio (mostly MP3) / HLS / DASH / YouTube / Vimeo / JSON playlist
  • title: text inscription (optional)
  • subtitle: path to .srt .ass .ssa or .vtt file (optional)
  • poster: path to image (optional)
  • thumbnails: path to thumbnails .vtt file (optional)
  • width: player width in percentage (50%) or pixels (500), default 100% (optional)
  • autoplay: 0/1 (optional)
  • start: start playback from the specified second
  • end: end playback on the specified second
  • align: left, right, center (optional)
  • margin: in pixels (optional)

All other settings can be configured in the builder.

Sample shortcode:

[playerjs file="//plrjs.com/x.mp4"] 

Screenshots

  1. Player shortcode

    Player shortcode

  2. Plugin settings

    Plugin settings

FAQ

How can i add quality selection?

Sample shortcode with quality selection:

[playerjs file="[480]//site.com/480.mp4,[720]//site.com/720.mp4"] 

How can i add a protective watermark?

You can show in the player invisible username in a random place to protect against screen recording. Enable watermarks plugin in the builder, update your player and pass to shortcode watermark=1.

[playerjs file="URL" watermark=1] 

How can i use playlists?

Sample shortcode with JSON playlist:

[playerjs file="[{'title':'1','file':'http://plrjs.com/x.mp4'},{'title':'2','file':'http://plrjs.com/x.mp4'}]"] 

or

[playerjs file="//site.com/json.txt"] 

Where can i find documentation for all player features?

You can find complete documentation here:
* Quality
* Google Analytics
* Javascript API
* Playlist
* Logo
* Aspect ratio
* Playback
* Audio tracks
* Thumbnails
* Social sharing
* YouTube
* Vimeo
* Watermarks
* DASH
* HlS
* Hotlink protection
* Combining multiple players into one

How can i set the custom height of the player?

You can use option height: in shortcode (height:300), when aspect ratio is set to value container size.

Changelog

2.1

  • Default player script updated to the version 8.91

2.2

  • Settings page and a special button PlayerJS for WP 4

2.3

  • Minor changes for WP 5

2.4

  • Fixed bugs

2.5

  • Fixed bugs, default player updated

2.6

  • Playlist JSON inside shortcode

2.7

  • Fixed bugs, default player updated

2.8

2.9

  • Watermark support added, default player updated

2.10

  • Fixed bugs, default player updated

2.11 – 2.13

  • Fixed bugs, default player updated

2.14

  • Fixed bug with Classic Editor (TinyMCE) button

2.15 – 2.17

  • Fixed bugs, default player updated

2.18

  • Time memorization fixed

2.19

2.20-2.21

  • Bug fixed

2.22

  • Asynchronous script loading

2.23

  • Bug fixed, default player updated

Details

  • Version: 2.23
  • Active installations: 700
  • WordPress Version: 4.6
  • Tested up to: 6.3.5
  • PHP Version: 5.2.4

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