FV Flowplayer Video Player: Pricing, Reviews and More

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Explore the features and performance of the FV Flowplayer Video Player plugin, ideal for enhancing your video content on WordPress sites.

4.4

Rating summary

Reviews

20K

Active installations

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FV Flowplayer Video Player: Pricing, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Responsive WordPress video player

Custom start and end screens

Unlimited instances per page

Advanced features in standard license

Supports Amazon S3 and CDN

About this plugin

Categories: Media Management

Version: 7.5.47.7212

Last updated: 18-07-2024

WordPress version: 3.5

Tested up to: 6.6

PHP version required: false

Languages: English (Canada), Čeština [+3]

Tags:

Vimeo HTML5 video Flowplayer Mobile video Video player

Learning resources: View resources

Overview

FV Player is a highly versatile and easy-to-use WordPress plugin designed for embedding FLV and MP4 videos into your website posts or pages. It offers comprehensive video support with built-in Flash fallback for legacy browsers and ensures 98% coverage, including on mobile devices. The plugin boasts advanced features such as video position memory, built-in video play stats, custom video fields through an API, and A/B looped playback, which is particularly useful for educational sites. FV Player allows fully responsive playlists, automated video encoding checks for admins, and unlimited video instances on a single page. Users can customize start and end screens, enjoy powerful playlist functionality, and benefit from an ultra-efficient player with just 55.6kB of JavaScript for minimal overhead. The plugin supports Amazon S3, Cloudfront, other CDNs, and offers full HLS playback capabilities. Additional perks include Google Analytics integration, subtitle support, video ads through video intelligence, and compatibility with third-party services like the Coconut.co video encoding service. Users can remove brand watermarks and access additional pro features by purchasing a license, making FV Player a robust and economical solution for enhancing video content on WordPress websites.

Responsive and Mobile-Friendly

FV Player offers 98% coverage even on mobile devices.
Completely responsive WordPress video player.
Custom start and end screens are built right in.

Advanced Features Included

All advanced features are available in the standard license.
Includes Google Analytics, Cuepoints, Native fullscreen, Keyboard shortcuts, Subtitles, Slow motion, Random seeking, Retina ready.
No expensive plugins required.

Customizable and Brandable

Totally brandable with a license.
Allows user to display clickable splash screen at the beginning of video.
Allows user to display popup box after the video ends with any HTML content.

Efficient and Lightweight

Ultra-efficient player: just 55.6kB of Javascript.
Rest is loaded later when user is going to play the video.
Can be extended using just HTML and CSS.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

RTMP Streaming

Real-Time Messaging Protocol for live video streaming.

HLS streaming

HTTP Live Streaming for adaptive bitrate video streaming.

Social sharing

Easily share videos on social media platforms.

Video quality adjustment

Allows viewers to change video quality settings.

Google analytics

Integrate with Google Analytics for video performance tracking.

Built-in subtitle support

Supports adding and displaying subtitles within the video player.

98% browser coverage

Compatible with 98% of web browsers.

Amazon S3 and other CDN support

Supports video hosting on Amazon S3 and other CDNs.

Brandable. Put your logo on your video linking back to your site

Customize video player with your logo and link back to your site.

HLS Encrypted

Secure video streaming with HLS encryption.

AB Loop

Allows looping a specific section of the video.

Custom start and end screens

Set custom screens at the start and end of the video.

Editable HTML popup at end of video

Display an editable HTML popup when the video ends.

Unlimited instances in a single page

Embed multiple video instances on a single webpage.

Vimeo/YouTube playlists

Supports embedding Vimeo and YouTube playlists.

VAST, VPAID

Supports VAST and VPAID ad formats for video monetization.

Lightbox

Displays videos in a lightbox overlay for better viewing experience.

Google text ads

Supports displaying Google text ads within the video player.

Brandable

Allows adding your logo to the video with a link back to your site.

Pricing

FV Flowplayer

$0 / free

Plan includes

RTMP Streaming

HLS streaming

Social sharing

Video quality adjustment

Google analytics

Built-in subtitle support

98% browser coverage

Amazon S3 and other CDN support

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FV Player VAST

$150 / yearly

Plan includes

VAST, VPAID

RTMP Streaming

HLS streaming

Social sharing

Lightbox

Video quality adjustment

Google analytics

Google text ads

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Rating and reviews

4.4

Rating summary

Reviews

20K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate FV Player for its feature-rich capabilities, ease of use, and excellent support. It allows hosting and customizing videos, making it versatile for various needs like LMS platforms, corporate branding, and secure streaming. Users praise its customization options, responsive design, and compatibility with different devices and browsers. However, some drawbacks include issues with bugs and the lack of proper documentation. Many users are frustrated by the watermark on the free version and the push towards paying for premium support to resolve issues. Additionally, integration with some plugins like RTMP and JetPack is problematic, leading to further dissatisfaction. Despite these issues, the plugin is generally well-received for its robust functionality and supportive developer team.

riw

15 Jul, 2024

This is a fairly decent video player–however, there are a good number of bugs scattered here and there. The coconut upload process sometimes fails with various odd results. The “add new video” screen fails to load on a regular basis. When I contact the creator about these defects, they say “pay for premium support if you want us to look at this.” Overall, a decent plugin, but you might be better off looking elsewhere for something that’s more ready for actual production use.

Christina Hills

22 Feb, 2024

If you want a video plugin to add your own hosted videos, use FV Player it works great and the support is excellent! In fact, the plugin is so good, that I have only had to contact support once in the last 7 years that I have been using it thanks for being awesome!! -Christina

andrew55

22 Sep, 2023

Used it for several years now. Easy to implement. Feature rich. Updated frequently. This topic was modified 10 months ago by andrew55.

Sirmadsen

14 Aug, 2023

Useless watermark that does nothing except ruining for the viewer. We get it, you want to sell you pro license. A watermark won’t do that though.

21 Sep, 2022

It can be tricky to find a video player plugin that is updated regularly and that works across all devices. Not to mention at a reasonable cost. These guys know their stuff, the support system is excellent if/when you run into issues.

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FV Flowplayer Video Player: Pricing, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Responsive and Mobile-Friendly

Advanced Features Included

Customizable and Brandable

Efficient and Lightweight

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

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FAQ

My video doesn’t play in some browsers.

Player buttons are gone – there are only square symbols.

I want to align my player (left/right/middle).

How to check my video properties using the built-in checker and how to report video not playing

My video doesn’t play in Internet Explorer 9 and 10.

How do I fix the bad metadata (moov) position?

I’m getting error about ‘HTTP range requests’.

Are there any known compatibility issues?