Videopack
Makes video thumbnails, allows resolution switching, and embeds responsive self-hosted videos and galleries.
4.8(63 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Videopack is a WordPress video plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 63 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.1M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 6% this week. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
4.8/563 reviews
10K+active installs
1.1M+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
A plugin to make video players, thumbnails, multiple resolutions, and video galleries.
This video plugin adds several options to any video uploaded to the WordPress Media Library. If your video can be played natively in your browser, or if you have FFMPEG installed on your server (optional), you can generate thumbnails from your video. Using either the “Generate” or “Randomize” buttons will create a selection to choose from. Click “Insert into Post” and you’ll get a shortcode in the post editor that will make a flexible, responsive video player.
If you provide multiple H.264 resolutions, Videopack can automatically select the one closest to the size of the player or a resolution of your choice, and provide a button for users to select the resoluti…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
this plugin destroyed
by qhrlysterss·2 weeks ago·3 replies
I’ve been using Videopack for a while and it was working perfectly before. However, after the recent update/activation, it no longer shows up when I try to add or link a video in posts or pages. The plugin is installed and activated successfully, but it doesn’t appear in the block editor or media options anymore. Previously everything worked smoothly, so this seems to be a new issue. Please advise if there’s a fix or compatibility update needed. kindly fix issues on this plugin
i meant that this plugin was working perfect in block editor not in classic editor therefore this plugin is not working replace to block editor again for better performance not this
- This topic was modified 2 weeks ago by qhrlysterss.
Отличный плагин!
by oshurkov·2 months ago
- Сжимает видео, что экономит место
- Сам создает и добавляет миниатюры к видео
- Исправляет размерность вертикальным видео.
теперь с загрузками видео в блог – полный порядок 👍🏼
спасибо за этот замечательный плагин!
Very happy
by digihulpdienst·11 months ago
I am very happy with this plugin to display videos on my site for mobile and desktop.
Excellent plugin!
by carlosvai·3 years ago
I needed a way to easily generate thumbnails. iOs Safari browsers do not render WordPress video thumbnails out of the box. It has something to do with not parsing the first frame or something. So I needed something that can generate an image from a second different from 0.
This plug in saves me a lot of time by simply generating an aleatory thumbnail in one click.
Of course, it has many more features, but just for that one it deserves 5 stars from me.
Thanks!
The Best One
by Jack·3 years ago
Pretty much the best wordpress plugin to encode files.
Download Trends
Today: 66Yesterday: 96This week: 498Period total: 38K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.10
68.5%
v4.6
12.4%
Other
10.7%
v4.7
8.3%
v4.1
0.1%
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Changelog
4.10.5 – January 24, 2026
- Fixed bug that caused 404 errors when WordPress Default Player is selected.
- Fixed bug that incorrectly formatted thumbnails when set to display when video ends.
- Fixed bug that prevented disabling “Show Download Link” on the settings page.
- Fixed bug that triggered _load_textdomain_just_in_time too early.
- Updated dependencies Video.js, Freemius SDK, and Symfony/Process.
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