ZW Player Video Embed

Description

ZW Player Video Embed is a professional-grade HTML5 video player supporting all major video formats and streaming protocols.

Perfect for: live streaming, online courses, video portfolios, surveillance feeds.

Key Features

Format Support
– Codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, MP3, Opus
– VOD: HLS, DASH, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-MP4
– Live: HTTP-FLV, WebSocket-FLV, HLS, DASH, WebRTC, RTSP

Player Features
– Screenshot and video recording
– Segmented playback
– Picture-in-picture and mini player
– Multi-quality switching
– Speed control

Integration
– Gutenberg block with visual editor
– Shortcode: [zwplviem url=”video.mp4″]
– Classic editor button
– Multiple instances support
– JSON configuration for advanced setups

Usage

Basic: [zwplviem url=”https://example.com/video.mp4″]

Live: [zwplviem url=”live.flv” isLive=”true” autoplay=”true”]

Full: [zwplviem url=”video.mp4″ poster=”cover.jpg” autoplay=”true” muted=”true” ratio=”16:9″]

Multi-quality: [zwplviem url=”[{“name”:”HD”,”url”:”hd.mp4″,”default”:true},{“name”:”SD”,”url”:”sd.mp4″}]”]

External Services & Third-Party Libraries

This plugin includes minified JavaScript libraries for video playback. Below are the sources and licenses for each library:

ZWPlayer Core (zwplayer.js)

This is the main player library developed by ZW Player Team.
Documentation: https://www.zwplayer.com/
License: Proprietary – The minified zwplayer.js is provided for use within this plugin. Source code is not publicly available.

DASH.js (dash.all.min.js)

A JavaScript library for playing DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) content.
Source: https://github.com/Dash-Industry-Forum/dash.js
License: BSD-3-Clause
Version included: 4.x

Note: This library may reference XML schemas (schemas.xmlsoap.org) for MPD manifest parsing. No user data is transmitted to external servers during normal playback.

HLS.js (hls.min.js, hls.light.min.js)

A JavaScript library for playing HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) content in browsers.
Source: https://github.com/video-dev/hls.js
License: Apache-2.0
Version included: 1.x

FLV.js (flv.min.js, flv.live.js)

A JavaScript library for playing FLV (Flash Video) content via HTTP-FLV or WebSocket-FLV streaming.
Source: https://github.com/bilibili/flv.js
License: Apache-2.0

MPEGTS.js (mpeg.min.js)

A JavaScript library for playing MPEG-TS streams.
Source: https://github.com/xqq/mpegts.js
License: Apache-2.0

Build Tools

No build tools are required for this plugin. All JavaScript files are pre-built and included as-is. The libraries above are used directly without additional compilation.