Videos
Embed, Shortcode, Upload, Video
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Videos are a great way to enhance your blog posts. We use videos all the time on the WordPress.com blog and in our Support documentation. So can you.
The WordPress.com Video Player allows you to host and play videos right from your blog posts. The feature is available only to those who have purchased a space upgrade.
Upload a video from your local computer
Click the small video icon from the “Upload” toolbar, which brings up the media upload screen.
Click the “Choose files to upload” button, and select your video file.
After you’ve selected a video file, the upload process begins. While it is uploading, a status bar will appear along with a message that says “Crunching…” Depending on your ISP network speed, it may take a while to upload a large video file.
When the video has been successfully transferred to WordPress, you’ll receive a message saying “Your video is being processed. Please check back later in Media Library”. This wait is because we are taking a few more steps to further process your video in order to make it accessible from the Web. Furthermore, we duplicate your video across our many data centers for maximum availability and accessibility.
After processing is complete, click the “Gallery” or “Media Library” tab, locate the video you just uploaded, and click “Show”, which displays the details of the video. After processing has finished you will see the preview area together with the video’s shortcode.
Click “Insert into Post” to insert the video shortcode into your post. Or, you can copy the shortcode and paste it into your post directly.
For the above example, [wpvideo 6nd4Jsq7] is inserted into the post.
6nd4Jsq7is the globally unique video id and should not be modified.
If you like, you can specify the video’s width value in the shortcode. Example:
[wpvideo 6nd4Jsq7 w=420]
You may set video width to a larger or smaller size, as long as it fits the width of your theme’s post column.
Finally, the video should be live on your blog when you publish your post.
Additional Info
What is the format of video being played?
The converted video played by the WordPress video player uses h.264 MP4, the most advanced video codec available today.
What is the bit rate of the video?
Standard video has width 400 px, and bit rate 796 kb/sec.
DVD video has width 640 px, and bit rate 1528 kb/sec.
HD video has width 1280 px, and bit rate 3128 kb/sec.
Standard video is always created as the default video. In addition, if the width of the original user video is greater or equal to 640 px, we create a DVD quality video. If the width of the original user video is greater or equal to 1280 px, we create an additional HD quality video. We always preserve the aspect ratio of the original video.
Our video player intelligently selects the best quality video, depending on the embed width. For example, if the player embed width is 400 px, it will play the standard format video. If the embed width is 640 px, and if the DVD quality video is available, the player will play the DVD quality video. If HD quality video is available, user can click HD button to select and play it. HD is best viewed in full screen mode.
What file types can I upload?
The video player supports avi, m4v, mp4, mpg, mov, wav, and wmv.
How big of a file can I upload?
We’ve had good success with file sizes up to 1GB. You can try file sizes in the 1.5-2GB range, but your experience may vary. Remember, uploading big files can take a long time!
My upload dies before it finishes.
A slow or unreliable internet connection can further limit the size of the video you can upload. Try uploading at a different time of day or from a computer with a faster internet connection. Keep trying (don’t worry, failed attempts don’t count against your storage space limit).
Can my videos be viewed anywhere else?
Yes, you can copy the embed code from Embed menu (if it’s enabled), and embed the video on another WordPress blog, or on any other Web site.
Can I give the video shortcode to my friends?
Yes, you can copy the code from “Embed” tab and use it to embed the video on another WordPress blog, or on any other website.
Does this feature cost a lot of bandwidth? Do I have a bandwidth limit for my site?
You don’t have to worry about the bandwidth, it’s on us :)
Can I change the size of the WordPress Video Player?
Sure can! Just change the "w=400" part of the video shortcode to some other width (in pixels). So, if you wanted the video player to be 250 pixels wide, you’d change
wpvideo 123 w=400
to
wpvideo 123 w=250
Can I change the WordPress Video Player style?
With Custom CSS you can change the styling of the video player a little, but most of the “look” is in the Flash file itself.
