Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series

Movie Engine helps you build a movie, TV series, and video-on-demand website with WordPress. Manage movies, series, seasons, episodes, and people; import metadata from TMDb; configure video sources; and display your catalog using blocks or shortcodes.

Use Movie Engine for a movie database, a streaming-style catalog, an IPTV directory, an ad-supported video website, or a membership platform. Some advanced monetization and automation features require Movie Engine Pro.

Explore Movie Engine

* Live Demo

* Documentation & Complete Feature Guide

* Movie Engine Pro & Pricing

* Official Movie Engine Website

Public Demo Access

Explore the live demo website using the shared public demo account:

• Username: moviedemo

• Password: moviedemo

(Note: This is a shared demo account. )

Key Features

Movie and TV Library

• Custom content types for Movies, TV Series, Seasons, and Episodes.

• Taxonomies for genres, years, countries, languages, networks, and tags.

• Cast and crew/person profiles.

• Movie, series, season, and episode management with smart cascade deletion.

TMDb Metadata Import

• Import movie and TV series details from The Movie Database (TMDb).

• Retrieve available metadata such as posters, backdrops, cast, ratings, genres, and trailers.

• Duplicate detection prevents importing existing titles.

• Choose remote TMDb image URLs or download images to the WordPress Media Library.

Video Player and Streaming Sources

• Native HLS (.m3u8) adaptive streaming and direct MP4 video playback.

• Multiple video server/source links with instant switcher.

• WebVTT (.vtt) subtitle track support.

• Playback resume and quality selector where supported by the selected source/player.

• External player embed URL templates for third-party streaming integrations.

• Advanced MPEG-DASH playback, Shaka Player, and ArtPlayer in Movie Engine Pro.

User Engagement

• Watchlist, Continue Watching (with progress tracking), and Recently Watched features.

• User dashboard and interactive rating/review system.

• Content request form and request management tools.

Telegram Publishing

• Connect a Telegram bot and channel for each website.

• Publish new movies and TV series with title information, poster, and a viewing button.

• Send a summary after bulk imports.

• Configure optional weekly/monthly top-viewed and top-rated lists.

Ads and Affiliate Links

• Display ad placements across 10+ strategic page slots.

• Affiliate streaming buttons (Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, etc.) and external viewing links.

• Fake Player ad smartlinks, VAST video ads, and Anti-AdBlock in Movie Engine Pro.

SEO and Social Metadata

• JSON-LD structured data for supported movie, TV, episode, and person pages.

• SEO title and description templates with dynamic tags.

• Open Graph and Twitter Cards controls.

• Compatibility with Rank Math, Yoast SEO, and All in One SEO to avoid duplicate metadata output.

Free and Pro Features

Movie Engine’s free plugin provides the core catalog, import, player, user engagement, content request, Telegram, layout, and SEO features. Movie Engine Pro adds advanced monetization, ISP network paywalls, and automation tools.

Included in Movie Engine (Free)

• Movie, TV series, season, episode, and person management.

• Single-title TMDb movie and TV series 1-click import.

• Native video player with MP4 and HLS (.m3u8) playback support.

• Multi-server video switcher and VTT subtitles.

• Watchlist, Continue Watching, Recently Watched, and user dashboard.

• Content Requests form, admin management, and email notifications.

• Telegram publishing and bulk-import summaries.

• Display banner ads and affiliate streaming links.

• Gutenberg blocks, shortcodes, SEO templates, and JSON-LD structured data.

Additional Features in Movie Engine Pro

• Advanced OTT player engines (MPEG-DASH, Shaka Player, ArtPlayer).

• Dynamic video player watermarking (anti-screen recording).

• Subscription-based video access (SVOD) with unlimited plans.

• Pay-per-view and timed rental access (TVOD).

• Native Stripe and PayPal payment integrations.

• Broadband & ISP network restrictions and guest voucher-based paywall.

• High-converting Fake Player ad smartlink system.

• Bulk TMDb import with automated scheduled cron runs.

• External player source management with drag-and-drop server reordering.

• Native Video Ads manager (VAST/HTML5 pre-roll, mid-roll, post-roll).

• Anti-AdBlock modal detection.

• User affiliate and referral partner tools with payout management.

See the documentation and Pro details for more information.

What Can You Build?

• Movie and TV series catalog.

• Netflix-style movie browsing experience.

• Ad-supported video catalog (AVOD).

• IPTV or live-stream directory using compatible stream sources.

• Subscription (SVOD) or pay-per-view (TVOD) platform with Movie Engine Pro.

• Affiliate streaming directory linking visitors to external services.

• Private or ISP-restricted streaming portal with Movie Engine Pro.

Block Editor (Gutenberg)

Movie Engine provides custom blocks in the WordPress block editor. Open the block inserter (+) and search for “Movie Engine” or browse the Movie Engine category.

• Movie Engine Library — catalog with layouts, filters, and pagination.

• Movie Engine Grid — movie/TV card grid without the search field.

• Movie Engine Search — catalog with search.

• Movie Engine Search Bar — standalone search field.

• Movie Engine Hero — featured-title section.

• Movie Engine Live Search — AJAX search with dropdown results.

• Movie Engine Person List — cast, crew, and people layouts.

• Movie Engine User Menu — account/login area for the header.

• Movie Engine Taxonomies — genre, year, tag, and other taxonomy layouts.

The corresponding layouts are also available through shortcodes. See the documentation for usage and options.

Content Requests

Let visitors request movies or TV series that are missing from your catalog.

• Add [movie_engine_request_form] to a page to display the request form.

• Optionally show the form on empty search results or in live search.

• Review, search, filter, and update requests under Movie Engine → Requests.

• Send email notifications for new requests and status changes.

• With Movie Engine Pro, use the request title to start the Bulk Import workflow.

SEO and Performance

• Structured data for supported movie, TV series, season, episode, and person pages.

• Configure title and description templates under Settings → SEO.

• Schema and Open Graph output can be controlled through Movie Engine settings.

• When Rank Math, Yoast SEO, or All in One SEO is active, Movie Engine works to avoid duplicate title, description, and schema output.

• Modular assets and caching of selected TMDb/catalog data help reduce unnecessary work.

Compatibility

Movie Engine works with many modern WordPress themes and page builders. For a layout designed specifically for Movie Engine, try the official free Hello Movie Engine theme.

Documentation and Support

• Documentation and complete feature guide

• Live demo

• Movie Engine website

• Movie Engine Pro and pricing

3rd Party or External Services

This plugin relies on third-party services under certain circumstances. These services are integral to the functionality and features offered by the plugin. We acknowledge the importance of transparency regarding the use of such services.

Service Details

The Movie Database (TMDb) API & Media CDN

org) during content importing and browsing.

* Service Link: The Movie Database API

* Service Terms of Use: TMDb Terms of Use

* Service Privacy Policy: TMDb Privacy Policy

OMDb API Services

* Service Purpose: The plugin optionally connects to OMDb API services to retrieve additional movie metadata and IMDb ratings when an OMDb API key is configured in settings.

* Service Link: OMDb API

* Service Terms of Use: OMDb Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: OMDb Legal & Privacy

YouTube Video Player Embed

* Service Purpose: The plugin embeds YouTube videos for multimedia content, movie trailers, and video streams.

* Service Link: YouTube Developer

* Service Terms of Use: YouTube Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: YouTube Privacy Policy

Vimeo Video Player Embed

* Service Purpose: The plugin embeds Vimeo videos for multimedia content, movie playback, and episode streaming.

* Service Link: Vimeo Developer

* Service Terms of Use: Vimeo Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: Vimeo Privacy Policy

Google Fonts

* Service Purpose: The plugin loads Google Fonts web typography to style player controls, typography, and frontend movie layouts.

* Service Link: Google Fonts

* Service Terms of Use: Google Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

Google Interactive Media Ads (IMA) SDK

com) to render VAST, VPAID, and VMAP video advertisements inside player containers when video monetization is configured.

* Service Link: Google IMA Developer

* Service Terms of Use: Google IMA Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy

Telegram Bot API Services

* Service Purpose: The plugin connects to the Telegram Bot API to automatically broadcast newly published movies and TV series to administrator-configured Telegram channels or groups when Telegram Automation is enabled.

* Service Link: Telegram Bot API

* Service Terms of Use: Telegram Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: Telegram Privacy Policy

Freemius SDK Services

* Service Purpose: The plugin uses the Freemius SDK for secure opt-in usage diagnostics, plugin updates, and account connectivity.

* Service Link: Freemius

* Service Terms of Use: Freemius Terms of Service

* Service Privacy Policy: Freemius Privacy Policy