About this plugin
Melal Publisher for Aparat turns public videos from one Aparat channel into WordPress posts.
For each new video it creates a post with the video title and description, embeds the official Aparat player, and downloads the video poster into the Media Library as the featured image. The video file itself is not copied to your site.
Videos that were already imported are skipped, using the public Aparat video id stored on the post. An administrator can run the import immediately or let WordPress Cron repeat it.
This is an independent plugin by Mohammad Reza Rezaei. It is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Aparat.
Features
- Publish, draft, or hold posts for review.
- Choose the post category and author.
- Copy video tags to post tags.
- Use the Aparat publish date as the post date.
- Responsive player on imported posts.
- Persian translation included.
External services
This plugin connects to Aparat, a third-party video host, only after an administrator saves a channel username and then tests the channel, publishes videos, or leaves automatic publishing enabled.
- Service: Aparat, operated as a public video hosting site.
- Service URL: https://www.aparat.com/
- Site rules: https://www.aparat.com/etc/main/about
- Support and further policies: https://support.aparat.com/
What is sent:
- The channel username from the plugin settings, inside an HTTPS request to www.aparat.com.
- A second HTTPS request to Aparat’s image host ( static.cdn.asset.aparat.com or static.cdn.asset.aparat.cloud ) to download that video’s public poster.
- The request user agent identifies WordPress and this plugin. It does not include the WordPress site address, account email, or visitor information.
What is stored locally:
- Public title, description, tags, duration, publish date, video id, and video page URL.
- The poster image, in the Media Library, set as the featured image.
No API key is required because the plugin reads public channel data only. By saving a channel username, the site administrator consents to these requests. Review Aparat’s current rules before enabling the importer.