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Transcoder

Transcoding services for ANY WordPress website. Convert audio/video files of any format to a web-friendly format (mp3/mp4).

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version1.4.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 4.1 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update22 Aug 20251y ago
Active installations400Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.6 / 5 from 8 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Transcoder version 1.4.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

Transcoder plugin has been discontinued and no longer maintained, we recommend to use our new video management solution GoDAM which provides smart transcoding & adaptive bitrate, generate thumbnail, add custom layers, better way to organize media files, serve via CDN and do a lot more. Install the GoDAM plugin from here

Transcoder easily converts all audio and video files uploaded to your website to a web-friendly format.

Transcoder eliminates the need for a dedicated media node- no fiddling with installation, managing dependancies or renting servers! Transcoder also works on shared hosting- just install, subscribe and go!

All transcoding services are available via a subscription plan through this plugin.

Subscribe to our free plan from the plugin’s settings or from our product page. Note that Transcoder will not provide any services without a subscription plan.

Supported input media types:

  • Audio: mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, wma
  • Video: 3g2, 3gp, avi, flv, m4v, mp4, mpg, ogv, webm, wmv

Supported output media types:

  • Audio: mp3
  • Video: mp4

Create the ultimate niche community by combining Transcoder with our rtMedia plugin. Transcoder works perfectly with rtMedia to create a social experience that is accessible across all desktop and mobile devices.

Transcoder Features

  • Works with ANY WordPress website – Transcoder plugs into your current website seamlessly, instantly improving user audio/video experience.
  • rtMedia integration – Works perfectly with our own rtMedia, for a complete social media platform.
  • Thumbnail generation – Automatically generate up to 10 thumbnails for every video, from which your users can choose one.
  • [rt_media] shortcode – Use our shortcode to display transcoded audio/video file on any post or page. For example, [rt_media attachment_id=xx] the attachment_id parameter specifies the file to be displayed.

Privacy Warning

In order for us to transcode your media files, we need to copy it over to our server.

After transcoding is completed, the media can reside on our server for a maximum of 24 hours, before it is permanently and irreversibly removed by a Cron job.

Future Roadmap

  • Additional output formats for video- ogg, webm
  • Downsampling capabilities for output video resolution
  • RESTful API

Important Links

  • Project Homepage
  • Documentation
  • FAQ
  • GitHub – Please mention your wordpress.org username when sending pull requests.
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • audio
  • media
  • multimedia
  • music
  • songs
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.1 · PHP not listed
Update activity22 Aug 20251y ago

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