ZW Player Video Embed

ZW Player Video Embed is a professional-grade HTML5 video player WordPress plugin supporting all major video formats and streaming protocols. It provides a complete video publishing workflow with companion online editing tools — no coding required.

Perfect for: live streaming, online courses, video portfolios, surveillance feeds, interactive training, and media publishing.

Codec & Protocol Support

265/HEVC, AV1

Audio Codecs: MP3, Opus

VOD Protocols: HLS, DASH, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-MP4

Live Protocols: HTTP-FLV, WebSocket-FLV, HLS, DASH, TS, WebRTC, RTSP

Player Features

• VR / 360° panoramic video playback with interactive controls

• Multi-audio-track switching with TTS subtitle-to-speech

• Bumper (pre-roll/post-roll) and pause ads

• Playback modes: hover preview for cards, music mode (vinyl/lyrics/spectrum), auto-switching mixed playlists

• Screenshot and video recording

• Segmented loop playback

• Picture-in-picture (PIP) and auto mini player

• Multi-quality switching

• Playback speed control

• Local file playback (no upload needed)

• Volume gain (up to 4x)

• Keyboard shortcuts

• Multi-language UI

Subtitle System

• Multi-track subtitle management with free primary/secondary track assignment

• Supports URL, VTT, SRT, BCC formats and drag-and-drop loading

• Built-in translation panel supporting 13 target languages

• HLS embedded Closed Captions pre-build with full-text search

• Per-track settings for font size, color, outline, position, and background opacity

• Subtitle loop for language learning scenarios

• Subtitle download (SRT export)

• Companion online subtitle editor with AI speech recognition

Chapter Navigation

• Video segment navigation with JSON/VTT format support

• Color-coded progress bar markers

• Built-in search panel with keyword jump

• Companion online chapter editor

Thumbnail Preview

• Progress bar hover preview via sprite sheets

• Companion online thumbnail generator

Logo & Watermark

• Logo / Station Badge: Image logo with configurable position, dock, size, and opacity

• Watermark System: Supports image and text types with three behavior modes:

• Static — fixed position display

• Dynamic / Marquee — moving watermark for anti-screen-recording

• Tile — dense coverage for copyright protection

• Text watermarks support template variables (e.g., {user_name}, {sys_time} )

• Backward compatible with legacy logo parameter

• Companion online watermark editor

Interactive Annotations (ZWMAP Protocol)

• 13 node types: hotspot, text, image, button, choice, quiz, form, vote, card, webview, map, countdown, speed controller

• 3-phase animation system with 18 effects

• Color-coded progress bar visualization

• Event-driven action chains

• Mandatory/no-skip and pause-on-show for educational scenarios

• Session variable system

• Companion online annotation editor with timeline-based visual editing

Playlist

• Multi-level grouping (Group → Item) based on ZWMAP protocol

• Per-item configuration for video URL, poster, subtitles, chapters, thumbnails, annotations, and watermarks

• Auto-save playback progress per item with resume on next visit

• Auto-play next item with configurable behavior

• Favorites and play history with localStorage persistence

• Real-time search with keyword highlighting

• Dual-panel and single-panel adaptive layouts

• “Up Next” preview panel

• Companion online playlist editor

Magnifier & Screen Casting

• Magnifier: Canvas-based circular magnifier with 1.5x–4x zoom levels and Z hotkey toggle

• Screen Casting: Google Cast and AirPlay support via native browser APIs

ZWMAP Data Protocol

0 (ZWPlayer Media Application Protocol) defines a standardized JSON data exchange format for six modules: thumbnails, subtitles, chapters, playlists, annotations, and watermarks. All companion online editors generate ZWMAP-compliant data that can be directly loaded by the player, enabling a seamless “online editor → export data → WordPress publish” zero-code workflow.

WordPress Integration

• Gutenberg Block — Visual editor with advanced settings panels for all features

• Shortcode — [zwplviem url="video-url"...] with full attribute support

• Classic Editor Button — One-click insert

• Multiple Instances — Support for multiple players on a single page

• JSON Configuration — Advanced setups via JSON attributes

Online Tool Ecosystem

Six companion web-based editors generate ZWMAP-compliant JSON data that can be directly used in Gutenberg blocks or shortcodes:

• Thumbnail Generator

• Chapter Editor

• Subtitle Editor

• Playlist Editor

• Annotation Editor

• Watermark Editor

Framework & Platform Support

• WordPress Plugin: Full support for all v3.3.2 features via shortcode (mode, bumper, pauseAd, lyrics, etc.) and Gutenberg block

• Vue 2 / Vue 3: npm package zwplayervue3

• React: Native integration via useRef + useEffect hooks

• UMD Module: Compatible with CommonJS, AMD, and browser global imports

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.

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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.

js

License: BSD-3-Clause

x

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.

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0

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

A JavaScript library for playing FLV (Flash Video) content via HTTP-FLV or WebSocket-FLV streaming.

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0

MPEGTS.js (mpeg.min.js)

A JavaScript library for playing MPEG-TS streams.

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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.