The Hola video player is VideoJS on steroids – a commercial grade, flexible
video player, which provides your users the best viewing experience.
| Author: | Hola Networks (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.5 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.8.24 |
| Plugin version: | 1.3.9 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 29-12-2016 |
| Last updated: | 13-09-2017
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | http://holacdn.com/player |
| Total downloads: | 10 851 |
| Active installs: | 20+ |
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- Commercial grade video player based on VideoJS
Improved support for HLS and HDS formats.
- Rich video.js plugin eco-system
- Various plugins available for added functionality, such as:
- Google Analytics – videojs-ga
- Progress bar thumbnails – videojs-thumbnails
- VAST and VPAID integration – videojs-vast-plugin and videojs-vpaid
- DASH format support – videojs-dashjs
- Resolution switch button – video-js-resolutions
And many more…
- Video experience analytics
What is the average buffering time in Germany?
How many seeks users are doing in a single video?
Get answers in real-time through the analytics dashboard.
- Multi-platform compatibility
Supports playback on desktop and a variety of mobile devices,
with failsafe mechanism to ensure your video is played everywhere.
- Custom branding and no watermark
Easy customization with standard HTML and CSS skinning system.
- And it’s free!
Screenshots
Video player logo in post editor
Video player set up console1. The video player setup console.
Activating your free video analytics.
Completed video analytics.
Installation Instructions
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/hola-free-video-player
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen
directly.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in your dashboard.
- Sign up or provide a customer code on the player configuration screen.
- Look for the plugin icon in the post editor, or in the widget section.
What video formats the player can play?
MP4/FLV/WebM, HDS/HLS/MPEG-DASH
What ad formats does the Player support?
Hola Player supports VAST and Google IMA based ads, including pre-roll,
mid-roll and post-roll video ads. Documentation and sample code are available
in the GitHub page – https://github.com/hola/video.js
Is it completely free?
Yes
Is Hola player open source software?
Hola player is based on VideoJS, an open source HTML5 video player. Find more
details on the Hola Player GitHub page – https://github.com/hola/hola_player
Where can I get the source for Hola Player?
Find more details on the Hola Player GitHub page –
https://github.com/hola/hola_player
ChangeLog
1.0
First version
1.1.1
Second stable version
1.2
Greatly improved UI for inserting video player code
1.2.1
Fixed handling of shortcode options and better UX
1.2.2
Fixed UI and handling of options for widget
1.3
Integrated analytics signup into the plugin
1.3.1
Fixed intermittent playback failures with Vimeo and YouTube. Ensured that ads
are not used together with those sources.
1.3.2
More thorough fix for playback failures with Vimeo and YouTube.
Moved to current version of hola_player.js
Better analytics integration
1.3.3
Properly integrate ads in all video types.
1.3.4
New version of hola_player.js
Correct and consistent handling of all tag options
Made widget and shortcode use same output code
1.3.5
Made Vimeo and YouTube respect all options
Simplified backend handling of tag generation
Removed unnecessary UI elements
1.3.6
Integrated Google Analytics
Removed obsolete javascript
1.3.7
Always using the latest version of Hola Player.
Fixed width and height configuration options to work properly in a fullscreen mode.
Fixed ad url input to correctly load saved value.
Fixed video selection popup when adding a video to a post.
1.3.8
Make checkbox “Display ads in video” behave consistently in both widget and shortcode forms.
1.3.9
Display ads regardless is_video_ads attribute
Use player vesion defined in the customer config instead of the fixed 1.0.84
