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How to Upload a Video With a WordPress Plugin





Selecting a Plugin
1. Log into your WordPress administrative dashboard. Click 'Add New' in the 'Plugins' section on the left menu.
2. Type 'Video Player' and the type of format you use, such as 'FLV' or 'WMV' in the search field. Click 'Search Plugins.'

3. Scan the list of available plugins for the one that best suits your needs. Click 'Install Now.'
4. Click 'Activate' beneath the plugin title once it has been installed to your WordPress website. Then click the 'Visit Plugin Site' to read additional instructions for the plugin.
Using the Flash Video Player Plugin
5. Create a new folder on your website using any free FTP client called 'video.'
6. Upload an FLV video to that folder.
7. Create a new blog post or WordPress page from your administrative dashboard. Click the 'HTML' tab and insert the '[flashvideo file=video/video.flv /]' where you want the video to appear, using the name of your video in place of 'video.flv.'
Using the Stream Video Player Plugin
8. Click on 'Stream Video Player' located in your dashboard after the plugin has been activated.
9. Configure the appearance and behavior of the video player from the options provided. These include the size of the player, start-up volume, and whether or not the video should start by itself,
10. Create a new blog post by clicking 'Add New' in the 'Posts' section of the WordPress Dashboard. Add a new video by clicking the 'Video' icon. Then upload your video to the Media Library.
11. Click the 'Stream Video' button located above your post. Select your video from the media library. Review the configuration of the video and make any changes needed from the default values you specified in Step Two. Then click 'Generate.'
Using the VideoJS Video Player Plugin
12. Upload the video to your web server. Make a note of what folder you place the video.
13. Create a new blog post or WordPress page from your administrative dashboard.
14. Add the video short code to the post where you would like the video to appear on the blog post or page. For example, '[video mp4=http://mywebsite.com/video.mp4]' would be used for an mp4 video on your website's home directory. If you put the video in a folder called 'videos,' then the code would read 'http://mywebsite.com/videos/video.mp4.'
15. Add attributes to the video code as needed. For example width and height tags would specify the size of the video in pixels in the format, 'video width='640'.' Other attributes are explained on the plugin's details page, available from the link in your plugin directory after it has been installed.

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