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Kinescope
Building better video experiences. Kinescope video player.
The facts
- Rating
- 2.3★ from 3
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 11 Apr 2025
- Added
- Sep 2022
- Requires WP
- 5.3
- Tested up to
- WP 6.7.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 2,367
Our analysis
AI-assistedKinescope is a WordPress plugin designed to help businesses manage online video content. It allows you to embed a video player on your website by simply pasting a video link from the Kinescope dashboard. The plugin supports various page builders and offers features like customisable player templates, chapters, subtitles, and call-to-action buttons.
To use the plugin, you need to register for a Kinescope account, upload your video, and then insert the video link into your WordPress editor. It is aimed at businesses looking to enhance their online presence with video content.
Best for: This plugin suits businesses looking to incorporate video content into their websites.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Supports multiple page builders including TinyMCE, Gutenberg, and Elementor
- ✓Allows customisation of video player templates
- ✓Enables video chaptering and subtitle addition
- ✓Can handle live streaming and multiformat uploading
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on specific features and performance
- •Requires an active SSL certificate for video protection
- •Low rating and few active installs may indicate issues
Verdict
Kinescope offers basic video embedding functionality for WordPress users, but its low rating and limited user base suggest potential challenges. It may be worth exploring for those specifically interested in video solutions.
From the developer
kinescope's own description of Kinescope, lightly tidied.
Kinescope – is an ecosystem of products for business to handle online video on every step. From video player to infrastructure – professional video solutions are available for everyone.
Growing your business with the power of video becomes easier with the Kinescope WordPress plugin. It allows to embed video player in any spot of your website just pasting video link from Kinescope’s dashboard.
Step-by-step guide to use the plugin:
- Register your account at Kinescope here (https://app.kinescope.io/user/create) (you can always start for Free);
- Upload your first video in the Kinescope’s dashboard (or run a live stream)
- Copy video link (by right clocking on the video title in the catalog or from video settings page);
- Paste video link in your WordPress visual editor and .. hooray – your player is in place!
Don’t forget to make the most out of your content by customising your player template, adding chapters, subtitles and even CTA buttons. Learn more at kinescope.io (https://kinescope.io/)
[ ! Notice ] Protecting your videos from unauthrized download (DRM encryption) requires your website to have an active SSL certificate.
How else you can benefit from Kinescope:
- Multiformat uploading
- Redundant storage
- Fast and reliable video conversion up to 4K
- Live streaming
- Modern customisable video player
- Video ads support (VAST, VPAID, IMA)
- SEO optimised player
- Powerful API and SDK to build on top of the platform
Unlike others, Kinescope is building its own high-performance ready metal infrastructure and networks. Operating globally as a CDN it offers fair and affordable pay-as-you-go pricing for businesses of any size. Mail us at hello@kinescope.io for collaboration requests.
✅ For now, the plugin supports the following page builders
- TinyMCE
- Gutenberg
- Elementor
- Bricks
⏳ Coming soon
- Divi
- Oxygen
- Visual Composer
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Video & Media Players
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