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FV Player 8

By FolioVision

E-commerce & Shopping / Digital Products & Downloads

Reviewed by Abdul Hameid

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

FV Player 8 Review - In-Depth Analysis

FV Player is a reliable and feature-rich video player for WordPress. It supports playlists, ads, and user video position saving. Ideal for embedding MP4 or HLS videos.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.78/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 2+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

6.53 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

FV Player is a free and easy-to-use solution for embedding MP4 or HLS videos into your posts or pages. With MP4 videos, FV Player offers excellent coverage even on mobile devices.

It features remembering video position for both guest users and members, Chromecast and Airplay support, video playlists, and automated checking of video encoding for logged in admins. The player is totally brandable, allowing you to design your own player and stop selling YouTube.

FV Player also supports Amazon S3 and YouTube, and integrates with Bunny Stream and Coconut.co video encoding services. The player is ultra-efficient, loading only 41.8kB of Javascript initially.

Video presentation options include scroll autoplay with sticky video playback, video lightbox, and links to point to exact times in the video. Built-in video play stats and integration with Google Analytics 4 and Matomo provide tracking options.

Pro features are available with FV Player Pro, including easy AB looped playback, encrypted video support, DRM watermark, video chapters, and full-featured Vimeo embedding. Additional extensions include support for various CDNs and video services.

Documentation is available at Foliovision.com, including support, installation guides, and FAQs.

Comparing to Alternatives

FV Player 8 stands alone in its category with no close direct alternatives available, making it a unique choice for users seeking its specific features.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Supports both video and streaming audio playback effectively.
User-friendly interface with good customization options.
No recorded security vulnerabilities, ensuring safe usage.
Regular updates with improvements and new features.

Weaknesses

Lacks options to disable or hide video link sharing features.
No built-in control to prevent users from navigating to YouTube via video titles.
Limited user base reflected in a small number of total ratings.
Some customization limitations may require pro version purchase.

User Sentiment Analysis

With an overall rating of 4 out of 5 based on two reviews, users generally appreciate FV Player 8's functionality, though some have noted areas for improvement.

Positive highlights

'Excellent Streaming Audio Player too' - jamesynot
'The tool is great' - thehospitalegy

Common complaints

Weaknesses

No option to disable the copy link button for videos.
Cannot prevent clicking on video titles that open YouTube links.
Limited customization features in the free version.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users looking for a versatile media player that supports both video and streaming audio with a clean interface and reliable performance.

Not ideal for

Those needing advanced control over link sharing features or who want to fully disable navigation to external sites like YouTube without additional customization or paid upgrades.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version offers core video and audio playback features with basic customization options.

Pro version

Premium features likely include enhanced customization, removal of certain default buttons, and additional controls for link management.

Final Verdict

FV Player 8 is a solid choice for users seeking a dependable media player with support for both video and streaming audio. Its clean design and lack of security vulnerabilities make it a trustworthy option. However, some users may find the inability to disable certain link features limiting without upgrading to the pro version.

While it lacks direct alternatives, FV Player 8's unique capabilities and ongoing development justify consideration. Potential users should weigh the need for advanced link control against the plugin's strengths and pricing structure.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free FV Player 8 plugin.

Html5 Player

HTML5 Video

Mobile Video

Video Player

Vimeo

Screenshots

FAQ

Yes, the switch from FV Player 7 to FV Player 8 is easy. All the settings and videos will stay.

If you already have the FV Player Pro license with active support and updates, then you will get FV Player Pro 8 automatically.

1) This can happen if your site is at www.domain.com, but the CSS is loaded from your CDN at cdn.domain.com. Based on CSS3 and HTML5 specs not all the resources can be shared between domains.

So you need to set the following on your CDN for web fonts (woff, eot, ttf, svg):

Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *

Or you can allow your domain only (but in that case it might be good to also allow it with https):

Access-Control-Allow-Origin: http://www.domain.com

Or you can exclude wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/css/flowplayer.css from CDN.

2) Second cause might be that your webfonts are served with bad mimetype

AddType application/x-font-woff woff AddType application/x-font-ttf ttf AddType application/vnd.ms-fontobject eot AddType image/svg+xml svg

Contributors and developers

“FV Player 8” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

FolioVision

Pro version Free Version Docs

WPS

6.78

Average

Pro version

Ratings

4 out of 5 | 2

Version

8.1.9

Last updated

1 week ago

Active installations

1,000+

WordPress version

7.1.3 or higher

PHP version

5.6 or higher

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FV Player 8 Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (2)

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Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (3)

Previous Versions

WPS

6.78

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