Best hls plugins for WordPress
The most popular hls plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Bradmax Player leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of HLS Player (600+) and VMPlayer (50+). All 17 plugins tagged “hls” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 hls plugins
- 1.
Bradmax PlayerThe most installed hls plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 11 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
HLS Player600+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
VMPlayer50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.
WP Video Enhanced30+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
ZW Player Video Embed10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
FWD Video Player10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
VRIKS Video Embedding10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 8.
Ant Media Secure VideoFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
ArgentWolf Video ProcessorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
FWD Izubizu Radio & Audio PlayerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 17 plugins tagged “hls”
Bradmax Player
Down in the last 7 days:9#6,282by kostalski8 months ago
Embed video stream easily in WordPress using Bradmax Player. Use responsive HTML5 video player for playing HLS, MPEG-DASH, MSS streams.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(11)
- Downloads
- 22/day
HLS Player
Up in the last 7 days:58#8,463by ROOT SECTOR1 year ago
HLS Player is a lightweight HTTP Live Streaming player for WordPress, using video.js for easy embedding HLS videos into posts and pages.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
VMPlayer
Up in the last 7 days:188#20,445by ganddser4 months ago
A modern streaming radio player for WordPress with Shoutcast, Icecast, HLS, and direct stream support.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Video Enhanced
Down in the last 7 days:328#23,361by Plugins360 Labs8 years ago
Extending Native WordPress Player with New Features. Logo & Branding, GDPR Consent, HLS, M(PEG)-DASH, Live Streaming, Configure Initial Volume and …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
ZW Player Video Embed
#29,471by zwplayer1 month ago
Professional HTML5 video player with VR/360° panoramic playback, multi-audio-track switching, subtitles, chapters, annotations, watermarks, playlists, …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FWD Video Player
Up in the last 7 days:2,308#31,986by FWD5 months ago
Responsive video player with YouTube, Vimeo, HLS, DASH, subtitles, ads, WooCommerce, Chromecast, analytics, VAST, VMAP, Adsense 360/VR more...
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VRIKS Video Embedding
#45,972by martinvriks8 years ago
VRIKS HLS PLAYER FEATURES A few notes about the sections above: Embed videos hosted on https://vriks.de/ and https://familienvideo.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ant Media Secure Video
#53,710by balajant4 months ago
Embed secure video tags for Ant Media Server VOD access with HLS.js support. Currently supports JWT authentication.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ArgentWolf Video Processor
#59,148by Alan Johnson2 months ago
Queues WordPress videos and creates local adaptive HLS and progressive derivatives with a detached FFmpeg worker.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
FWD Izubizu Radio & Audio Player
Up in the last 7 days:3,982#60,165by FWD5 months ago
Responsive WordPress radio/audio player with HLS, Shoutcast, Icecast, MP3, live metadata, artwork lookup, and a real-time visualizer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TruePlayer
Down in the last 7 days:3,418#62,104by Kodezen LLC7 days ago
A fast, customizable video & audio player for self-hosted files, YouTube, Vimeo and HLS — with chapters, playlists, presets and email capture.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Truce Label Video Player with VAST Ads
Up in the last 7 days:9,861#62,854by trucetech4 months ago
Lightweight MP4/HLS video player with a built-in post-roll video ad (VAST). Gutenberg block and shortcode included.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VideoFlowEngine HLS Streaming
Down in the last 7 days:3,242#65,711by videoflowengine4 months ago
WordPress video hosting and streaming without Vimeo. Upload videos, auto-encode to HLS, stream via CDN. No per-view fees. Works with LearnDash, Tutor …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
MisOlas SurfCams
Up in the last 7 days:5,677#67,553by Proyecta11 months ago
Display live surf cameras from Peru, Chile, and Panama with a country filter and HLS playback support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Entronn Video Player
Down in the last 7 days:8,776#67,924by Amit Raj1 month ago
A YouTube-style HLS & MP4 video player with built-in ads, resume playback, subtitles, and auto-generated thumbnails — isolated in a clean iframe.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dndvvv Analytics Player
#68,995by dndvvv3 months ago
A modern, high-performance video player with advanced audience retention heatmaps and HLS support.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VidCellar Lite
Down in the last 7 days:1,722#73,093by Suhaib Siddiqi23 days ago
A free WordPress video library with secure local playback, categories, ratings, thumbnails, and resumable large-file uploads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day