Title: Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash Author: Bill Zimmerman Published: ଅଗଷ୍ଟ 25, 2022 Last modified: ଅଗଷ୍ଟ 24, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/spotlightr/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2775512) # Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash By [Bill Zimmerman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/socratous139/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/spotlightr.0.1.14.zip) * [Details](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/#description) * [Reviews](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/#reviews) * [Development](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/) ## Description **The secure video layer for WordPress.** WordPress wasn’t built to host video — and free options like YouTube leave your content public, unprotected, and wrapped in someone else’s branding and ads. Spotlightr gives you fast, encrypted video hosting on your own site, with the security and analytics WordPress can’t provide on its own. Whether you sell courses, run a membership, teach on LearnDash, or use video to market your business, Spotlightr embeds cleanly into any WordPress page, post, or LMS lesson — under **your** brand, never ours. #### Why creators and course builders choose Spotlightr * **Real video protection.** Encryption, DRM, dynamic watermarking, and domain restrictions keep your videos from being downloaded, ripped, or embedded on sites you don’t control. Essential if you sell your video or teach for a living. * **Per-viewer analytics you can’t get anywhere else.** See exactly how each viewer watches — where they drop off, what they rewatch, and how far they get. Because Spotlightr owns the player, you get engagement data that YouTube, Vimeo, and generic embeds simply can’t show you. * **Built for courses and LearnDash.** Add secure, trackable video to any LearnDash lesson, membership, or course page. Your LMS handles the structure; Spotlightr handles the video — and does it better than anything native to WordPress. * **Your brand, not ours.** No “Powered by” stamps, no ads, no distractions. Your player, your colors, your logo. * **In-video engagement tools.** Chapters, in-video quizzes, calls-to-action, and interactive overlays — added to the video itself and carried wherever it’s embedded. * **Publish without leaving WordPress.** Upload from your computer, an external link, or your media library, and drop videos into any page or post with a block or shortcut — right from your dashboard. #### Ideal for * Course creators and coaches selling video-based training * LearnDash, membership, and LMS site owners who need secure, trackable video * Businesses using video for marketing, funnels, and landing pages * Anyone who wants their video hosted safely, under their own brand, without giving away a revenue cut #### How it works Spotlightr hosts and encodes your videos on our infrastructure, and this plugin lets you upload, manage, and embed them directly inside WordPress. Preview images are generated automatically and pulled into the plugin page so you can navigate your media easily. The plugin’s script connects to the pages where your video is embedded. This is required for communication between the player and the page — for example, so the page knows when a video finishes, or so the player knows who is watching and in what context (this powers per-viewer analytics and course tracking). By installing the plugin, you agree to the terms of use at Spotlightr.com. Privacy URI: https://spotlightr.com/privacy. ## Screenshots [⌊Your videos play under your own brand — your logo, your colors, your player — with no Spotlightr marks, no ads, and no third-party distractions competing with your content.⌉⌊Your videos play under your own brand — your logo, your colors, your player — with no Spotlightr marks, no ads, and no third-party distractions competing with your content.⌉[ Your videos play under your own brand — your logo, your colors, your player — with no Spotlightr marks, no ads, and no third-party distractions competing with your content. [⌊Because Spotlightr owns the player, you see exactly how every viewer watches — where they drop off, what they rewatch, and how far they get — engagement data that YouTube, Vimeo, and generic embeds simply can't show you.⌉⌊Because Spotlightr owns the player, you see exactly how every viewer watches — where they drop off, what they rewatch, and how far they get — engagement data that YouTube, Vimeo, and generic embeds simply can't show you.⌉[ Because Spotlightr owns the player, you see exactly how every viewer watches — where they drop off, what they rewatch, and how far they get — engagement data that YouTube, Vimeo, and generic embeds simply can’t show you. [⌊Keep your videos yours: encryption, DRM, dynamic watermarking, and domain locking prevent them from being downloaded, ripped, or embedded on sites you don't control— essential when you sell your video or teach for a living.⌉⌊Keep your videos yours: encryption, DRM, dynamic watermarking, and domain locking prevent them from being downloaded, ripped, or embedded on sites you don't control — essential when you sell your video or teach for a living.⌉[ Keep your videos yours: encryption, DRM, dynamic watermarking, and domain locking prevent them from being downloaded, ripped, or embedded on sites you don’t control— essential when you sell your video or teach for a living. [⌊Add quizzes directly inside the video to check understanding as people watch — engagement built into the player itself, not bolted on as a separate step in your LMS.⌉⌊Add quizzes directly inside the video to check understanding as people watch— engagement built into the player itself, not bolted on as a separate step in your LMS.⌉[ Add quizzes directly inside the video to check understanding as people watch — engagement built into the player itself, not bolted on as a separate step in your LMS. [⌊Upload, manage, and embed your videos without leaving WordPress — drop them into any page, post, or LearnDash lesson with a block or shortcut, right from your dashboard.⌉⌊ Upload, manage, and embed your videos without leaving WordPress — drop them into any page, post, or LearnDash lesson with a block or shortcut, right from your dashboard .⌉[ Upload, manage, and embed your videos without leaving WordPress — drop them into any page, post, or LearnDash lesson with a block or shortcut, right from your dashboard. ## Blocks This plugin provides 9 blocks. * Spotlightr Gallery * Spotlightr Quiz * Spotlightr Playlist * Spotlightr Video * Video Block Get Videos * Video Block * Playlist Block * Quiz Block * Gallery Block ## FAQ ### Do I need a Spotlightr account? Yes. Spotlightr is a video hosting service, and this plugin connects your WordPress site to it. You can start a free trial, no credit card required, at https://projects. spotlightr.com/auth/register/. ### Does Spotlightr work with LearnDash and other LMS plugins? Yes. Spotlightr videos embed into any LearnDash lesson, membership area, or course page — anywhere you can add a block or shortcode. Your LMS manages the course; Spotlightr provides the secure, analytics-rich video inside it. ### How is this different from embedding a YouTube or Vimeo video? Your videos stay protected (encryption, DRM, watermarking, domain locking), carry no third-party branding or ads, and give you per-viewer engagement analytics that public video platforms don’t provide. Your content stays yours. ### Is the plugin required to use Spotlightr with WordPress? No — you can embed Spotlightr videos with an embed code alone. The plugin adds convenience: uploading, managing, and publishing videos from inside your WordPress dashboard, plus viewer identification for analytics. See https://docs.spotlightr.com/en/articles/ 3362389-wordpress-plugin-tutorial for details. ### How do I get support? We don’t monitor the WordPress.org support forum. Please reach us via live chat inside the Spotlightr dashboard, or email support@spotlightr.com. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ea64555e54f97cee3a09fcc8edefc6a5b651a9b509b25cf9abdf878948ff1d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome plugin and smart solution for LearnDash-ers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-plugin-and-smart-solution-for-learndash-ers/)󠁿 [bobbybrown007](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bobbybrown007/) ଜୁନ୍ 16, 2023 Hey guys! Your team is lode of cool ideas. You’ve created a very important little plugin helping to add video content on Learndash screens.  As they say, good things come in small packages. Thanks a lot, and I wish a prosperity to your business! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/707690485014f5056fcace6aa22d9e378608c11ba3403318168d95d9725cab86? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent development! Easy to use for both advanced users and computer dummies](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-for-both-advanced-users-and-computer-dummies/)󠁿 [alex110915](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex110915/) ମଇ 31, 2023 As the owner of a Wordpress site and of an account on Spotlightr video hosting, I see only the advantages of the Spotlightr plugin for people like me: free plugin which works like a Swiss watch easy to install and use saves time when working with videos on a Wordpress site (bye-bye, manual code generation on Spotlightr video hosting) [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Bill Zimmerman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/socratous139/) “Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spotlightr/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Spotlightr – Secure Video Hosting for WordPress, Courses & LearnDash” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spotlightr) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spotlightr/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/spotlightr/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spotlightr/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/spotlightr/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1.14 * Updated plugin listing and documentation #### 0.1.13 * Resolving plugin conflicts #### 0.1.12 * Escaped sanitized values of URLs and attributes at point of output #### 0.1.11 * Sanitized additional shortcode inputs #### 0.1.10 * Sanitized shortcode inputs * Remove bootstrap.css #### 0.1.9 * Block and publishing options improvements #### 0.1.8 * Video uploading progress bar #### 0.1.7 * Excluding outdated domain requests #### 0.1.6 * WP 6.3 Support #### 0.1.5 * Video upload improvements * http support #### 0.1.4 * Fixed bugs in video lists #### 0.1.3 * Fixed login conflict #### 0.1.2 * Fixed video block selection #### 0.1.1 * Added API Key Login option #### 0.1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **0.1.14** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/spotlightr) * Tags * [learndash](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/learndash/)[secure video](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/secure-video/) [video hosting](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video-hosting/)[video player](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video-player/) * [Advanced View](https://ory.wordpress.org/plugins/spotlightr/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/spotlightr/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Bill Zimmerman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/socratous139/) ## Support Got something to say? 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