MediaElement.js - HTML5 Video & Audio Player WordPress Plugin
MediaElement.js is an HTML5 video and audio player with Flash fallback and captions. Supports IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome and iPhone, iPad, And
Video and audio plugin for WordPress built on the MediaElement.js HTML5 media player library. Provides Flash or Silverlight fallback players for non-HTML5 browsers. Supports iPhone, iPad, and Andriod. Supports MP4, OGG, WebM, WMV, MP3, WAV, WMA files as well as captions with WebSRT files.
Check out mediaElementjs.com for more information and examples.
Typical Usage for video
[video src="http://mysite.com/mymedia.mp4" width="640" height="360"]
Typical Usage for audio
[audio src="http://mysite.com/mymedia.mp3"]
Shortcode Options
Alternatives
If you have a plugin that conflicts with MediaElement.js, you can also use the short codes
[mejsvideo src="http://mysite.com/mymedia.mp4" width="640" height="360"]
[mejsa
accessible
audio
captions
flash
html5
javascript
mp3
MP4
ogg
player
silverlight
srt
subtitles
video
webm
websrt
wmv
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Usage of MediaElement.js - HTML5 Video & Audio Player over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 1 212 to 973 — down 239 (-19.7%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 973 | -78 |
| June 2024 | 1 051 | +4 |
| May 2024 | 1 047 | +13 |
| April 2024 | 1 034 | +5 |
| March 2024 | 1 029 | +3 |
| February 2024 | 1 026 | -35 |
| January 2024 | 1 061 | -19 |
| December 2023 | 1 080 | +10 |
| November 2023 | 1 070 | +5 |
| October 2023 | 1 065 | -46 |
| September 2023 | 1 111 | -66 |
| August 2023 | 1 177 | -20 |
| July 2023 | 1 197 | -15 |
| June 2023 | 1 212 | — |
Themes used with MediaElement.js - HTML5 Video & Audio Player
Detected most often on sites that run this plugin.
| # | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1 | Genesis |
| 2 | Twentyeleven |
| 3 | Sfwebtemplate |
| 4 | Twentytwelve |
| 5 | Customizr |
| 6 | Divi |
| 7 | Snoflex |
| 8 | Avada |
| 9 | Thematic |
| 10 | Twentyten |
| 11 | Twentyseventeen |
| 12 | Headway |
| 13 | Onsite |
| 14 | Nature-wp |
| 15 | Karma |
| 16 | Enfold |
| 17 | Newspaper |
| 18 | Jarida |
| 19 | Clear-line |
| 20 | Canvas |
Sites running MediaElement.js - HTML5 Video & Audio Player
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