Title: Cloudflare Stream Video
Author: Cloudflare
Published: <strong>14. Mee 2019</strong>
Last modified: 7. Februar 2022

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Cloudflare Stream Video

 By [Cloudflare](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudflare/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/cloudflare-stream.zip)

 * [Details](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/)

## Description

 * Block native player
 * Multiple playback options
 * Distribute videos with unique URLs or embed code
 * Per minute pricing
 * Adaptive bitrate streaming
 * Video storage included
 * Workflow integration with webhooks
 * REST API support

#### Developers

 * This plugin lets you easily add block native videos to your WordPress sites

#### Marketers

 * Stream videos natively without ads or recommended videos
 * Minimal streaming costs based on engagement and views

#### Site Owners

 * Easily add videos to your pages with no technical or video expertise needed

#### * Please Note *

This plugin requires an account on Cloudflare.com to upload and stream videos. Existing
Cloudflare Stream users will be able to retrieve videos from their Stream library
from the WordPress editor. Currently only users with the “administrator” role can
leverage some features.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Uploading a video
 * [[
 * Browsing the Cloudflare Stream Library

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Cloudflare Stream Video

## Installation

 1. Signup for a free or paid account on Cloudflare.com
 2. Change your DNS settings to Cloudflare
 3. Enable Stream from the Cloudflare dashboard
 4. Install the Stream for WordPress plugin
 5. Add API exchange keys

## FAQ

1) Do I need a Cloudflare account to use this plugin?

Yes. Sign up for a free or paid Cloudflare plan that maps to your site’s domain 
address. Once your account is activated, you can obtain the API key to enable the
plugin.

2) Is there a cost to use this plugin?

Stream charges for storage and views based on minutes. Storage costs $5 per thousand
minutes worth of video content. As videos get watched, incremental costs of $1 per
thousand minutes viewed apply. These costs are in addition to any other Cloudflare
free or paid subscription plan you signed up.

3) My site is already connected to Cloudflare, can I use this?

Yes. If you are already a Stream user you only need to activate the plugin using
the API key. If you haven’t enabled Stream yet, login to your Cloudflare account
and enable the feature to receive an API activation key for the plugin.

4) Can I use this plugin to deliver live streams?

No. Stream only supports on-demand video streaming.

5) How is this different from using an embedded YouTube player link?

Stream lets you own and control the video viewing experience and is ideal for videos
that require a paid subscription.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Disappointed it requires using block editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disappointed-it-requires-using-block-editor/)󠁿

 [Scott McCulloch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sinemac/) 17. Dezember 2020

If you’re using the block editor and want to use CloudFlare Stream to host your 
videos, this might be useful (although it looks like there’s no way to set a posterframe,
which would be a problem for us since it can’t be done on the CloudFlare Stream 
dashboard either)… for those of us who don’t use the block editor, it’s pointless.
I was hoping to have something that would integrate with the Media Library so that
we could access our videos from either the Classic editor or the page builder we
use. No such luck. Has anyone found a plugin that will integrate CloudFlare Stream
videos into the Media Library interface?

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/64706c7e5188ab1b516b3a13caa4eb4d8d9df6b84598f7c2727b49b65898c0dc?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Terrible, it only works with blocks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/terrible-it-only-works-with-blocks/)󠁿

 [ofmarconi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ofmarconi/) 11. Juni 2020

It is a birth to connect and then it only works with blocks, it does not have an
upload to the classic editor and neither through MIDIA, nor anywhere. Very bad.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f35db8d555909624c830c91609665c45699d923b582a9f10c6a8552d43f68563?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Looks Promising](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/looks-promising-33/)󠁿

 [cbarriner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cbarriner/) 5. Juli 2020

2.This plugin has so much potential, but for some reason I cannot make it so a person
can ONLY upload. I know, I seen that before (upload only option) but I’ve now tried
each user role and it either has upload or stream only. I DON’T WANT EVERY USER 
BEING ABE TO VIEW EVERY USERS POST IN TH STREAM LIBRARY. Please I’d appreciate any
help. 1.I just added this plugin and configured it. So far I got mixed reviews and
overall it is still a good plugin. A plus is I can see all the videos I uploaded
through stream in my WordPress media library. A negative is it seems to only work
with Gutenberg editor. I will be back to give a full review once I test it out some
more

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b349a08608ae6e996dfffa117f418f2dd0fcc6bceafcbb6401948171c8aaaf77?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works Good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-good-314/)󠁿

 [James Stewart](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jwds1178/) 2. Juni 2020

Working without issue. 👍

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3051072eef3bc71b7876cdb921196f0bbd50b24e54f6ea12c542f2371b58939b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Features not available](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/features-not-available/)󠁿

 [Fernando Sousa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hotforms/) 6. November 2019

On the description, we can read Secures video access with signed URLs But this feature
is not available, the support says that is necessary to implement it :/

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/44c193d5e4f00e3837bad335951112b69c802b2356ac62bab64f9ce1ca351f38?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works as expected but its kind of pointless](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-as-expected-but-its-kind-of-pointless/)󠁿

 [jjbbrr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jjbbrr/) 13. Juli 2019

You upload videos one at a time through the block. Videos then appear in the media
library but you can only add them to posts using the block that the plugin provides.
You can’t then use them in other ways once they’re uploaded which is annoying. Also,
videos uploaded directly to Stream don’t appear, so you have to upload them via 
the block which means you can’t bulk upload. Also, the Cloudflare stream dashboard
is pretty basic. So this approach is fine if you’re using a small number of videos
but it’s not ideal if you are working with a lot of videos as you have to do a lot
of individual work for each video. So this plugin doesn’t actually make life any
easier, quicker etc. It’s just a different way of doing something with no added 
efficiencies or benefits. So I wouldn’t recommend using it, even though it worked
fine within the limitations I’ve described. I am instead just uploading videos directly
to Stream and then embedding them using the code they provide. This method is quicker
as you can bulk upload and it’s also more versatile as you can use the videos outside
of the block editor. I’m happy to amend this review if and when it improves.

 [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Cloudflare Stream Video” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Cloudflare ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudflare/)
 *   [ Steven Word ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevenkword/)

“Cloudflare Stream Video” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cloudflare-stream/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Cloudflare Stream Video” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cloudflare-stream)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cloudflare-stream/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/cloudflare-stream/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cloudflare-stream/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/cloudflare-stream/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.3

 * TUS uploader fix to support large files.

#### 1.0.2

 * Restores Javascript-based uploader client for TUS protocol for users with the
   administrator role.

#### 1.0.1

 * Security Patch – Removes Javascript-based uploader client for TUS protocol in
   preparation for PHP-based client.
 * Updates Heap Analytics application ID.

#### 1.0

 * First release of Stream Plugin for WordPress

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.5**
 *  Last updated **4 Joren ago**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.6.17**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/),
   and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/cloudflare-stream)
 * Tags
 * [cloudflare](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cloudflare/)[streaming](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/streaming/)
   [video](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/)[videos](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/videos/)
   [wpengine](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wpengine/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ltz.wordpress.org/plugins/cloudflare-stream/advanced/)

## Ratings

 2.8 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  1 3-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  1 2-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  2 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/reviews/#new-post)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Cloudflare ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cloudflare/)
 *   [ Steven Word ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevenkword/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cloudflare-stream/)