Who should use FWD Video Player?

FWD Video Player is a B2B product built for publishers, course creators, and media websites using WordPress.

Is FWD Video Player free?

Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.

What platforms does FWD Video Player run on?

FWD Video Player runs on the web.

Is FWD Video Player still maintained?

Unverified. FWD Video Player has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to FWD Video Player?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include FV Player, FWD Plasmic Audio Player, and FWD Pop Audio Player.

Who develops FWD Video Player?

FWD Video Player is developed by FWD.

How long has FWD Video Player been around?

FWD Video Player first shipped in 2026.

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FWD Video Player

Name: FWD Video Player
Author: FWD

wordpress.orgVideo & media players

FWD Video Player is a feature-rich WordPress plugin for playing local and streaming video, including YouTube, Vimeo, HLS, DASH, and 360°/VR content. It offers monetization, analytics, and deep customization for publishers and media sites.

FreemiumWebCloud-managed

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Overview

8 features

FWD Video Player sits in PulseGate's Video & media players category. It focuses on embedding and customizing advanced video playback with monetization and analytics in WordPress is difficult without a dedicated player. FWD Video Player is a B2B product aimed at publishers, course creators, and media websites using WordPress. FWD Video Player follows a freemium model. It ships for the web.

Behind FWD Video Player is FWD, and it first shipped in 2026. Among its 8 catalogued features are responsive video player, youTube/Vimeo support, and HLS/DASH streaming. The interface is available in English and French. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Responsive video player
YouTube/Vimeo support
HLS/DASH streaming
360°/VR video
Ads integration
Analytics
Chromecast support
Subtitles

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy PolicyFree tierMulti-language

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jun · 13:43 UTC
FWD Video Player verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about FWD Video Player

What is FWD Video Player?: FWD Video Player focuses on embedding and customizing advanced video playback with monetization and analytics in WordPress is difficult without a dedicated player. It is catalogued under Video & media players on PulseGate.
Who should use FWD Video Player?: FWD Video Player is a B2B product built for publishers, course creators, and media websites using WordPress.
Is FWD Video Player free?: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
What platforms does FWD Video Player run on?: FWD Video Player runs on the web.
Is FWD Video Player still maintained?: Unverified. FWD Video Player has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to FWD Video Player?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include FV Player, FWD Plasmic Audio Player, and FWD Pop Audio Player.FV Player FWD Plasmic Audio Player FWD Pop Audio Player
Who develops FWD Video Player?: FWD Video Player is developed by FWD.
How long has FWD Video Player been around?: FWD Video Player first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Freemium · pricing page detected · free tier
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, French
Built for: Publishers, course creators, and media websites using WordPress
Model: B2B
Solves: Embedding and customizing advanced video playback with monetization and analytics in WordPress is difficult without a dedicated player.

Registered as

WordPress.org: fwd-video-player

Developer

FWD

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 78.8
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: fwd-video-player-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Recorded source: taxonomy-pass-a.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/fwd-video-player

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