StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player

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How to Use

Add a Simple Player

Use this shortcode: [stream url=”YOUR_STREAM_URL”]

Add a Background Color

[stream url=”YOUR_STREAM_URL” background=”#333333″]

Supports color names or hex values.

Or use the Gutenberg StreamCast Block for a visual setup.

Important Notes

⚠️ Chrome 80+ Restriction

If your website uses HTTPS but your stream is HTTP, Chrome will block playback.

✔ Both website and stream must use the same protocol (preferably HTTPS).

More info: https://blog.chromium.org/2019/10/no-more-mixed-messages-about-https.html

Use Cases

• Online radio stations
• Internet broadcast channels
• Podcast live streams
• Religious or community radio
• Live music streams
• FM/AM radio going digital
• Educational radio broadcasts

User Feedback

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This is exactly what I was looking for – I have a station on Live365 and their ‘player’ is too large, I wanted a simple player without all the mumbo jumbo. So far so good.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It’s best radio player, so many features. can put player anywhere by short code. I recommended”

Have suggestions? Let us know: https://bplugins.com/contact

Source Code

You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository: StreamCast on GitHub

External Services

This plugin connects to the following external services to provide enhanced functionality:

1. 01Muses Radio Player API (muses.org) Used for: Fetching player skins and sending anonymous usage statistics
2. 02Data sent: Player configuration and anonymous listener data (legacy player reports)
3. 03Loaded on: Pages where the radio player block or shortcode is displayed
4. 04Terms: https://www.muses.org/terms-and-conditions | Privacy Policy: https://www.muses.org/privacy-policy
5. 05Plyr Video Player Assets (Local) Used for: Localized SVG icons and blank video assets for the Plyr player
6. 06Data sent: None (Assets are bundled locally)
7. 07Loaded on: Pages using the shortcode or block
8. 08Terms: https://plyr.io/ | Privacy Policy: https://plyr.io/
9. 09YouTube Data API (googleapis.com) Used for: Fetching video/stream metadata (title) by video ID
10. 10Data sent: YouTube video ID and API key
11. 11Loaded on: Pages where a YouTube stream source is configured
12. 12Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms | Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
13. 13Google IMA SDK (imasdk.googleapis.com) Used for: Loading video ad support (VAST/VMAP ads)
14. 14Data sent: Standard ad request data
15. 15Loaded on: Pages
16. 16Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms | Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
17. 17Vimeo API (vimeo.com) Used for: Fetching Vimeo video metadata
18. 18Data sent: Vimeo video ID
19. 19Loaded on: Pages where a Vimeo stream source is configured
20. 20Terms: https://vimeo.com/terms | Privacy: https://vimeo.com/privacy
21. 21AniView Ad Server (go.aniview.com) Used for: Serving VAST video ads
22. 22Data sent: Standard VAST ad request parameters
23. 23Loaded on: Pages where AniView ads are enabled
24. 24Terms: https://www.aniview.com/terms-of-service/ | Privacy Policy: https://www.aniview.com/privacy-policy/
25. 25bPlugins Templates (templates.bplugins.com) Used for: Loading default radio station artwork and player skins
26. 26Data sent: Asset request (no personal data)
27. 27Loaded on: Admin dashboard and player initialization
28. 28Terms: https://bplugins.com/terms-of-service/ | Privacy Policy: https://bplugins.com/privacy-policy/

Third-Party Libraries

This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries.

Codestar Framework

• Source: http://codestarframework.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/Codestar/codestar-framework
• License: GPLv2 or later – https://github.com/Codestar/codestar-framework/blob/master/LICENSE.md
• Purpose: Provides the options framework for the plugin’s settings and shortcode generator.

Freemius SDK

• Source: https://freemius.com/
• GitHub: https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk
• License: GPLv3 – https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
• Purpose: Provides opt-in usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin.

bpl-tools

• Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools
• License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
• Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls.
• External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made