Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP

Key Features

Broadcasting & Playback

• WebRTC broadcast and playback via React app with configurable quality (resolution, framerate, bitrate caps)
• HTML5 HLS / MPEG-DASH live video delivery with automatic protocol selection
• External encoder support: OBS, Wirecast, XSplit, Larix Broadcaster (iOS/Android)
• 24/7 IP camera restreaming (RTSP, RTMP, RTMPS, HTTP/HTTPS sources) with Setup Wizard
• Recording per channel
• Video archive import with Video Share VOD

Channel Management

• Live video channels as WordPress custom post type
• Frontend channel setup and management with card-based grid layout
• Visual status labels: Live, Schedule, IP Camera, WebRTC, Recording, Paused, Restricted
• Context-aware menus adapting to channel interface type (WebRTC App, Restream, HTML5 Videochat, DASH)
• Breadcrumb navigation for intuitive channel management

Scheduling & Automation

• Visual schedule editor with daily, weekly, and one-time programming
• Multiple source types per program: live stream, video file, video folder (with play order and loop options)
• Source priority system with drag-and-drop reordering
• Default filler content when no program is scheduled
• Live/fallback behavior settings per program
• Timezone support with live clock display

Channel Listings

• Template-based listings with customizable placeholders (#title#, #thumb#, #viewers#, #tags#, #rating#)
• Ready-made listing skins: Twitchy (Twitch-inspired dark theme), Ticky (TikTok-inspired vertical cards)
• AJAX live updates with category filtering, tags, and search
• Offline video thumbnails and teaser support

Monetization

• Membership-ready with WordPress role permissions — works with any membership/subscription plugin
• Pay-per-view with custom post type — compatible with access control and content selling plugins
• Tips to broadcasters with myCRED or TeraWallet (WooCommerce gateways)
• Channel access lists: restrict by user role, login, email, or password
• Recommended: Paid Membership for credit-based membership purchases

Restreaming & IP Cameras

• Admin restream dashboard with server status, capacity monitoring, and per-stream controls
• Frontend restream channel creation with guest access support
• Stream pause/resume, mute audio, auto-cleanup for guest channels
• Private network detection with confirmation for local sources
• Push channel configuration to VideoWhisper server

Chat & Interaction

• AJAX chat alongside live video playback
• Floating watermark/logo overlay
• Event details display (title, schedule, description) when channel is offline
• Integrates Rate Star Review for channel ratings

Access Control & Administration

• Fine-grained permissions by role, email, ID, or username
• Broadcast and watch time limits per channel and per membership level
• Premium channels with unlimited membership levels
• Channel statistics: broadcast time, watch time, last activity, viewer counts
• BuddyPress integration: Live Stream tab in groups

Who Is This For?

Build platforms similar to Twitch, YouTube Live, Kick, or LiveStream — a self-hosted alternative where you own the content, control access, and keep 100% of revenue. Perfect for:

• Media companies — launch branded streaming channels
• Educators — deliver live classes, webinars, and scheduled course content
• Churches & organizations — stream events and services 24/7
• Surveillance — monitor IP cameras with web-based access control
• Creators & entertainers — monetize live content with tips, pay-per-view, and memberships

Hosting Requirements

• This plugin requires streaming server infrastructure beyond standard WordPress hosting
• For testing, register for a Free Streaming account with WebRTC & RTMP/HLS
• Self-hosted: deploy VideoWhisper WebRTC Server on a VPS or dedicated server
• Some advanced features (FFmpeg transcoding, server commands) require additional server configuration — disabled by default for security

External Services

This plugin can optionally connect to VideoWhisper Remote Connect when an administrator clicks Connect in the VideoWhisper account settings. The default service URL is https://consult.videowhisper.com .

Remote Connect is a free registration-based onboarding service for testing and low-friction setup. It can register or log in a VideoWhisper contact, create/select a free streaming server account, import WebRTC/RTMP/HLS/DASH configuration, and push this site’s stream, notify, Webcam App login, and restream URLs so the plugin can be tested without manual server configuration.

Data sent to the service can include the plugin identifier, WordPress site URL/domain, administrator-entered contact name/email, registration form answers, confirmation PINs, selected account token, and generated stream/notification/login/restream URLs needed for automated configuration.

Using Remote Connect is optional. Administrators can instead enter compatible streaming server settings manually or configure a separate compatible CRM/streaming service URL.

Terms of Use: https://consult.videowhisper.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://consult.videowhisper.com/privacy-policy/

Attributions

Some demo site screenshots show tests with the “Big Buck Bunny” video, available under Creative Commons Attribution at https://peach.blender.org/download/ .

Documentation

• Plugin Homepage: https://broadcastlivevideo.com
• Developer Contact: https://consult.videowhisper.com
• VideoWhisper Server: https://github.com/videowhisper/videowhisper-webrtc
• WebRTC Streaming App: https://github.com/videowhisper/Webcam-Streaming-WebRTC

Demo

• Live demo site: https://videonow.live

Extra

More information, latest updates, other plugins and non-WordPress editions at https://videowhisper.com/ .