TomS Video Player
Simply protect your videos from being downloaded 'Directly'.
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TomS Video Player shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 90+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (90+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.1 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where TomS Video Player stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| block | >100 |
| player block | >100 |
| video block | >100 |
| video from url block | >100 |
| wordpress video player block | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 from 3 reviews
About TomS Video Player
From the official readme · v2.1.8Description
TomS Video Player is a Simple HTML5 video player. Simply protect your videos from being downloaded ‘Directly’. Absolutely light weight and easy to use even without explanation. This is a video block and all settings inside the block, means that this plugin only work on gutenberg editor(the wordpress core block editor),
if your theme support the block editor, you can add our block any where you want. No support the shortcode. Of course, you don’t need to upload video files to the wordpress media library. You can paste video url directly .You can store your video files on a CDN server to reduce the burden on the wordpress server.
Features
You can easily to add or remove the attrubutes of the HTML5 video from the <video> element via our block settings.
Video Settings:
- 🎞️ Video Block – Temporarily disable Video Block.
- 🪧 Poster Image – add poster=”” to the <video> elememt.
Option Settings:
- 🎛️ Playback Controls – add controls to the <video> elememt.
- 🪞 Disabled Picture in picture – add disablepictureinpicture=”true” to the <video> elememt.
- 🖱️ Disabled Save video as… – if enabled, the video screen can’t right click. other areas do not affect, default is enabled.
- 🪞 Auto Picture in picture – add autopictureinpicture=”true” to the <video> elememt.
- 🎥 AutoPlay – add autoplay to the <video> elememt.
- 📹 Loop – add loop to the <video> elememt.
- 🔇 Muted – add muted=”true” to the <video> elememt.
- 📽️ Plays Inline – add playsinline to the <video> elememt.
- 📐 Disabled Responsive Video Size – if enabled, will remove the responsive css from the <video> elememt.
- 📏 Set video size manually – if enabled, will show the Width and Height input field under the video url input field, you can set the video player size manually, but not responsive. this will add [width=””] and [height=””] to the <video> elememt.
- ⛔ No Dowload – add controlsList=”nodownload” to the <video> elememt.
- ⛔ No Fullscreen – add controlsList=”nofullsrceen” to the <video> elememt.
- ⛔ No Remote Playback – add controlsList=”noremoteplayback” to the <video> elememt.
- ⏳ Preload – add preload=”” to the <video> elememt. It may have one of the following values: “auto”, “metadata”, “none”. Default: metadata.
Here is the details of the <video> elememt’s attributes.
- 🌎 Translation ready
Translations
Reliance upon any non-English translation is at your own risk; TomS Video Player can give no guarantees that translations from the original English are accurate.
We recognise and thank those mentioned at https://toms-caprice.org/translations for code and/or libraries used and/or modified under the terms of their open source licences.
Frequently asked questions
Can this video player completely prevent users from downloading my videos?
No! No one can stop the user to download your video if they can watch your video on your website. This plugin just prevent users from downloading your video via “Save video as”， and hide the download button provided by HTML5 Video.
Is this plugin lightweight ?
Yes! Absolutely lightweight! This plugin only output a few lines of the necessary code, no .css and .js files load to the frontend.
Why the AutoPlay not work ?
The autoplay may cause usability issues for some users. Enabled the Autoplay and the Muted options may be work. if you want to know more about this,see here.
Why my video can’t play in the Opera Browser ?
Are your video file is mp4? The Opera browser does not supported the mp4 format by default. You can try other video format like “.webm” .
Why the Disable Picture In Picture attribute in the Firefox Browser not work ?
This is the Firefox browser to control it and let the user to manage this option, not the website.
This plugin support shortcode ?
No, this is a block of gutenberg.
Changelog
2.1.8: WordPress 6.1 compatibility. a recommended update for all.
The TomS Video Player is the best place to learn in more detail about any important changes.
2.1.8 – 26/Oct/2022
- Tweak: WordPress 6.0.3 compatibility
- Tweak: WordPress 6.1 compatibility
- Tweak: WordPress full site editor compatibility
- Tweak: update new brand logo.
2.1.7 – 04/Mar/2022
- Tweak: WordPress 5.9.1 compatibility
- Fixed: Preview error of TomS Block menu items.
2.1.6 – 02/Jan/2022
- TWEAK: update the Screenshots
- TWEAK: Tested up to: 5.8.2
2.1.5 – 15/Oct/2021
- Feature : Add TomS Extra Source Add-on support.
- TWEAK: Arrange again, move the url input field to the block main area.
- TWEAK: Show the url input field, Only the Block state is selected.
- TWEAK: Change the Block alignment default value ‘left’ to ‘none’;
- The layout follows WordPress block layout standard.
2.0.4 – 09/Oct/2021
- change the block namespace.
2.0.3 – 08/Oct/2021
- Fixed custom block category ERROR in widgets block inserter.
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FAQ
TomS Video Player: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is TomS Video Player free?
Yes. TomS Video Player is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is TomS Video Player safe to use in 2026?
TomS Video Player shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 90+ sites, is rated 4.3/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use TomS Video Player?
TomS Video Player is active on 90+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 12,532 times since it launched in September 2021. It was downloaded 241 times in the last 30 days.
Does TomS Video Player work with WordPress 7.1?
TomS Video Player is officially tested up to WordPress 6.1.15, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does TomS Video Player need?
TomS Video Player requires PHP 7.0 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was TomS Video Player last updated?
The latest version, 2.1.8, was released on October 31, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes TomS Video Player?
TomS Video Player is developed and maintained by TomS Caprice.
What are the best alternatives to TomS Video Player?
The most popular alternatives to TomS Video Player are Spectra Legacy (1M+ installs), Breadcrumb NavXT (800K+ installs) and PDF Embedder (300K+ installs).
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