Magic Product Video for WooCommerce – Self-Hosted Product Video Gallery

▶ Live demo · Documentation · Get Pro Magic Product Video for WooCommerce adds a product video to the WooCommerce product gallery. Upload a clip once, and it plays as a slide next to your product photos, with a poster frame taken from the video. No YouTube channel, no embeds, no shortcodes, no theme edits. Shoppers cannot touch what they buy. A short video shows size, movement, fabric and detail in seconds, right where they decide: on the product page.

• Self-hosted. Files stay in your own media library. No outside video service, no ads, no tracking.
• Plays everywhere. Every clip becomes MP4 (H.264) and WebM, and the browser picks the one it plays best.
• Fits your store. Works with the standard WooCommerce gallery (FlexSlider and PhotoSwipe), block themes and custom templates.
• Made for stores. Video library, poster frames, a background conversion queue and per-product control.

Why self-hosted instead of a YouTube embed A YouTube embed loads Google's player on every product page, can set its cookies, shows YouTube branding and suggestions, and is one click away from sending the shopper to youtube.com. A self-hosted product video is a file on your own site: it looks like part of the store, keeps the shopper on the page, and needs no cookie consent for a third-party player. How it works

1. Upload a clip into Magic Media, from a computer, phone or tablet.
2. Convert it with FFmpeg on your server, in a background queue. Or skip conversion and attach MP4 and WebM files you already have.
3. Attach the video in the Magic Video box on the product edit screen.
4. Show. It plays as a slide in the product gallery, first or last.

Product video in the WooCommerce gallery The video is a real gallery slide, not a pop-up bolted on top. It sits first or last among the product images, works with thumbnails, swipe and the lightbox, and keeps the layout of your theme. Choose autoplay, sound, loop and controls, how the video fills the frame, and the background behind it. Featured video for any product Attach a video to a single product from the product edit screen, or reuse one clip on several products. The poster frame is taken from the first second of the clip; open the video in Media and pick any other frame if you want a better cover. Self-hosted video, no third-party service Your videos live in wp-content/uploads on your own hosting. Nothing is sent to YouTube, Vimeo or any other service, and the free plugin loads no outside scripts. You decide who sees what, and the files stay yours if you ever change themes or plugins. Convert on your server, or in the browser The video library converts every clip to MP4 and WebM for you, in a background queue that keeps running after you close the tab. Server conversion uses FFmpeg. No FFmpeg on your hosting? Attach ready MP4 and WebM files, or convert right in your admin browser with Pro (WebAssembly, no exec() needed). Free features

• Video slide in the WooCommerce product gallery, first or last
• Server conversion to MP4 and WebM with FFmpeg, in a background queue
• Attach MP4 and WebM files you already have, with no conversion
• Poster frame from the video, and a frame picker
• Video library (Magic Media) for all your clips, upload from desktop or phone
• Player settings: autoplay, controls, sound, loop, aspect ratio, fill mode, background
• Gallery position: video first or last
• WooCommerce product edit screen box (Magic Video)
• English and Ukrainian admin
• Optional "delete all data on uninstall"

Pro features Magic Product Video Pro adds:

• Conversion in the browser (WebAssembly): no FFmpeg or exec() on the server, for shared and restricted hosting
• Custom FFmpeg presets: quality, size, codecs and audio per preset
• Popup player: a poster with a Play button that opens a fullscreen player
• Video in the shop grid: product videos instead of thumbnails on shop and category pages
• Posts, pages and other post types, with the [mpvw_video] and [mpvw_magic_video] shortcodes and the mpvw_the_video() template function
• WPML: one video for all translations of a product
• Updates and email support

Pro replaces the free plugin in place; your videos and settings stay as they are. Yearly plans for 1, 3 or unlimited sites, with a 30-day refund on mpvw.org. Works with your stack WordPress 6.6 to 7.1, WooCommerce 9.6 to 11.2, PHP 7.4 and up. HPOS and block checkout are supported. Tested with the default WooCommerce gallery, block themes and classic themes. Requirements

• WooCommerce 9.6 or newer, active
• PHP 7.4 or newer (8.0+ recommended)
• FFmpeg 5.1.6 or newer on the server for server-side conversion. Optional: you can attach ready files, or use Pro browser conversion.

Third-party libraries The plugin uses the following open-source libraries, bundled with it (nothing is loaded from an outside server):

• Video.js v8.22.0, Apache-2.0: the player in the product gallery
• Angular v20, MIT: the admin app
• PrimeNG v20, MIT: admin interface components
• RxJS v7, Apache-2.0
• Tailwind CSS v4, MIT: admin styles (build time)

The full license texts are in admin/app/3rdpartylicenses.txt. Server conversion runs the FFmpeg you have installed on your hosting; the plugin does not ship it. Links

• Plugin website and live demo
• Documentation
• Get Pro

Minimum Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or greater (PHP 8.0 or greater is recommended)
• WooCommerce 9.6 or greater
• FFmpeg 5.1.6 or greater on the server for video conversion. Without FFmpeg you can attach ready MP4 and WebM files, or convert in the browser with Pro.

Installation

1. In your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New, search for "Magic Product Video" and click Install Now.
2. Activate the plugin.
3. Open Magic PVW in the admin menu, upload a video in Media, and attach it to a product on the product edit screen.

1.8.1

• New: after your third uploaded video the plugin screens show a slim note asking for a WordPress.org review. Choose "Maybe later" (asked again once, after 30 days) or "Don't ask again"; filters mpvw_review_prompt_enabled and mpvw_review_prompt_after_uploads change or turn it off
• New: plugin name and description now say what it is: self-hosted product video gallery for WooCommerce
• Docs: new plugin page description, screenshots and FAQ

1.8.0

• New: Pro licenses and Pro updates come from mpvw.org: license key in the form MPVW-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX, plans for 1, 3 or unlimited sites, local development sites are not counted. Freemius is removed
• New: Activate license page: activate the key, open your account on mpvw.org, deactivate the license on this site to move it
• New: the license is checked again when you open the plugin admin, so a site removed in your account or a revoked license shows up right away
• New: Pro updates appear on the WordPress Updates screen like any other plugin, with the changelog in "View details"
• New: Info & FAQ links to the plugin website, the docs and the support form
• The free version contains no license code and connects to no outside service

1.7.0

• New: "Delete all plugin data when the plugin is deleted" option in Settings (off by default, asks for confirmation). Deleting the plugin now keeps your videos and settings unless you turn it on
• New: free version on WordPress.org and Pro version with a license (browser conversion, custom presets, popup player, shop-grid video, posts and pages with shortcodes, WPML)
• New: Info & FAQ page rebuilt around the real workflow (upload, convert, attach, show)
• Fix: popup (modal) mode in the product gallery: lightbox list, slide height and stray icons
• Fix: server conversions failing when the PHP working directory is not writable, and a false "ready" status after a failed conversion
• Fix: saving the WooCommerce settings page reset the video processing method to Server
• Fix: admin app layout on phones (menu as a scrollable row, content flows with the page)
• Hardening: FFmpeg preset width and height are cast to integers before they reach the command line

1.6.0

• New: in-browser (WebAssembly) video conversion as an alternative to server-side FFmpeg — convert with no server FFmpeg and no exec() required
• New: "Video processing method" switch (Server / Browser) in Settings → FFmpeg, with an active-method indicator
• In-browser converter engine is bundled and served from the plugin (self-hosted, no external service); WebM uses VP8 in the browser (VP9 on the server)
• Browser conversions are serialized and survive navigation; the server queue keeps running after closing the tab (WP-Cron)
• In-browser uploads honour the same WordPress maximum upload size as the server
• Docs: server vs browser comparison, FFmpeg install guide, speed & file-size recommendations

1.5.0

• Robust product-gallery video across WooCommerce configurations (FlexSlider, lightbox, block/FSE themes, custom galleries)
• New player option "Open in modal on click"; WooCommerce options for gallery position (start/end) and showing the video in the product list
• New shortcodes: [mpvw_video] (by post) and [mpvw_magic_video] (by Magic Video ID); post↔video picker on enabled post types
• Pass WordPress Plugin Check (errors and warnings)

1.3.8

• Fix field without audio for ffmpeg

1.3.7

• Fix portrait field settings
• Fix responsive style for dashboard

1.3.6

• Add option for change fill video in viewport
• Fix problem with background color in player

1.3.5

• Bugfix

1.3.4

• Support different post-types in an admin panel
• Style bug fix

1.3.3

• Add full supporting WPML translations
• Add the option to sync video between translated products

1.3.2

• Support with WPML - add option sync translations of product
• Fix warnings in plugin code
• Fix rewrite style from admin app

1.3.1

• Tested with WordPress 6.8.1
• Support WooCommerce 9.8.3
• Fix with default ffmpeg settings - when first time init

1.3.0

• Add FFmpeg user settings 🎉
• Add dashboard with FAQ
• Add translations
• Fix player volume from settings
• Fix converting original video to all required formats
• Fix multy players on page
• Disabled dark mode for setting page (will fix 1.9.x)

1.2.0

• Integrated player for proper video rendering and fine-tuning
• Added plugin settings page and component configuration
• Bugfix for incorrect video format display
• Support WooCommerce 9.8.2
• Tested with WordPress 6.8

1.1.2

• Support WooCommerce 9.6.2
• Tested with WordPress 6.7.2
• Fix translations (En)(Uk)

1.1.1

• The first stable version that automatically displays video in the product gallery of the WooCommerce theme.