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flowplayer

Flowplayer matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around keeping media embeds, galleries, watermarks, and video experiences reliable, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Media-heavy sites lose engagement when embeds, players, thumbnails, or asset workflows break. The entry wedge is to monitor media embeds, player failures, thumbnail quality, and branded asset workflows before visitors notice.

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Opportunity Summary

Full report

Build a media publishing and video operations plugin for publishers, creators, agencies, and media-heavy site owners: Media-heavy sites lose engagement when embeds, players, thumbnails, or asset workflows break. The first wedge is to monitor media embeds, player failures, thumbnail quality, and branded asset workflows before visitors notice.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Media-heavy sites lose engagement when embeds, players, thumbnails, or asset workflows break. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

Competitors

3 shown
FV Flowplayer Video Player 20.0K installs · 4.4
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 53.5weakness 9/29pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, pricing despite praise for quality, support.

Flowplayer Video Player 900 installs · 4.0
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 51.6weakness 4/4pain/praise

Pain still appears around support, bugs despite praise for easy, reliable.

Flowplayer for WordPress 50 installs · 0.0
watchlist
-100.0%momentum 54.1weakness 5/0pain/praise

Open gap: users report bugs, compatibility without a matching collected praise theme.

complaint Poor Support

Poor Support: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Poor Support Unfortunately I have time to write this review as I am unable to progress with work while waiting for a reply to a query that I have concerning a feature, or missing feature, on the Pro version of the FV Player.
complaint [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Conflict with Fb publising plug-in

[Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Conflict with Fb publising plug-in: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer for WordPress · [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Conflict with Fb publising plug-in Hi.
mixed Time of the video is not shown after updating to 7212

Time of the video is not shown after updating to 7212: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Time of the video is not shown after updating to 7212 Hi, thank you for your support and excellent olugin, In the new version 7212, when a video is uploaded, the time of video is not shown (above the video title).
complaint Fatal Error on Activation

Fatal Error on Activation: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

SmartS3 · Fatal Error on Activation Getting this while activating.
praise Advise (against?) buying FV player.

Advise (against?) buying FV player.: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · The only thing they have not put, is a button to activate or deactivate, a simple function, the box now playing that is located under the player, from the control panel.
praise [FIXED]Error.. at 7.4.44.727 removed and reinstall 7.4.42.727

[FIXED]Error.. at 7.4.44.727 removed and reinstall 7.4.42.727: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · [FIXED]Error..
praise Interesting Plugin

Interesting Plugin: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · The Flowplayer logo is not our requirement, but a requirement of the GPL v3 with an ADDITIONAL TERM per GPL Section 7 license of the Flowplayer library which was always the best Flash and HTML5 video library.
praise Activation err

Activation err: users show bugs, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Playlist · Activation err Impossible to activate- fatal error, both ways : uploading it or installing it from inside breaks you site.
neutral [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] IE7 Fix

[Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] IE7 Fix: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer for WordPress · [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] IE7 Fix Hi, Just thought I’d post this (albeit rather hacky) fix for IE7.
neutral Fatal Error while Activating SmartS3

Fatal Error while Activating SmartS3: users show bugs, compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

SmartS3 · Fatal Error while Activating SmartS3 Hi, I’m facing issue while Installing SmartS3 Plugin.
complaint Free Version with Watermark

Free Version with Watermark: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Free Version with Watermark Free Version comes with watermark – waste of time Free Version comes with watermark – waste of time Hi Petrus, The watermark is small and is forced on us by Flowplayer, from whom we have a platform license for WordPress.
complaint Get Rid Of Margin/Border

Get Rid Of Margin/Border: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · A couple of Screenshots: Screenshot ONE with black border Scrrenshot TWO with white border I’ve manged to turn the white border back to black with the CSS: pre:where(:not(.wp-block-verse)) { border-left: 4px solid currentColor; font-family: var(–wpex-font-mono); font-size: var(–wpex-text-sm); margin: 0 0 var(–wpex-el-margin-bottom); color: #000000; backgroun
mixed [NSFW] Error in Latest version 7.5.44.7212

[NSFW] Error in Latest version 7.5.44.7212: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · [NSFW] Error in Latest version 7.5.44.7212 Hi guys, I’ve found an error in the latest version (above) On the front end, it kept saying ‘video has issues’ (in red) and on trying to play it, it just said that the video was not found So I tried rolling the plugin back to the last version (7.5.41.7212) and all works fine now.
question Handle WordPress Video, except youtube link

Handle WordPress Video, except youtube link: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · because the only setting available make it overtake all video on WP including youtube link.
mixed suggestions for longer videos

suggestions for longer videos: users show bugs, performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · I’m trying to prevent buffering, but also don’t want to compress it down so much that it looses value.
mixed vid won't play

vid won't play: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Video Player · I saw this code on the plug in page: [flowplayer src=” http://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/test.mp4″%5D Instead of http://example.com/wp-content/uploads/videos/test.mp4 I used the location of the file IMG_1810 helppppppppppppppppppppppppp https://wordpress.org/plugins/flowplayer6-video-player/ This is what happens: http://www.symmetryprecisionfitnes
mixed Plugin conflicts with theme

Plugin conflicts with theme: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Plugin conflicts with theme Hi, I’m trying your plugin on my website and I’m facing the following problem: Whenever I activate the plugin, all the pages on my site start to have formatting problems.
mixed Error thrown

Error thrown: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Error thrown Dear Sir If I go to my admin area and click in settings then I receive the follow massage: https://www.bahia.ws/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=fvplayer Error thrown Error thrown Attempt to assign property “message” on null How can I fix this problem?
complaint Add more Ads in actions tab

Add more Ads in actions tab: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Add more Ads in actions tab Can you supply Add more Ads option in actions tab?
mixed PHP Deprecated notice

PHP Deprecated notice: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · PHP Deprecated notice I am getting the following deprecated warning on PHP 8.2 Please fix it [10-Jun-2024 07:34:53 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property FV_Player_Coconut_Browser::$ajax_action_name_add_new_folder is deprecated in /home/xxxxxxxx/domains/example.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/models/media-browser.php on
mixed PHP Deprecated notice

PHP Deprecated notice: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · PHP Deprecated notice [10-Jun-2024 07:34:53 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property FV_Player_Coconut_Browser::$ajax_action_name_add_new_folder is deprecated in /home/username/domains/eample.com/public_html/wp-content/plugins/fv-wordpress-flowplayer/models/media-browser.php on line 33 [10-Jun-2024 07:34:53 UTC] PHP Deprecated: Creation of dynamic p
mixed Right click for Save as…

Right click for Save as…: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Of course, you can make it optional to be active or inactive (At the discretion of the customer).
mixed How to move tab in Playlist Style

How to move tab in Playlist Style: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · https://foliovision.com/player/playlists/creating-playlists#individual-playlist-styles Please submit future requests on https://foliovision.com/support/fv-wordpress-flowplayer to help us keep track of the issues and feature requests.
mixed The player doesn’t load cover when playing the audio stream

The player doesn’t load cover when playing the audio stream: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · The player doesn’t load cover when playing the audio stream Hi, i read the same issue here, but it’s closed like solved.
mixed [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] $f is not defined

[Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] $f is not defined: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer for WordPress · [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] $f is not defined I get this error when a page loads $f is not defined , anybody else had this issue?
question How to generate expiring URL?

How to generate expiring URL?: users show compatibility, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

SmartS3 · and Where can I find documentation for this plugin?
mixed Meta Description from Readme Cropped

Meta Description from Readme Cropped: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Video Player · Embed self-hosted, external, HTML5 compatible responsive videos into a post/page with flowplaye …” Just came across while translating.
mixed Nesting a Shortcode within your Plugin's Shortcode

Nesting a Shortcode within your Plugin's Shortcode: users show pricing, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Video Player · I have sent a support request to them and I attached the same image that I’m attaching to this post.
mixed Subtitles not being streamed with standard Google Chrome “Cast”

Subtitles not being streamed with standard Google Chrome “Cast”: users show bugs, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · Subtitles not being streamed with standard Google Chrome “Cast” I’ve noticed that the subtitles a video being played with FV on a Google Chrome tab won’t be streamed with the standard “Cast” feature, with the video without subtitles showing on the Chromecast and the subtitles being played at the tab on the computer with the “Optmize” function.
mixed ADD FEATURED IMAGE automatically Missing?

ADD FEATURED IMAGE automatically Missing?: users show missing feature, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · ADD FEATURED IMAGE automatically Missing?
complaint multiple library from bunny cdn

multiple library from bunny cdn: users show pricing, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · We are running an online summit and realized that the player installed in our suite just works with Vimeo, which have low bandwith limits or crazy pricing.
complaint 200, stream not found

200, stream not found: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer for WordPress · 200, stream not found 200, stream not found error persists in a couple of cases.
complaint implode() error

implode() error: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

SmartS3 · implode() error Warning: implode(): Invalid arguments passed in /home/a20773176/public_html/assetplanningstrategies.com/wp-content/plugins/smarts3/includes/class-player-smarts3.php on line 68 Receiving the above error when trying to embed a video using SmartS3 Any ideas?
complaint [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Entered key but logo still showing

[Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Entered key but logo still showing: users show missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer for WordPress · [Plugin: Flowplayer for WordPress] Entered key but logo still showing Hi, I purchased a commercial license for Flowplayer.
complaint html5:Video not properly encoded

html5:Video not properly encoded: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Video Player · html5:Video not properly encoded Hello, Nice plugin, but its giving error in android phone “html5:Video not properly encoded” Thanks for help in advance.
complaint No RTMP

No RTMP: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · No RTMP No support RTMP live streams.
complaint Missing the playlist menu

Missing the playlist menu: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Playlist · Missing the playlist menu Hi, Great plugin, at last I found one that do playlist and support the major file types.
mixed Download button on the control bar

Download button on the control bar: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · I want to make it easy for my visitors to download my video Hi, how can I add a download button to the control bar?
mixed sometimes the first video does not play

sometimes the first video does not play: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

FV Flowplayer Video Player · sometimes the first video does not play Sometimes the video does not play.
complaint Autoplay/Autopause in/out viewport

Autoplay/Autopause in/out viewport: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Flowplayer Video Player · merged This reply was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by BlackBoXz .