The Best Video Player for LearnDash on WordPress | Presto Player Review

Best Video Player for Your LMS

In this video, Yaz from the Brainstorm Force team introduces Presto Player, a video player plugin for WordPress that can help students succeed in online courses. Yaz explains how to install and use Presto Player with LearnDash.

Introduction to Presto Player

• Learndash is a great LMS option for WordPress websites, but it doesn't handle video well natively.

• Presto Player is a video player plugin for WordPress that integrates well with LearnDash.

• There are two versions of Presto Player: free and pro. The pro version has more features.

• To add a video to Presto Player, go to the MediaHub and upload your content.

Customizing Your Video with Presto Player

Chapters

• Chapters on Presto Player work like they do on YouTube but better. You can add chapters to your videos to help students navigate through the content.

Playback Speed

• With Presto Player, you can adjust the playback speed of your videos. This feature is especially useful for students who want to review content quickly or slow down difficult sections.

Quality Switching

• Quality switching allows students to change the quality of their video stream based on their internet connection. This feature ensures that all students have access to your course content regardless of their internet speed.

Captions

• Captions are an essential part of any online course. With Presto Player, you can easily add captions to your videos using SRT files.

Integrating with LearnDash

Course Progression

• Presto Player integrates with LearnDash to track student progress through your course. This feature ensures that students can pick up where they left off and don't have to re-watch content.

Quiz Integration

• With Presto Player, you can integrate quizzes into your videos. This feature allows you to test student knowledge and ensure that they understand the material.

Video Completion Tracking

• Presto Player also tracks video completion, which is essential for ensuring that students are engaging with your course content.

Conclusion

• Presto Player is an excellent video player plugin for WordPress that integrates well with LearnDash.

• With features like chapters, playback speed, quality switching, captions, and quiz integration, Presto Player can help students succeed in online courses.

Adding Chapters and Functionality to Presto Player

In this section, the speaker explains how to add chapters to a video using Presto Player. They also discuss various functionalities of the player, such as overlays, autoplay, and playback speed.

Adding Chapters

• The speaker demonstrates how to add chapters to a video using Presto Player.

• Chapters are visible on the timeline and can be helpful for students navigating through a course.

• Clicking on a chapter takes the viewer directly to that point in the video.

Functionality of Presto Player

• Overlays can be added with customized text, links, color, and opacity.

• Muted autoplay starts playing the video automatically when a visitor lands on the page.

• Play in line allows videos to play within the web browser on mobile devices without going into full screen mode.

• Performance settings include video playback speed, page load speed, and page load speed extreme. These prioritize loading either the video or webpage first depending on which setting is chosen.

• Poster image is the thumbnail for your video that shows up before it plays.

Video Presets

• There are several presets available for customizing how your video player looks.

• A new preset can be created with customized controls behavior and design features.

• Key features in behavior settings include saving play position so viewers can continue where they left off if they return later.

Features of the Video Player

In this section, the speaker discusses the features of the video player that can help students engage with course content.

Behavioral Features

• The video stops playing when a student navigates away from the tab or minimizes the window, encouraging them to pay attention and engage with the video.

• Captions are on by default and controls auto-hide if the mouse is not moving for a few seconds.

• Sticky on scroll allows users to choose where they want the player to stick when scrolling down.

Customization Options

• Customize how the video player controls look by removing or adding certain aspects like large play button, small play button, fast forward, progress bar, current time volume and more.

• Choose from four different types of video players including modern, business (professional darker look), stacked (progress bar sits on top of buttons), and basic (simple player).

• Customize style by rounding corners and adding logos.

• Add email captures call-to-action bars anywhere in your video.

Other Features

• Dynamic watermark allows you to add a watermark through your video at different parts as you see fit.

Customizing Presto Player for Branding and Colors

In this section, the speaker demonstrates how to customize Presto Player to suit branding and colors. The speaker shows how to overlay a logo and change the color of the video player.

Customizing Logo and Color

• To overlay a logo, select the logo file in Presto Player.

• To change the color of the video player, choose from a range of colors or input a custom color code.

• Press save once customization is complete.

Adding Video to LearnDash Lesson Page

In this section, the speaker demonstrates how to add a video from Presto Player onto a LearnDash lesson page.

Adding Video to Lesson Page

• Go to LearnDash on the left-hand side of WordPress dashboard.

• Press "Add New" or choose an existing lesson page.

• Add title and press "Presto Player" icon on top right corner.

• Choose video from MediaHub list.

• Press "Publish" once customization is complete.

Enabling Video Progression with LearnDash

In this section, the speaker demonstrates how to enable video progression with LearnDash using Presto Player.

Enabling Video Progression

• Go to settings beside lesson page in LearnDash.

• Toggle on "Video Progression".

• Enable "Use Presto Video".

• Choose between two options:

• Before completed sub-steps: student must watch video before accessing associated steps

• After completing sub-steps: student can access video only after completing associated steps

• Enable auto-completion once video is finished.

• Add completion delay if desired.

• Enable mark complete button if desired.

Checking Functionality of Added Video

In this section, the speaker demonstrates how to check the functionality of added Presto Player video on LearnDash lesson page.

Checking Functionality

• Press "View Lesson" to see lesson page.

• Check that Presto Player video is displayed correctly.

• Press play button to start video.

• Check that customization options are applied (e.g. overlay logo, color).

• Check that chapters are visible and functional.

Analytics Page

In this section, the speaker introduces the analytics page available with the pro version of Presto Player. This page can track views, watch time, top users, and top media to provide insights into how your video is performing on your website.

Features of Analytics Page

• The analytics page can track views, watch time, top users, and top media.

• It provides insights into how your video is performing on your website.

• All these features are available at an affordable price compared to competitors who charge more for fewer features.

Conclusion

In this section, the speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to check out Presto Player if they want to level up their online course videos. They also invite viewers to like and subscribe to their channel for more WordPress videos.

Final Thoughts

• Viewers are encouraged to check out Presto Player for better online course videos.

• Viewers are invited to like and subscribe to the channel for more WordPress videos.