Using Wordpress as a Video Membership Site?

by SeanyG
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Hey guys,

I hope you're doing well. Thanks for reading this message!

For continuity, I would love to be able to create a video listing membership site that displays youtube videos.

The videos for my niche are scattered so I'd love to have a site where users can post their youtube videos (using the embed code) and also watch and find other ones. I want to create a video list site for my niche that also displays the embedded videos.

I want to set this up with the least amount of time and development costs possible.

Is it possible to do something like this with Wordpress... where members can post up their videos and watch / search for others?

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

~Sean
#membership #site #video #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
    Nobody has any idea of how to create a site like this?
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    • Profile picture of the author floodrod
      A google search will yield many options Check PHPmotion out

      Just make sure your server has lots of room and bandwidth
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      • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
        Originally Posted by floodrod View Post

        Just make sure your server has lots of room and bandwidth
        I don't want to host the videos, I just want it to be a video linking site that also displays the videos (thanks to youtube and other sites' embedding features).
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  • Profile picture of the author miked
    It is just a matter of granting permissions....but I don't think that you want to open up Wordpress to strangers...there are plugins for managing users and contributors....

    Have you done a search on plugins for Wordpress? It is amazing what is out there...they may be a solution already.

    I know I haven't helped much...but keep poking around...Wordpress is amazing versatile, and your answer may be there....

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  • Profile picture of the author Quentin
    Pretty easy to do with Wordpress.

    1. load Vipers Video Tags plugin
    2. Load roles plugin and allow people to post only.

    Thats it now they can login and post using the vipers tag meaning they do not need the embed code. You could also get another plugin to make it so you have to authorise users before they can post.

    Quentin

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    • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
      AWESOME!

      Thanks for the concise answer!

      I will look into this right now.

      In the meantime...

      If anyone else has any other ways of doing this I am still open to hearing other options?

      Quentin's answer sounds like the best way I've come across so far.

      Originally Posted by Quentin View Post

      Pretty easy to do with Wordpress.

      1. load Vipers Video Tags plugin
      2. Load roles plugin and allow people to post only.

      Thats it now they can login and post using the vipers tag meaning they do not need the embed code. You could also get another plugin to make it so you have to authorise users before they can post.

      Quentin

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  • Profile picture of the author Colin Evans
    Quentin - Nice neat solution you have there
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  • Profile picture of the author articlemaster
    Good work Quentine...its a great help!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Vince Courtney
    Hi Sean

    You mentioned having a membership site. I ran across this plugin a while back and haven't used it but it looks like a great way to operate a paid membership site from WP.

    member.wpwishlist.com/

    Hope that helps
    Vince
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
    Thanks Vince!
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