SmartVideo for WordPress
The video plugin that makes your WordPress site faster, not slower.
What SmartVideo Brings to Your WordPress Site
Most video plugins just give you another way to embed YouTube. SmartVideo replaces slow, ad-filled embeds with a CDN-backed player that starts in under a second. Install the plugin, enter your API key, and every video on your site — Vimeo, self-hosted, or background video — gets faster automatically.
SmartVideo isn't a video gallery or a media library manager. It's a video delivery engine — a plugin that intercepts every video on your site and serves it through a global CDN with adaptive streaming.
What Our WordPress Video Plugin Brings to Your Site
Ad-Free Video Player
YouTube embeds show ads and suggested videos over your content. SmartVideo's player is completely white-label — no ads, no logos, no distractions.
Auto Vimeo Conversion
Enable Auto SmartVideo and every Vimeo embed on your site is replaced automatically. Deactivate the plugin anytime and everything reverts.
12x Faster Page Loads
YouTube embeds add 3-4 seconds of load time per page. SmartVideo's async player and CDN delivery cut that dramatically — most sites see LCP improvements of 30-50%.
Ad-Free Video Player
YouTube embeds show ads and suggested videos over your content. SmartVideo's player is completely white-label — no ads, no logos, no distractions.
Auto Vimeo Conversion
Enable Auto SmartVideo and every Vimeo embed on your site is replaced automatically. Deactivate the plugin anytime and everything reverts.
12x Faster Page Loads
YouTube embeds add 3-4 seconds of load time per page. SmartVideo's async player and CDN delivery cut that dramatically — most sites see LCP improvements of 30-50%.
What Changes After You Install SmartVideo
Faster load times. Videos start in under a second instead of 2-4 seconds. Pages with multiple videos see the biggest improvement.
Better Core Web Vitals. LCP and Total Blocking Time both improve because SmartVideo's player is lighter than YouTube's iframe. If you're tracking Web Vitals in Search Console, you'll see the shift within 1-2 weeks.
No more YouTube distractions. Suggested videos, ads, and "Watch on YouTube" links disappear. Your visitors stay on your site.
Same post content. SmartVideo doesn't modify your post database. It intercepts video output at render time. Your YouTube URLs and Vimeo shortcodes stay in your content — SmartVideo just delivers them through a faster pipeline.
Install and Configure in 2 Minutes
Step 1: Install the plugin. In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins → Add New and search for “SmartVideo.” Click Install, then Activate.
Step 2: Enter your API key. Go to Settings → SmartVideo in your WordPress admin. Paste your Swarmify key (from your SmartVideo dashboard at swarmify.com). Toggle on "Auto SmartVideo" to optimize all videos site-wide.
Step 3: Check your site. Visit any page with a video. You'll see the SmartVideo player instead of the default Vimeo embed. Playback should start noticeably faster.
Get SmartVideo for WordPress
Install the plugin, enter your API key, and see the difference on your next page load. Faster videos, cleaner pages, happier visitors.