MediaBlaster — WordPress Video Gallery Plugin
MediaBlaster – Video CMS, Vimeo Import, Live TV & Podcasts
by Rovidx Media, Inc. · WordPress.org page · Website
MediaBlaster has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 48,361 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 31, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
MediaBlaster at a glance
Is MediaBlaster well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Shortcode: [mediablaster_player]
- Channel schedule: [mediablaster_channel_player]
- Legacy alias: [tv-video-player]
- Gutenberg blocks: mediablaster/player, mediablaster/channel-player
- Elementor widget when Elementor is active
MediaBlaster reviews and ratings
14 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
14 reviews
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Works great, but steep-ish learning curve at first
WP Smart TV is a great plugin for those who have a little bit of time setting up. I needed it to set up a Roku channel, and it worked. However, it took many months to get it actually working. To be clear, this is not the extension's fault, it's mine. I was using Roku Direct Publisher which is completely different from Roku SDK channels. As soon as I converted to using SDK channels, it worked fine. All you have to do is add the feed URL provided by WP Smart TV and insert into your manifest. I use this service called 'Wistia' which allows 10 free video streams for free accounts, and it works well with this. As soon as I got the MP4 stream from Wistia, I put it into WP Smart TV and it worked great! I had trouble getting the recipes to work, which is what makes the rows in the app work. Though, after a bit of researching and poking around, I'm sure I'll figure it out at some point or another. I don't think that it's this plugin's fault, but rather something's wrong with my Roku channel's code. I would recommend this plugin 100% for people in specific use cases like mine.
dicalzi -
feed not working
The plugin does not work. The JSON feed produced is not compatible with Roku. Also no response from support.
onetwotenmarketing -
Alternative to Vimeo Pro?
Hi Rob, I appreciate all your support the plugin has been really cool. I am trying to see if there is an alternative to using Vimeo Pro to sync videos from site to Roku Direct Publisher. I am using Dream Host VPS basic. Is it possible to just point Roku to my website instead of Vimeo?
tpd4life -
Does not work
This plugin does not work with the latest wordpress
spycraft3r -
EPIC!!!
Say this worked perfectly the only thing i could not figrue out how to do is how to do an audio station with shoutcast. However I will be purchasing the amazon firestick one soon. This is going to help our small hosting company offer to our client's channel works perfect with our wowza streaming engine. Keep up the amazing work.
chale0121 -
Did not work for us.
Nice plugin...we followed the video tutorials from developer and it still wouldn't work.
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Where MediaBlaster ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that MediaBlaster appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Video Gallery Plugins | #60 by tag, not in search | #95 | – |
Details
Turn WordPress into a video CMS with HLS/DASH playback, Vimeo import, podcast RSS, live channels/EPG, and an app-ready REST API.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings MediaBlaster competes in
Tags
- iptv
- podcast
- Roku
- video player
- vimeo
- Version
- 3.2.1
- Last updated
- Aug 31, 2026
- First published
- Jul 10, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 6.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
MediaBlaster FAQ
What does MediaBlaster do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, MediaBlaster offers Shortcode: [mediablaster_player], Channel schedule: [mediablaster_channel_player], Legacy alias: [tv-video-player], Gutenberg blocks: mediablaster/player, mediablaster/channel-player and Elementor widget when Elementor is active.
How many active installs does MediaBlaster have?
WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for MediaBlaster as of September 7, 2026.
Is MediaBlaster still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 31, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is MediaBlaster free?
MediaBlaster is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does MediaBlaster rank among Video Gallery Plugins?
MediaBlaster is #95 in the WordPress.org Video Gallery Plugins ranking.