Protected Video

Gutenberg block and Shortcode for embedding YouTube/Vimeo videos, in a way that prevents users easily accessing the underlying video.

This is useful for example when embedding an “unlisted” video as premium course content behind a paywall on your site.

Features include:

• Plyr player used to overlay default player with custom controls
• Player modifications to always prevent clicking the default player
• Encodes video ID in HTML to prevent finding it via “View Source”
• Settings page to e.g. configure the player theme to match your site

View Player Demo

Note: This only provides a basic level of protection. Technical users may still be able to access the underlying video.

This plugin is open source and contributions are welcome on GitHub.