Title: Video Block with Ads
Author: Federico Jacobi
Published: <strong>February 14, 2019</strong>
Last modified: April 25, 2019

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Video Block with Ads

 By [Federico Jacobi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/federico_jacobi/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/video-block-with-ads.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/video-block-with-ads/)

## Description

Put your video blocks on steroids! The regular WordPress video block is great, but
very simple. This plugin allows you to add advertising, skins and additional video
formats. You don’t need an extra platform, complicated setups or API keys. It just
works. Simply upload videos to your media gallery as you usually would and the HTML
player will be put on a strict protein shake regime!

Video API powered by VideoJS so you can add custom functionality if desired. Advertising
layer uses the Google IMA SDK which is compatible with VAST and Vpaid tags.

**For now it will only work on the single post template.**

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Video with Ads

## Installation

Once you install the plugin you are ready for action.

Now you have the _Video with Ads_ gutenberg block and the [video-plus] shortcode
available.

## FAQ

 * Where do I add the ad tag? Once you add the block and use a source for the video.
   Click on the block, and its options will be on the right on the editor. One of
   them will be Ad Settings. That’s where you do it. Also, you can set a global 
   ad tag on the Settings menu under Video Player.
 * Can it do autoplay? Yes. However, browsers have their own policies regarding 
   autoplay. You will have better chances of autoplaying if you set the video to
   mute.
 * Can it autoplay on mobile? Yes, but see above. Same rules apply.
 * Are videos responsive? Yes.
 * Can I pass page level targeting parameters? Not yet. But it is in the roadmap.
   This is key.
 * What’s up with the skins? This changes the way the player looks. There is a couple
   of included skins that look good. You can implement your own with CSS and the
   vbwa_skins filter.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Video Block with Ads” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Federico Jacobi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/federico_jacobi/)

[Translate “Video Block with Ads” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/video-block-with-ads)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/video-block-with-ads/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/video-block-with-ads/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/video-block-with-ads/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/video-block-with-ads/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.71

Make iOS happy by playing inline.

#### 0.7

Add timeout settings.

#### 0.6

Convert video to dynamic block. Not compatible with the 0.6 version. Sorry! This
setup is just better.
 Add skins, default ad tag, HLS.

#### 0.5

First version published.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.71**
 *  Last updated **7 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.1.22**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/)
 * Tags
 * [ads](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ads/)[advertising](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/advertising/)
   [VAST](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vast/)[video](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/video-block-with-ads/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Federico Jacobi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/federico_jacobi/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/video-block-with-ads/)