Title: Link Videos Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Link Videos * Resolved [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/) * My hosting does not allow ffmpeg and I bought my website to host videos, I am trying to find a plugin that will let me upload my videos, because when i upload my videos using wordpress it is just a link. How do I make it an actual video and not a link. I am using the right video file type. Please Help. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 28 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Riversatile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riversatile/) * (@riversatile) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329757) * This depends the file extension… I don’t know ffmpeg, I presume file extension is .mpg or .mpeg ? * Try [Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/video-embed-thumbnail-generator/) * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329758) * I am not trying to embed the video I am trying to upload it, are they the same thing? * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329762) * I am trying to upload from my computer files that are avi, mpeg, and others. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329764) * Nope. To play an ffmpeg video, you need to have FFMPEG installed on your server. You might be better off converting your videos to another format (such as mp4) before trying to upload them. * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329766) * What about avi files and such? * [Riversatile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riversatile/) * (@riversatile) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329767) * > because when i upload my videos using wordpress it is just a link. How do I > make it an actual video and not a link. * …OK, that’s why I misunderstood your problem. * Me too I use .mp4 * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329768) * Okay so your saying avi does not work, because it is only a link for me, but mp4 shoudl work? * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329771) * should* * [Riversatile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riversatile/) * (@riversatile) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329773) * In which case are you ? – You display only a link (link mean it’s only text that point to a video file). – You display embed player (allows you to play video files like mp4, mov, avi…) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329774) * No – you’ll still need a [player plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=mp4) but using mp4 will give you a better quality of video at a far smaller file size. You should also find that your hosts won’t have a problem with .mp4 files. * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329775) * They don’t have a problem with the file types they just said they cannot use FFMPEG, any video uploading plugins you suggest? It turns it into a link that I click and takes me to the file on my laptop. Is embeding the same as uploading? * [Riversatile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riversatile/) * (@riversatile) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329778) * > Is embeding the same as uploading? * No, it’s not the same. You embed the file (display a video player to play your video) after uploaded it on your server. * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329780) * Riversatile, have any good embedding plugins besides the one previously stated, because that one requires FFMPEG. * [Riversatile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/riversatile/) * (@riversatile) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329783) * I’m not sure to understand your sentence… (I’m French, sorry) * This requires to install FFMPEG on your web server first. * Thread Starter [LiamMrK](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liammrk/) * (@liammrk) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/link-videos/#post-3329784) * Umm want me to type in french? 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