Mark Howells-Mead

** This plugin is no longer maintained. **
Modifies the HTML output of any video players which have been embedded in the content area or in the site using the oEmbed technique. Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is/becomes visible within the current browser window.
This plugin relies on JavaScript in the frontend. The original player will be displayed (not lazy-loaded) if JavaScript is inactive on the page.
Please note that this plugin will not work in server environments running PHP versions older than 5.3.

Lazy load video players

Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is visible within the current browser window.

ilGhera

JW Player for WordPress enables you to publish videos on your WordPress posts and pages using the most popular video player on the web. Take complete control of your player, from branding to size and dimensions. Allow users share and embed your videos from your WordPress pages & posts.
Free Features (NEW!):
<ul>
<li>Connect to the JW Player Dashboard using your API v2 credentials</li>
<li>Select and publish videos hosted on JW Player</li>
<li>Select and publish playlist hosted on JW Player</li>
<li>Support shortcodes like [jwplayer fPHnET5D]</li>
</ul>
Cloud
<ul>
<li>Register a JW Player account at https://www.jwplayer.com/pricing/</li>
<li>Once you’re logged in, copy your Cloud Hosted Player Libraries from https://dashboard.jwplayer.com/#/players/downloads</li>
<li>Paste your library url to the plugin options page.</li>
</ul>
Self hosted
<ul>
<li>https://www.jwplayer.com/pricing/</li>
<li>Once you’re logged in, download the player and copy your License key from https://dashboard.jwplayer.com/#/players/downloads</li>
<li>Upload the folder to your site</li>
<li>Add the full url of jwplayer.js in the plugin options page (ex. https://example.com/FOLDER-UPLOADED/jwplayer.js)</li>
<li>Paste your License Key to the admin page of the plugin.</li>
</ul>
After that, set your general preferences, choose the post types where you want to add videos and start to add content using the JW Player for WordPress box that you’ll find there. Just add the url of your self-hosted video or select cloud-hosted content from n your JW Player Dashboard.
That’s it, you’re ready to go!

JW Player for WordPress

JW Player for WordPress enables you to publish videos on your WordPress posts and pages using the most popular video player on the web.

Lazy load video players vs JW Player for WordPress