Written by Admin on 2025-05-06

How to Embed Video in WordPress Code with Disabled Downloads

If you’re running a WordPress website, you might have encountered scenarios where you want to embed a video on your site with no option to download it. This could be particularly useful if you’ve created a video that you don’t want other people to distribute.

In this article, we’ll show you how to embed a video in WordPress code with the download option disabled. This method will help you prevent users from downloading your video without your permission.

Step 1: Upload your video

The first step is to upload your video to a video hosting platform like YouTube, Vimeo, or Dailymotion. Make sure you set the video as private so that it won't be playable on the hosting platform. You can also upload the video to your own server if you prefer.

Step 2: Get your video embed code

Once your video is uploaded, go to the video page and click on the "Share" button. Look for the "Embed" option and click on it. This should open up a dialog box with the video’s embed code.

Step 3: Modify the embed code

Copy the embed code and paste it into your WordPress post or page. Next, add the following code snippet before the closing ‘iframe’ tag:

html <iframe src="https://www.your-website.com/video.mp4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

This code will point the iframe to the URL of the video file hosted on your server. You should replace "https://www.your-website.com/video.mp4" with the URL of your video file.

Note that some video hosting platforms don't allow you to disable downloads, or the method may not work for some browsers.

Step 4: Add CSS code

To disable the download option from the video player, you need to add some CSS code to your WordPress theme. Simply add the following code to your theme’s style.css file:

css .video-js .vjs-control-bar .vjs-download-button { display: none; }

This code will hide the download button from the video player control bar. Users won’t be able to download the video from the video player even if they try.

Conclusion

By following the above steps, you can embed a video in WordPress code with the download option disabled. This method will help you protect your video content from unauthorized downloads and distribution. However, keep in mind that there are other methods to download a video, so this method might not be 100% effective.