Facebook Live Video Auto Embed for WordPress

What is it for?

Automatically embed live videos of your Facebook Account/Page/Group on your wordpress site whenever your Facebook Account/Page/Group goes live on Facebook. The plugin detects if your Facebook Account/Page/Group is currently live and embeds the live video automatically. Also has the ability to embed previously recorded live videos and uploaded videos. Also has ability to configure a Site Wide Top Notification Bar to be displayed whenever your Facebook Account/Page/Group goes live. This plugin can be used for your Facebook User account or Facebook Pages you own or public Facebook Groups you are an admin of.

Features:

1. Ability to create Embed codes (WordPress shortcode call) for your Facebook Account/Page/Group. Use the embed code anywhere in content of your website (posts, pages etc). Whenever you go live on your account/page/group, the live video will automatically get embedded in the content where the code is placed.
2. Ability to create Embed codes for previously recorded live videos of your Facebook Account/Page/Group. Use the embed code anywhere in content of your website (posts, pages etc). Recent live videos of your Facebook Account/Page/Group will be embedded in the content where the code is placed.
3. Ability to create Embed code for uploaded videos of your Facebook Account/Page/Group. Use the embed code anywhere in content of your website (posts, pages etc). Uploaded videos of your Facebook Account/Page/Group will be embedded in the content where the code is placed.
4. Ability to enter Max Number of Videos to be embedded. There is no limit.
5. Ability to enter custom message for visitors to be displayed above the video player.
6. Ability to enter custom alternate message to communicate with visitors when your Facebook Account/Page/Group is not live.
7. Ability to enter custom alternate message to communicate with visitors when no recent live video is available.
8. Ability to use WordPress Shortcodes in Alternate Message and Top Message.
9. Ability to enter custom width of the video player.
10. Responsive out of the box.
11. Ability to show full Facebook post (video description and buttons for like/comment/share) attached to the video player. This feature is Desktop Only, Facebook has disabled it for mobile devices.
12. Ability to allow/ disallow Fullscreen mode (for recorded videos and uploaded videos only).
13. Ability to cache the recorded videos and uploaded videos, and set cache refresh time. This is useful for reducing server load and number of API requests.
14. Ability to use same embed code at multiple places on your website.
15. Ability to use multiple embed codes within single post/page of WordPress
16. Ability to configure a Site Wide Top Notification Bar to be displayed when your Facebook Account/Page/Group goes live.
17. Notification bar is AJAX based. So it appears automatically on an opened page of the website without the need of refreshing it.
18. Ability to customize the look of Notification Bar.
19. Ability to make the Notification Bar sticky.
20. Ability to add blinking effect to Notification bar.

Documentation

Hosting Requirements

PHP Version

– Facebook API requires PHP version 5.4 or later.

SSL (HTTPS)

– New Facebook apps REQUIRE SSL for Facebook Login to work. So your website must be on HTTPS.