Description

With this add-on recording and sending videos in WordPress finally comes true. No further coding required. Just install + configure a bit (like duration, width or enable audio etc) and that’s all. Wicked.

Record from webcam, simple
Allow video and audio inputs in your forms, wow!
World first solution
Very easy to add with Ninja Forms

All you need is the Ninja Forms plugin so that this extension can be added there.

Latest version (zip file) also can be downloaded for free anytime from GitHub:
https://github.com/binarykitchen/videomail-for-ninja-forms/blob/master/dist/videomail-for-ninja-forms.zip

More documentation on setup and configuration see:
https://github.com/binarykitchen/videomail-for-ninja-forms/tree/master/doc/faq/videomail-for-ninja-forms-faq.pdf

Screenshots

There will be a new Ninja Form Fields in the common section called Videomail.
Once you have assembled a form and preview it, any browser will ask for webcam access first.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
1. Upload the videomail-for-ninja-forms plugin folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
3. Visit the ‘Ninja Forms’ menu item in your admin sidebar
4. Build a form using videomail

Probably you also want to whitelist additional domains besides localhost. See whitelisting under FAQ.

FAQ

Donations?

That would be awesome 🙂 Scroll to bottom of https://videomail.io/faq

Where is the documentation?

Check out that pretty online PDF at https://github.com/binarykitchen/videomail-for-ninja-forms/blob/master/doc/faq/videomail-for-ninja-forms-faq.pdf

What options are there?

That new recordable video field comes with many options you can configure yourself such as duration, width, audio on/off and much more.

Each option is explained well at bottom of this PDF file: Videomail FAQ

How does whitelisting work?

For local development, everything will work right away because the localhost URL is already whitelisted on the videomail server.

But once you deploy your WordPress site out in the wild, we will have to whitelist your production URL. For that, just submit a Whitelist Request. Very easy.

Is there a live example?

There is also the live site videomail.io. Have a look and play.
You can see the videomail-client in action and use it right away for free, anytime, anywhere. Many people, especially Deaf and Sign Language users, already use it for their everyday communication.

Can I use videomail outside of WordPress?

Yes. There is a low level npm videomail-client package. This WordPress plugin relies on it.

Where is the support?

To get help, just use any of these contacts at https://binarykitchen.com

Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

Contributors & Developers

“Videomail for Ninja Forms” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

7.0.9 (21 Apr 2025)

Improvement
* Also serialize all error variables from web sockets

Chore
* Upgrade Videomail-Client

7.0.8 (9 Apr 2025)

Improvement
* Serialize all error variables for improved error reporting

Chore
* Upgrade Videomail-Client

Fix
* Corrects invalid version for the “Tested up to” field

7.0.7 (18 March 2025)

Improvement:
* More robust error reporting from mobile devices
Chore:
* Upgrade Videomail-Client
* Export more types

7.0.5 (5 Feb 2025)

Improvement:
* Properly recognizes full height of iPhone devices

7.0.4 (2 Feb 2025)

Chore:
* Upgrade Videomail-Client

7.0.3 (31 Jan 2025)

Improvement:
* Inject version in error reports

7.0.2 (30 Jan 2025)

Fix:
* Remove invalid import statement

7.0.1 (15 Jan 2025)

Improvement:
* Proper versions of anything are properly recorded for any error reports

Change:
* Bumps Videomail-Client to latest version

7.0.0 (21 Dec 2024)

Change:
* After video processing, pick the correct API response (intelligence)

Fix:
* Revert invalid imports (ESM back to UMD)

Improvement:
* Better error messages (more human friendly)

6.0.0 (29 Nov 2024)

Change:
* Upgrade Videomail-Client to v10 (15% faster)

5.3.0 (13 Sep 2024)

Improvement:
* Speed: all is about 20% faster
Change:
* Upgrade runs on Node.js v22
Bugs:
* No conflicts when React is on the same page
* Pause + Resume video recording won’t crash when hit too many times

5.2.1 (30 Jun 2024)

Improvement:
* New option “stretch’ to let the video take full width of the parent container, regardless of the webcam resolution.
* Improve documentation for developers
Change:
* Upgrade internal dependencies
Bugs:
* Do not lint before build completes

5.1.1 (13 Jun 2024)

Change:
* Upgrade Node.js and npm
* Tested on WordPress v6.5.4

Bugs:
* Correct invalid tags

5.1.0 (24 Feb 2024)

Improvement:
* New option: “load_user_media_on_record”. When enabled, webcam permission are only being asked for when user hits record button

5.0.2 (21 Nov 2023)

Change:
* Upgrade deployment tools

5.0.1 (21 Nov 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix deployment issues

5.0.0 (19 Nov 2023)

Change:
* Internal technical improvements for releasing new versions
* Internal technical change: Bump to NodeJS v20 and npm v9

4.0.16 (14 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix versioning

4.0.15 (14 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix versioning

4.0.14 (14 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix versioning

4.0.13 (14 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix boolean check for media library addition

4.0.12 (12 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Fix a releasing issue

4.0.11 (12 Jul 2023)

Bugs:
* Do not save to media library when disabled

Change:
* Deliver un-minified JS for easier debugging

4.0.10 (29 June 2023)

Bugs:
* Repair broken bash comment

4.0.9 (29 June 2023)

Bugs:
* Repair broken repo syncing

4.0.8 (29 June 2023)

Bugs:
* Repair broken versioning

4.0.6 (29 June 2023)

Bugs:
* Bump videomail-client which resolves a bug when webcam permissions are missing.

4.0.5 (29 May 2023)

Change:
* Rebuild lockfile

4.0.4 (29 May 2023)

Change:
* Include target folder

4.0.3 (29 May 2023)

Change:
* Internal technical improvements for versioning

4.0.2 (29 May 2023)

Change:
* Internal technical improvements for development

4.0.1 (29 May 2023)

Change:
* Upgrade Videomail-Client

Improvement:
* Prefer serving MP4 over WebM movies (better coverage, especially on mobiles)

4.0.0 (31 Dec 2022)

Change:
* Bump all dependencies and rebuild with NodeJS v18

3.13.1 (23 Sep 2022)

Improvement:
* Better detection of supported video types

3.13.0 (22 Sep 2022)

Bugs:
* Fixes broken video type detection

3.12.0 (3 Sep 2022)

Improvements:
* Audio and Video 99.9% in sync now

Tasks:
* Upgrade all inside dependencies without breaking changes.

3.11.2 (11 Jun 2022)

Tasks:
* Tested everything on latest WordPress v6.0.0 and works well

Change:
* Upgraded all internal libraries, especially Videomail-Client on npm (they come with lots of stability fixes)

3.11.1 (28 Aug 2021)

Change:
* Just a maintenance bump using latest Videomail-Client
* Better treatment of undefined form inputs

3.11.0 (19 Jul 2021)

Change:
* Switch to node.js v16 and npm v7.18
* Runs security audit toward all dependencies

3.10.4 (12 Jul 2021)

Change:
* Countdown and pause texts are bolder now

3.10.3 (29 Jan 2021)

Bugs:
* Another workaround for more global pollution situations

3.10.2 (29 Jan 2021)

Bugs:
* Works for older Backbone versions too or when other plugins pollute its global scope.

3.10.1 (5 Dec 2020)

Change:
* Bump min required and tested versions

3.10.0 (5 Dec 2020)

Bugs:
* Make it work along with the Conditional Logic add-on
* Required attribute works again with latest WP and Ninja Form versions

Change:
* Upgrades Videomail dependency

3.9.8 (20 Oct 2020)

Bugs:
* Fixed wrong FPS calculation. Now overall quality of encoded videos won’t be impacted when connectivity deteriorates toward the end.

Change:
* Upgrades Videomail dependency

3.9.7 (9 Sept 2020)

Improvements:
* Better release procedure
* Consistent source code

3.9.6 (16 Jun 2020)

Change:
* Upgrades Videomail dependency

3.9.5 (16 Jun 2020)

Bugs:
* Flip video feed horizontally to match with reality (all webcams are inverted by default)

3.9.4 (13 Mar 2020)

Bugs:
* Ping more often to keep connection alive
* Also submit disabled form inputs

3.9.3 (7 Nov 2019)

Bugs:
* Do not enable audio when already false

3.9.2 (7 Nov 2019)

Bugs:
* Repaired merging fields into strings

3.8.1 (7 Nov 2019)

Bugs:
* Repair readme.txt

3.8.0 (6 Nov 2019)

Change:
Lots improved under the hood, updated many libraries for speed and security.

Bugs:
* Works again on IE11

3.7.4 (3 Sep 2019)

Bugs:
* Fix invalid URLs for Windows machines

3.7.3 (27 Aug 2019)

Bugs:
* Correct error message when on insecure HTTP with recommendation to switch to HTTPS
* Works again on older iPhones

Change:
* Replaced lots of old code with modern code.

3.7.2 (8 May 2019)

Change:
* Better readystate handling for faster page loads
* Improved error messages for iOS on Chrome
* Faster websocket streams

3.7.1 (14 Jan 2019)

Change:
* Audio now enabled by default
* Improved documentation

Bugs:
* More robust with exotic browsers
* Correct bad spelling

3.6.0 (17 March 2018)

Change:
* Moved to a new, public repository and free now

3.5.0 (17 February 2018)

Features:
* New option: save to media library – so that you can reuse the video for posts or pages yay!
* New option: image quality – with this you can improve video in cost of bandwidth

Bugs:
* Much better error handling

3.4.3 (21 December 2017)

Bugs:
* Now it does not mess with other rich content text editors anymore.

3.4.2 (12 December 2017)

Bugs:
* Added missing licensing field under settings

3.4.0 (12 October 2017)

Features:
* Now works on iPhones running on iOS11 and on Safari v11, yay.

Bugs:
* Now works as an optional input (= not as a required field)

3.3.3 (9 September 2017)

Bugs:
* Make it work again on all Edge browsers

3.3.2 (27 July 2017)

Bugs:
* Do not zip extension in another zip.

Changes:
* Bump videomail-client using ES6 code
* Improved error messages

3.3.1 (12 July 2017)

Initial Release