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Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series

Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series

Опис

Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series is a complete OTT streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) plugin for WordPress.

Movie Engine is not just a plugin — it’s a complete OTT ecosystem.
It provides everything you need to build, manage, and scale a professional video streaming platform, including content management, streaming infrastructure, user engagement, and monetization tools — all inside WordPress.

Launch your own streaming platform without complex infrastructure or expensive development.

Create a Netflix-style website with movies, TV series, seasons, and episodes — powered by automatic TMDb metadata import and a professional HLS/DASH-ready video player.

Whether you want to build a movie streaming website, an IPTV platform, a subscription video service, or a pay-per-view portal, Movie Engine provides the structure, performance, and scalability needed to launch a modern video platform.

Movie Engine Home Page | Movie Demo | Documentation | How to get started with Movie Engine Pro

Why Movie Engine?

✔ Designed for OTT and video streaming websites
✔ One-click TMDb movie & TV series import
✔ Advanced HLS (.m3u8) and DASH video player
✔ Season & episode management system
✔ Watchlist & Continue Watching features
✔ SEO-ready with JSON-LD schema markup
✔ Developer-friendly architecture with hooks & REST API
✔ Built for performance and scalability

Compatibility

Movie Engine works with most modern WordPress themes and page builders.

For the best experience, we recommend using the official Hello Movie Engine theme which is optimized for OTT streaming websites.

Block editor (Gutenberg)

Movie Engine registers custom blocks for the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). Open the block inserter (+), search for “Movie Engine”, or browse the Movie Engine category. The same layouts are available as shortcodes if you prefer the classic editor or shortcode blocks.

  • Movie Engine Library — movies & TV library with filters, layouts, and pagination
  • Movie Engine Grid — grid without the search field (archive-style)
  • Movie Engine Search — library with search enabled
  • Movie Engine Search Bar — standalone search field
  • Movie Engine Hero — hero / featured titles section
  • Movie Engine Live Search — AJAX live search with dropdown results
  • Movie Engine Person List — people / cast / crew in a grid or slider
  • Movie Engine User Menu — account / login area for the header
  • Movie Engine Taxonomies — genres, years, tags, and other taxonomy layouts (grid, slider, or pills)

What Can You Build?

• Netflix-style streaming website
• Subscription-based video platform (SVOD)
• Pay-per-view movie website (TVOD)
• Ad-supported streaming platform (AVOD)
• TMDb-powered movie & TV database
• IPTV streaming site
• Private video membership portal

Core Features (Free Version)

Movie & TV Library System

  • Custom Post Types for Movies, TV Series, Seasons & Episodes
  • Advanced taxonomies (Genre, Year, Country, Language, Network)
  • Cast & Crew profiles
  • SEO-friendly permalinks

TMDb Smart Import

  • One-click movie import
  • One-click TV series import
  • Auto-fetch posters, backdrops, cast, ratings & trailers
  • Duplicate detection

Advanced OTT Video Player

  • HLS (.m3u8) streaming support
  • MPEG-DASH support
  • MP4 playback
  • Multi-server support
  • Subtitle (.vtt) support
  • Resume playback & quality selector

User Engagement

  • Watchlist
  • Continue Watching
  • Recently Watched
  • User dashboard
  • Rating system

Monetization Ready

  • Display ads integration
  • Affiliate streaming buttons
  • Premium content controls (extended in Pro)

Free vs Pro

Free Version

✔ Full movie & TV series management
✔ TMDb import system
✔ HLS/DASH streaming player
✔ Watchlist & user dashboard
✔ Ads & affiliate integration
✔ SEO schema integration

Pro Version

✔ Subscription system (SVOD)
✔ Pay-Per-View system (TVOD)
✔ Stripe & PayPal integration
✔ Bulk import & automation
✔ Referral system
✔ Advanced monetization controls

Developer Friendly

  • Namespaced architecture
  • Modular structure
  • Action & filter hooks
  • REST API ready
  • Template override support
  • Headless & mobile app compatible

SEO & Performance

  • Built-in JSON-LD Schema for Movies & TV Series
  • Open Graph support
  • Optimized asset loading
  • Lightweight modular architecture
  • Secure and optimized streaming proxy endpoints

Documentation & Support

Movie Engine Home Page | Movie Demo | Documentation | How to get started with Movie Engine Pro

Movie Engine Home Page | Documentation | Movie Demo

Public demo access:
Username: moviedemo
Password: moviedemo

Снимци екрана

  • Admin dashboard
  • Admin dashboard Dark
  • Appearance Settings
  • Movie Single Page Settings
  • Monetization settings
  • API settings
  • TMDb import interface
  • Single Page Layout
  • Archive Page Layout
  • User dashboard

Постављање

  1. Upload the cine-movie-engine folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin via the Plugins screen.
  3. Go to Settings Permalinks and click Save once.
  4. Add your TMDb API key under Movie Engine API Settings.
  5. Start building your streaming library.

ЧПП

Can I build a Netflix-style website with WordPress?

Yes. Movie Engine provides the full structure for movies, TV series, seasons, and episodes with streaming support.

Does it support HLS streaming?

Yes. The player supports HLS (.m3u8), DASH, and MP4 formats.

Can I create a subscription video platform?

Yes. The Pro version includes subscription and pay-per-view monetization.

Is TMDb import included?

Yes. You can automatically import metadata from TMDb (The Movie Database).

Does Movie Engine support the block editor (Gutenberg)?

Yes. The plugin registers custom blocks under the Movie Engine category in the block inserter. You can add Library, Grid, Search, Search Bar, Hero, Live Search, Person List, User Menu, and Taxonomies blocks without shortcodes.

Which Gutenberg blocks are available?

  • Movie Engine Library
  • Movie Engine Grid
  • Movie Engine Search
  • Movie Engine Search Bar
  • Movie Engine Hero
  • Movie Engine Live Search
  • Movie Engine Person List
  • Movie Engine User Menu
  • Movie Engine Taxonomies

Can I use shortcodes instead of blocks?

Yes. The same layouts are available via shortcodes (for example [movie_engine_library], [movie_engine_grid], [movie_engine_taxonomies]). Use blocks in Gutenberg or shortcodes in the classic editor / Shortcode block—your choice.

Is it beginner-friendly?

Yes. No coding is required, but developers can extend it.

Is there an official theme for this plugin?

Yes. Hello Movie Engine is the official free theme built for Movie Engine. It provides optimized layouts for movies, TV series, seasons, and episodes, and is designed specifically for OTT streaming websites.

You can install the Hello Movie Engine theme from the WordPress theme directory, or directly from the Theme Marketplace section inside Movie Engine.

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Белешка о изменама

1.0.1

  • Movie Engine Library — full library with filters, layouts, and pagination options.
  • Movie Engine Grid — movie/series grid without the search UI.
  • Movie Engine Search — library with search enabled.
  • Movie Engine Search Bar — standalone search bar.
  • Movie Engine Live Search — live search experience.
  • Movie Engine Hero — hero section for featured content.
  • Movie Engine Person List — cast/crew and person archives.
  • Movie Engine User Menu — user account menu for the header.
  • Movie Engine Taxonomies — genres, years, tags, and other term grids or sliders.
  • Grid & spacing gap now applies to the card grid (library, person list, taxonomies shortcodes).
  • Update The Pot File

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • TMDb Smart Import integration
  • Advanced OTT Player (HLS & DASH)
  • Season & Episode management
  • User dashboard & engagement system
  • JSON-LD Schema integration