How to Upload Camtasia to WordPress


Camtasia Studio is a video editing program that allows you to record onscreen activity, create interactive content and share videos with your customers or business associates. For example, you can use Camtasia to create demonstration videos or tutorials on how to use your products or services, then upload them directly to your business's WordPress blog using a plugin.

Uploading the Files

Launch Camtasia. Click “File,” then “Open,” then browse to the location of your Camtasia video and double-click it to open it. Click “Produce and Share,” then select “MP4” from the drop-down menu and click “Next.” Name your file and save it to your hard drive.

Log in to your FTP account. Naviage to your WordPress uploads folder, located at “yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads.”

Upload all the Camtasia videos you want to display into this folder. Make a note of the paths to each video in a text editor. For example:

Customer Support Video: http://yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/support.mp4

Embed Using KVS FLV Player

Log in to WordPress. Click “Plugins,” then “Add New.” Type “KVS FLV” into the search box and click “Search Plugins.”

Find “KVS FLV” in the search results and click its “Install Now” link. Click “Activate Plugin” when prompted.

Find “KVS FLV” in the search results and click its “Install Now” link. Click “Activate Plugin” when prompted.

Embed Using MediaElement

Log in to WordPress. Click “Plugins,” then “Add New.” Type “MediaElement” into the search box and click “Search Plugins.”

Locate “MediaElement” in the search results and click “Install Now” link. Click “Activate Plugin” when prompted.

Load the editing screen of the post or page to which you'll be adding the video. Click the “HTML” tab of the editing area, then paste the following code at the location you want:

[video src="http://yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/support.mp4" width="640" height="360"]

Replace the example URL with the actual one identified in the first section, and edit the “width” and “height” attributes as needed.

Embed Using JW Player

Log in to WordPress. Click “Plugins,” then “Add New,” then search for “JW Player.”

Locate “JW Player” in the results, click the “Install Now” link, then click “Activate Plugin.”

Open the editing screen of thepost or page to which you'll be adding the video. Click the “HTML” tab, then paste the following code at the required location of the video:

[video src="http://yoursite.com/wp-content/uploads/support.mp4" width="640" height="360"]

Replace the example URL with the actual one identified in the first section, and edit the “width” and “height” attributes as needed.
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