hi everyone, i want to make a video sharing site with wordpress where multiple authors can share their videos just like youtube and with it's common features! videos will be self hosted. is this possible to do? If so can you help me in this regard? Thanks
Of course it is possible to do, but, you should know up front that video sharing sites take A LOT of resources. You won't be able to do this on a shared hosting plan. You will need a BIG hosting plan. 2nd, as much as I love WordPress, if you really want to pull it off like a You Tube you should check out: http://www.phpmotion.com/ http://phpmotiontemplates.com/
No. You don't have to start over. You can definitely do this with WordPress with the right theme and enough hosting resources. First step is to find a nice theme. There are a few for video sharing.
Firstly are you sure that your hosting provider allow you to do that as the traffic can causes outburst due to large amount of traffic and also the bandwidth usage.
ok, i got enough hosting with unl. bandwidth .. i also have basic knowledge on wordpress. but i got confused about user registration, how they will upload videos, also if they upload unsupported videos then what ..... also flash player .....
Buy a theme that is specifically for video hosting. They'll be uploading them to your server via your submission form. Then you are liable. All of your questions are why I suggested that you use something that is created specifically to be a video sharing site. You need a little more than basic knowledge to do this with WordPress. There are themes, and plug ins, but WP is not the best way to do it if you are struggling with the technical aspect of setting it up and running it. It's not easy. You need to study.
You can use smallbusinesser.com video theme. It designed to work through WordPress and it's completely reliable with full option admin panel. You can customize almost anything you need to change through it.
For upload video maybe you can use gravity form or visual form builder. File extension can be filterd on setting
There is a nice collection of video related themes which you can find here - http://colorlib.com/wp/wordpress-video-themes/
If you are going to create a video sharing site then you should concern about these topics An ideal website to show off your videos have following features- Allow users to upload and feature their own videos. Allow users to watch and share existing videos Ability to earn money from your videos. Make video searching easier for the audience. Quickly curate streams of content. Should be easy to navigate with organized categories and a search box. Helps you to make money from ads.