If you sell online courses, run a membership site, or host paid video lessons on WordPress, you already know that your content is your product. The moment someone can download videos and redistribute them, your revenue takes a hit. This tutorial walks through...
How to Prevent Video Downloads (and Stop People Sharing Your Videos)
If people can watch your video, some of them will try to keep it. Most do it in one of five ways, and each one needs a different fix. A password on the page doesn't stop any of them on its own. The short answer To stop people downloading your videos: Stream them,...
Vimeo VOD Alternative: How to Replace Vimeo On Demand Before the 2026 Shutdown
Vimeo On Demand stopped taking sales on September 21, and on November 20, 2026 it closes for good. On that date every buyer loses access to what they paid for. This guide covers what's left to do before then: keeping your buyers, moving your videos, and getting back...
How to Password Protect Videos: The Easiest Ways to Secure Your Content
If you create video content for online courses, internal trainings, or client projects, you already know the sinking feeling of finding your work shared without permission. Password protected videos solve this problem by gating playback so that only you and your...
Video Watermark to Prevent Piracy: A Practical Guide for Course Creators and Video Businesses
If you sell video content online, someone is probably already trying to steal it. Screen recording tools, credential sharing, Telegram channels dedicated to pirated courses - the threat is real, and it's growing. Video watermarking gives you a way to fight back by...
HLS Encryption for Video Hosting: How It Blocks Downloads, Where It Falls Short, and What DRM Adds
If you sell courses, run a membership site, or distribute training videos, there's a good chance someone has already tried to download your content. HLS encryption changes that equation entirely-turning your video library from an easy target into a stream of encrypted...
Introducing OTP Verification: Real Leads, Real Students
We're rolling out a new feature that solves two very different problems with the same simple idea: one-time password (OTP) verification. If you're not familiar with the term, an OTP is a short, temporary code sent to someone's email that they have to enter back into a...
Spotlightr Galleries
What is a Gallery? In the most simple of terms, it's a single web page that hosts one or more videos. Imagine a set-up similar to Netflix, but for learning, presenting, and discovering. It's simple and quick to set up, but it can also give a beautiful, elegant page...
Can You Password Protect YouTube Videos? [And 11 Other Video Security FAQs]
If you use video for your business or course then it's likely that most of your video content will remain visible for everyone on your websites, especially if you are using video for marketing your product or service or explaining a concept or product feature. After...








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