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Online Courses

Host course videos students can actually watch — LMS platforms, membership sites, and buffering-free lessons.

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Video Hosting for Membership Sites: Gate the Stream, Not Just the Page (2026)

Membership plugins gate the webpage — not the video stream. Here's how to actually protect subscriber-only video, and what it costs as your member base scales.

Why Course Creators Are Leaving Vimeo (And Where They're Going)

Vimeo was the default video host for online courses — until Bending Spoons bought it and laid off the engineering team. Here's why course creators are migrating, what to look for in an alternative, and how platforms like SmartVideo, Bunny Stream, and Wistia compare for LMS video hosting.

Video Hosting for Online Courses: The Complete Guide (2026)

YouTube unlisted isn't a video hosting strategy. Compare dedicated course video hosting options with real pricing at 50, 200, and 1,000 students — plus LMS compatibility for LearnDash, Teachable, and more.

10 Proven Benefits of Video-Based Employee Training (2026 Data)

83% of employees prefer video over text for learning. Here's what the data says about making the switch to video-based training in 2026.

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The Complete LearnDash + Swarmify Guide for LMS Video Hosting

LearnDash + SmartVideo is the ideal combo to sell courses with video content. LearnDash offers you the perfect system to sell courses, and Swarmify helps you to accelerate your videos.

How Learning Inclusion Uses SmartVideo as Their Online Learning Management Platform Video Host

Now that Swarmify is providing a lag-free video experience, Learning Inclusion's customers are enjoying their super-fast training videos and the company is gaining new customers daily.

Bringing professional video to WP Courseware customers

WP Courseware is the most-used learning management system plugin. It allows WordPress users to easily create and manage interactive online courses with a drag and drop interface. If you’re familiar with creating posts and pages on WordPress, then WP Courseware’s learning curve is a small one.

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