We had been using a 'free' video embed plugin that wanted $10 to make a copywrite notice go away.  I changed the text to match the background color so the text was invisible, thus nobody knew. 

The code was obfuscated to make it hard for someone to understand and modify the plugin.  Anyone wanting to avoid the $10 was going to have to work very hard.  And the plugin did not let us post locally hosted videos.  The plugin held us hostage to You Tube, and adding new features was horribly complex.

With great difficulty I removed the plugin altogether.  It was hooked in good. 

I replaced the plugin with new code.  The URL of an audio or video file can now be used with our new video embed button.  If an audio file URL is used, the new code inserts an audio player.  Vimeo and You Tube links added through the new video embbed button load Vimeo and You Tube players.  Locally hosted files use the HTML5 player.  I'll add more custom players as the need arises.

Here is a test using an mp3 file with the new embed button.


Locally hosted means that an audio or video file can be located with a URL.