Cincopa Media Platform for WordPress Review
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Author | Cincopa |
| Pricing | Free |
| Version Tested | 1.103 |
The Cincopa Media Platform for WordPress is a one-stop plugin which allows you to harness the power of various media formats to build a superb website.
Media-related content has become an inseparable part of today’s websites and blogs. All forms of media (images, audio and video) are extensively used in designing and updating websites.
Web developers generally use a number of scripts/programs to integrate different types of media content into their websites. This is also true for WordPress based websites/blogs where plugins developed by the WordPress community and other third-party developers are used for this purpose.
Unfortunately, using a large number of plugins together can lead to various problems, slow loading times, scripting errors, compatibility problems and crashes. The only logical solution is to use a single media plugin which can customize and integrate all the types of media content into your WordPress site/blog.
The Cincopa Media Platform is one such “Monster” plugin. The plugin can be used to upload, store, modify, encode, track and even display all types of media content on your WordPress site.
The plugin comes equipped with a massive range of customization options which let you control how users access, view and interact with the media content on your website. In particular, the Flash-based image gallery and the slideshow feature can be completely customized to your liking. The plugin lets you add a number of cool visual effects which make your website look attractive and unique.
The plugin also offers a fully customizable audio/video player and a competent RSS reader allowing your users to enjoy a complete media experience on your WordPress site.
Features
- Creates a comprehensive media library on your WP site
- Supports most audio and video formats
- Allows playback of mp3 playlists and iTunes podcasts
- Support for iPhone, Blackberry and other smart phones
- Allows HD video playback
- Offers daily traffic analysis for your website
- simple wizard-like interface makes it easy to install and operate
- Free to use, paid PRO account with added benefits
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Cincopa Media Platform for WordPress Overview
Usability
The Cincopa Media Platform for WordPress is a fantastic comprehensive media plugin which allows you to integrate and utilize all types of media content while building/updating your WP site.
The plugin allows you to view and listen to image galleries, slide shows, videos, podcasts and mp3 files. It comes with a fully customizable media player which supports most audio and video formats. It also comes with a RSS reader which can be used to play your favorite podcasts.
The Cincopa Media Platform contains other plugins like CoolIris and Lightbox which allow greatly enhance your image gallery and generate exciting Flash based slideshows full of cool visual effects. The plugin also helps you import, arrange and manage your image files with ease.
The plugin comes with fully customizable media and RSS players which allow you to literally choose the way users view and interact with audio/video files and podcasts on your WordPress site. The media player has over 44 skins to choose from.
In addition to the goodies mentioned above, the Cincopa Media Platform supports iPhones, iPads and most other smartphones. It also enables Google Analytics tracking of your website and offers remote transfer of media files; letting you post to your blog from anywhere in the world even if your media files are on your home PC.
The only problem with the Cincopa Media Platform is its relatively large size which can slow things down for people who have bandwidth problems.
Conclusion
The Cincopa Media Platform for WordPress is a great all-in-one media plugin which lets you create an automatic Flash-based, fully customizable image gallery, slideshows, video and music playlists in all areas of your WordPress site/blog.
The plugin is easy to install and operate. It comes with extensive customization options which let you decide how people experience images, videos, audio files and podcasts on your website; thereby letting you create a truly unique media experience for your users.
The plugin is completely free to use and comes with some very detailed support documentation which takes care of most installation problems and other issues.
To sum it all up, don’t waste your time and effort in trying to find and install different WP plugins for your blog/site; just use the Cincopa Media Platform instead.
I’ve been working with Cincopa for 2 days now and it seems there are a bunch of things that are in development or that it can’t do or that you may need a premium membership for. It’s easy to use but seems really limited. I have exact needs for the slideshow I want – possible for you to help? They don’t answer requests for help in any timely way…
Thanks!
You sent me back my message without offering any help. How can I get some help here? It doesn’t help me to sign up to your website when I’ve already done that.
Hello Rena,
have not been online for the last few days and thus could not get back to you. Since you do not provide any clear information about what exactly you are looking for – how can I help you? I can just recommend you use a different plugin. But without knowing what you need, this would not make sense…
Please be more specific. Thanks
Hendrik