How to Connect Vimeo to Your BuddyBoss App

Introduction

Delivering your LearnDash video content securely and making it available offline which is essential for a polished learning experience. Hosting your training videos on Vimeo Pro protects your proprietary content while the BuddyBoss App’s Vimeo integration lets your learners download and watch courses without an internet connection.

This guide walks you through creating a Vimeo Developer account, generating an access token, and linking it to the BuddyBoss App.

Why Use Vimeo?

While platforms like YouTube or Wistia offer video hosting, Vimeo Pro stands out for its robust privacy controls that are critical if you’re monetizing via memberships or paid courses. Integrating Vimeo ensures:

• Secure Delivery: Prevent unauthorized sharing of premium content.
  
• Offline Support: Learners can download videos for Study Anywhere™.
  
• Native App Performance: The BuddyBoss App’s Vimeo block caches video metadata for snappy playback.
  

Generating a Vimeo Authentication Code

Note: Offline mode requires a Vimeo Pro (or higher) account.

1. Log into your Vimeo account at https://developer.vimeo.com/.
   
2. Click My Apps, then Create New App (or New App).

3. Enter:
   
   • App Name (e.g., “BuddyBoss Course Videos”)
     
   • App Description (for your reference)
     
   • App Access

4. Click Create App.
   
5. Select the Authentication tab.

6. Choose Authenticated (you), then check these scopes:
   
   • Private
   • Video Files

7. Click Generate to create your access token.
   
8. Copy the token to your clipboard.

Configuring BuddyBoss App

1. In WordPress, go to BuddyBoss App > Integrations > Vimeo.
   
2. Paste your copied access token into the Vimeo Authentication Code field.
   
3. Click Save Changes.
   

Troubleshooting & FAQs

Q: My videos won’t download offline.
A: Ensure you’re on a Vimeo Pro plan; Basic accounts can’t serve downloadable files.

Q: I see a permissions error generating the token.
A: Double-check you’ve enabled Private and Video Files scopes under Authentication.

Q: I changed my token, why doesn’t the app use it?
A: Force-close and reopen the BuddyBoss App to clear its cache and fetch the new token.

Q: Can I host on another CDN?
A: Yes. See our API CDN tutorial to offload media requests from your server.