Wix Live Streaming
Wix Live Stream: A Practical Guide
Add the app. Create your channel. Go live on your Wix site.
Live channels and replays on a Wix page using the WpStream Live & Video app, compared with Wix Video, plus its current limitations.
Sunday Service, Live
Broadcast from your Wix website.From the App Market to your first broadcast
Add the app from the App Market
Get WpStream Live & Video from the Wix App Market. A player widget will appear on your site, and your WpStream account is created automatically—no separate sign-up needed.
Create a channel inside Wix
Set up a channel or upload a video in your Wix dashboard. Then select it in the widget's Settings panel.
Go live from the browser or OBS
Once you publish the page, you can broadcast from your browser using a camera and mic. Or, stream from OBS using the RTMP server and stream key.
Create channels, upload videos and preview your content from the Wix dashboard. When you are ready, go live from the same screen.
What the WpStream App Adds to Your Wix Site
Video Player Pro, available on the Wix App Market, does not support live channels.
WpStream Live & Video adds a Wix video player for live channels: a widget for your page, a Settings panel to choose what plays, and a dashboard to manage your channels—all inside Wix.
The WpStream Player Widget
When you install the app, a WpStream Player widget is added to your site. To place a player on another page, drag another copy from Add Elements in the Wix editor.
The widget fits the width of its section and maintains a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Pick a Channel or Video in Settings
Select the widget and open Settings. The Live Channel and VOD tabs show your channels and videos. Click one to play it. Refresh to reload the list.
Creating a new channel or video opens the app's dashboard in a new tab, which updates when you return.
An advanced Paste a Content ID field serves as a fallback.
Channels and Videos on One Dashboard Page
In the app's page in your Wix dashboard, you can create channels, upload videos, preview, search, and delete.
You must stop a live channel before deleting it, and the app will always ask for confirmation.
Each channel tile shows its status: On Air, Starting, Paused, or Off Air. This status is for you, not your visitors.
Go Live from the Browser or an Encoder
Click Go Live on a channel and select one. From your browser, use a camera and mic without extra software. With an external encoder, push from OBS, vMix, or a hardware encoder.
The encoder option displays the RTMP server and stream key, each with a copy button ready for OBS.
Your Plan, Measured in Hours
The Your Plan card shows meters for broadcast, viewer, and recording hours. Click the WpStream Dashboard button to sign in to wpstream.net.
More Hours: Upgrade for more resources opens Wix's upgrade page for the app, so billing occurs through your Wix account.
Set Up Your Wix Live Stream in Four Steps
No code needed: everything is done in the Wix editor and dashboard.
App Market
Add WpStream Live & Video
Find the app on the Wix App Market and add it to your site. The player widget is automatically placed, creating a WpStream account for your Wix site.
You'll start on the free Starter plan.
Dashboard
Create a channel
On the app's dashboard page, give your channel a title. Switch on Record this stream if you want a replay. Display viewer count and Autoplay are already on.
Editor
Pick it in the Settings panel
In the Wix editor, select the widget, open Settings, and choose your channel on the Live Channel tab. Place the widget on the page for viewers, then publish the site.
Go Live
Broadcast from the browser or OBS
Open Go Live on the channel. Choose your browser (camera and mic) or an external encoder: copy the RTMP server and stream key into OBS or vMix and start streaming.
Replays and Uploads
Keep the Replay on the Same Wix Page
Turn on Record this stream before your Wix live stream, and the broadcast saves as a video on your account.
Recorded videos use your WpStream recording hours, not your Wix media storage.
If the video already exists, upload it from your computer on the dashboard page and follow the progress bar.
Then pick it on the VOD tab, in the same widget or a second one under the live player.
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Wix Video Live
Is Wix Video Live Enough for Your Stream?
Start with what Wix offers.
Wix Video is built-in, free to start, and can charge: a live stream can be paid (buy or rent), and channels can be sold as subscriptions through Pricing Plans.
For short streams from OBS, that may be all you need.
Limitations
One stream runs up to 10 minutes on free Wix Video and up to 3 hours on a Premium plan.
Live streaming from the Wix mobile app is no longer available.
You can use any encoder that supports custom keys, but Wix only officially supports OBS Studio.
Other encoders might not connect, and the stream key resets every hour, so yesterday's key in OBS won't work today.
| What you need | Wix Video Live | WpStream app on Wix |
|---|---|---|
| What you need: Longest single broadcast | Wix Video Live: 10 minutes on free Wix Video, 3 hours on Premium | WpStream app on Wix: No per-stream time limit documented; the plan meters broadcast hours |
| What you need: How you go live | Wix Video Live: An encoder; live from the Wix mobile app is discontinued | WpStream app on Wix: Your browser with camera and mic, or an RTMP encoder |
| What you need: Encoder support | Wix Video Live: Any encoder with custom keys; only OBS officially supported | WpStream app on Wix: OBS, vMix or a hardware encoder |
| What you need: Stream key | Wix Video Live: Resets every hour | WpStream app on Wix: Regenerated when you reset the channel |
| What you need: Recording | Wix Video Live: Automatic, counts toward your Wix media storage | WpStream app on Wix: Your choice per channel, uses recording hours |
| What you need: Charging visitors | Wix Video Live: Built in: buy, rent, channel subscriptions | WpStream app on Wix: Not in the player; use Wix Pricing Plans and a members-only page |
16:9 at Any Width
The player fills its section and maintains a widescreen picture.
Fullscreen
Visitors can open the broadcast full screen for a service, match, or class.
Picture-in-Picture
Visitors can keep the broadcast in a small floating window while browsing your site.
Autoplay, Muted
On by default. The player starts muted, allowing visitors to turn on the sound.
Viewer Count
On by default and set per channel. Display viewer count shows the number of concurrent viewers.
Loads when needed
The player loads only when visitors scroll to it on your page.
Billed through your Wix account. Measured in broadcast and viewer hours.
Lite
Lite: 100 broadcast hours and 500 viewer hours a month, 5 live channels, up to 200 viewers at once.
Plus
Plus: 250 broadcast and 2,000 viewer hours a month, 15 live channels, 1,000 viewers.
The trial
Installing the app starts you on the free Starter plan: 20 broadcast hours, 100 viewer hours, 1 live channel, 50 viewers. To upgrade, click Upgrade for more resources in the app.
Paid or Private Viewing
How Do You Charge for Access on Wix?
You have two systems for payments. You pay WpStream through Wix app billing. If you charge visitors, they pay you through Wix.
The WpStream player has no paywall, so restrict the Wix page it sits on.
You need the Pricing Plans app, a Members Area, and a site capable of processing payments.
For free but private viewing, use a password-protected page; these pages do not appear in search results.
Who Runs a Wix Live Stream
with WpStream
Churches and Faith Broadcasters
A volunteer streams the Sunday service from a laptop browser, with Record this stream on.
Members at home watch live, and the replay is available later.
Local Radio and TV Stations
A station pushes long program blocks from vMix or a hardware encoder with a channel per show.
Clubs and Fitness Studios
A club streams a match or a studio streams a class for members only.
Honest limits
What Does Not Work on Wix Today?
It's better to know before you install. The WpStream app on Wix does not currently support:
- Paywalls, pay-per-view, or tickets inside the player. Use Wix Pricing Plans instead.
- Chat, comments, and polls aren't available.
- Selling products during a broadcast is not possible.
- No live badge for visitors. On Air, Paused, and Off Air are visible only on your dashboard.
- Analytics in Wix stop at the plan meters. The WpStream Dashboard button directs you to wpstream.net for more.
- No broadcasting from a mobile app. Go live from a computer browser or encoder only.
- No carry-over: a Wix plan is tied to one Wix site and cannot be transferred to a WordPress WpStream account.
Want a replay? Turn on recording. Want to charge? Make the page members-only in Wix.
More on Wix Live Streaming
How to Live Stream on a Website
Learn the basics of running a live stream on your site. This is for Wix owners planning their first broadcast.
How to Stream From OBS to Your Own Website (Video Included)
Follow this step-by-step guide for OBS settings, server info, and stream key. This is useful when you choose an external encoder in the app's Go Live window.
Complete Guide to Embedding Live Streaming Videos on Your Website (2026)
This guide covers how to add a live stream to a site page. It's for Wix owners who want the bigger picture before publishing.
Wix live streaming questions
Add WpStream Live & Video from the Wix App Market. Create a channel, select it in the widget’s Settings panel, publish the page, and go live from your browser or OBS.
Wix Video Live is the built-in option. It requires an encoder, and OBS is the only one Wix officially supports.
With Wix Video, you can stream for up to 10 minutes on the free plan and up to 3 hours on a Premium plan, according to the Wix Help Center.
For the WpStream app, there’s no documented per-stream time limit. Instead, plans count broadcast hours, so a 4-hour session counts as 4 broadcast hours.
You need an encoder for Wix Video. You can use any encoder that supports custom keys, but only OBS Studio is officially supported by Wix. Other encoders may not connect.
The WpStream app allows you to go live directly from your browser using your camera and mic, with no extra software needed.
Wix no longer supports live streaming from its mobile app. The WpStream app also lacks a mobile broadcasting feature.
You can go live from a computer browser using your camera and mic or send the broadcast from an encoder like OBS, vMix, or a hardware box.
Yes, you can use Wix’s tools. Wix Video allows charging through buy, rent, or channel subscriptions.
The WpStream player doesn’t have a paywall, so you can place it on a members-only page linked to Wix Pricing Plans. You need a Members Area and a Wix plan that accepts payments.
For free but private viewing, a password-protected page is an option.
With Wix Video, every live stream is saved to your Video Library and counts towards your media storage. For the WpStream app, recording only occurs if “Record this stream” is enabled for that channel.
Replays use recording hours, which you can manage on the VOD tab of the widget’s Settings panel.
WpStream plans are measured in hours: broadcast hours for live time, viewer hours for total watch time, and recording hours for saved videos.
The free Starter plan includes 20 broadcast hours, 100 viewer hours, 1 live channel, and 50 viewers.
Paid plans are billed through your Wix account. Check the WpStream Live & Video listing for details.
Yes, Wix’s Single Video Player supports links from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Dailymotion, or Twitch.
However, there are two limitations: YouTube, Vimeo, and Facebook videos can’t be sold, and with a pricing plan on a Wix Video channel, they remain visible to all visitors.
For a Wix live stream you broadcast yourself, the WpStream widget plays your channel directly on your page.
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