Add your Twitch, Kick or YouTube Channel to WordPress. No Code Required.

StreamWP started in March 2024 when I needed to embed multiple Twitch streams on a WordPress esports site. Existing solutions:

• Twitch’s embed code: Broke on mobile, no offline handling
• Generic iframe plugins: Zero streaming features
• Competitor plugins: Abandoned (last updated 2019-2021)

Initial prototype took 72 hours. Full plugin: 4 months.

API Integrations:

• Twitch Helix API v5
• YouTube Data API v3
• Kick API (unofficial, reverse-engineered)
• Rumble RSS/JSON feeds

Performance Benchmarks:

• 50ms average render time (tested on WP 6.4)
• 3 database queries per page load
• 97/100 Google PageSpeed (with lazy loading)

Development Philosophy

What We Build

• Features requested by >10 users
• Code that follows WordPress.org guidelines
• Backwards compatibility to WordPress 5.8

What We Don’t Build

• Feature bloat (no chat integration, donation systems)
• Tracking/analytics without consent
• Paywalled basic functionality