The latest version of Video Plus will automatically embeds videos from popular video hosting sites onto your website. A thumbnail appears next to articles that submit a supported website. When a user clicks on that thumbnail it pops up an ajax box with an embedded video. The embedded video and thumbnail are automatically inserted into your post by analyzing the url submitted in Submit Step 1. This module makes it SUPER EASY to let your users post videos to your Pligg website. Since users do NOT have to paste in embed code at any point you are making it easier for them, and more secure for your site.

If you are interested in adding additional video hosts to this module please read my second post which details how this module works. As mentioned in that post, not all video hosts are going to be compatible with this module.

Please consider making a donation if you use this module on your website so that we can continue to provide free modules like this one. Our goal is to raise $500 for this module in a years time. You can use the Chipin widget to the left to make a donation. Keep in mind that we could have kept this module as a Pligg Pro shop item and sold it, but we were hoping that donations would cover the cost of developing this module.

Why did I choose Lightview?
Quite simply, it was probably the best option for displaying multimedia content in a lightbox. Most of the other choices were either limited in their features or had the same problem with audio not stopping when you closed the ajax box. There were some other choices that all cost a lot more to run them legimately on your site, but I think that $4 USD is a fair price for something that will enhance your site. I suggest you try it out before buying though just to make sure that it does indeed work and doesn't break your site if you are using other javascript on your web page. This includes websites using the Wistie category dropdown menu on IE6 which requires jQuery.

If you are interested in trying this version out just grab the Video_Plus + Lightview file attached to this thread. I will not be providing any additional documentation than what is currently provided with the module since it is a commercial script that doesn't support me in any way. I suggest that you check out the documentation provided on the Lightview homepage for help. Please remember though that the original author is not responsible for supporting this Pligg module.

Supported Video Hosts:

1. blip.tv
2. cnn.com
3. colbertnation.com
4. collegehumor.com
5. comedycentral.com
6. funnyordie.com
7. guba.com (temporarily not working)
8. icefilms.info
9. keezmovies.com
10. liveleak.com
11. livevideo.com
12. magavideo.com
13. metacafe.com
14. own3d.tv
15. redtube.com
16. reuters.com
17. revver.com
18. spike.com
19. stagevu.com
20. thedailyshow.com
21. thenewsroom.com
22. vbox7.com
23. vids.myspace.com
24. video.google.com
25. vimeo.com
26. veoh.com
27. youare.tv
28. youtube.com

Installation Instructions:

1. Download the .zip attachment
2. Unzip it to your computer.
3. Upload the /modules folder into your Pligg root. This will add 2 Pligg modules to your site, Lightview and Video Plus.
4. Navigate to Admin > Modules and install the Lightview module
5. After installing Lightview install the Video Plus module.
6. From now on when someone submits a url in submit step 1 from a website that this module supports, it will automatically add an image that users can click on that will pop up an embedded video.
7. Mark as Installed to receive an email or private message when an update is released.

Requirements:

Lightview Module version 0.2 or above
This is included with the Video Plus download. Lightview is needed for the video popup javascript effect. If you want you can use another javascript library to popup the videos, but you will need to remove the requirement line from /modules/video_plus/video_plus_install.php and customize the /modules/video_plus/templates/video_plus_index.tpl file so that it fits your alternate javascript style.

Other Notes:

If a thumbnail-supported URL is entered into submit step 1, thumbnails should be automatically be displayed in your template. Youtube offers a total of 4 static images that can be used to insert into your template. We have assigned all 4 images as template variables that you can use in your link_summary.tpl or video_plus_index.tpl files. Below are examples of each of the template tags followed by a brief description.

1. <img src="{$video_thumbnail_large}" /> produces the one and only large 320x240 pixel thumbnail
2. <img src="{$video_thumbnail}" /> produces the first 120x90 pixel thumbnail
3. <img src="{$video_thumbnail_2}" /> produces the second 120x90 pixel thumbnail
4. <img src="{$video_thumbnail_3}" /> produces the third 120x90 pixel thumbnail

Example thumbnails from a Youtube video in the same order as shown above:





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Examples:

You can also take a look at the attached screenshots that demonstrate what an activated video popup looks like and what a story page looks like when a large Youtube thumbnail is displayed.

Changelog:

Version 1.2

• Added Funnyordie.com.
• Removed an extra double-quote ( " ) in the template file.
• The module will now use Lightview instead of jQuery. It seems to be a more popular solution, but please remember to donate to the Lightview author.

Version 1.1

• Added Redtube.com and Keezmovies.com, including screenshot thumbnails.

Version1.0

• Added own3d.tv, including screenshot thumbnails.

Version 0.9

• CNN and Reuters updates. Both services have slightly changed URLs. The video thumbnail will also now only apply to CNN and Reuters video pages, not their normal articles that don't contain any videos.

Version 0.8

• Youtube now autoplays. Added IceFilms.

Version 0.7

• Added video thumbnails for Metacafe and Vimeo. Each site that offers thumbnails handles it in a different way so they don't match the Youtube 3 thumbnail option.

Version 0.6

• Added CNN.com, CBSnews.com and JumpCut.com

Version 0.5 (updated jQuery module too)

• Added Reuters.com, TheNewsRoom.com, ColbertNation.com, ComedyCentral.com and TheDailyShow.com.
• Updated version number
• Added homepage and update url to install script. Please reinstall module to see changes on module admin page.

[wree]

Hi again, I need Your help, module is fantastic but I found basic error - You can see that on my site www.pechowisko.pl go to second main page or inside any video post and click video thumbnail. When you click, you can notice that module is reading from database only number. Module works only when in browser is main link like "http://www.blabla.com/" and cant work with diffrent pages like "http://www.blabla.com/blabla/".

[Yankidank]

Originally Posted by wree

Hi again, I need Your help, module is fantastic but I found basic error - You can see that on my site www.pechowisko.pl go to second main page or inside any video post and click video thumbnail. When you click, you can notice that module is reading from database only number. Module works only when in browser is main link like "http://www.blabla.com/" and cant work with diffrent pages like "http://www.blabla.com/blabla/".

It looks like your template calls the javascript twice. If you look at the source it's searching for jquery in 2 different places. That might be the cause of this. I'm pretty sure the problem is local to your site and probably your template because I'm looking at another site with URLmethod 2 that works fine with video plus. You might want to make sure that you have the latest version installed. An earlier version did have a flaw that broke the module on URLmethod 2 (SEO links) sites.

[Monny77]

I read everything thread but I have not found the solution. My version of pligg is 1.0.4 and Modules "video plus" does not work... The problem is that it does not open the pop up video...
I tried with the default template and works well, then the problem lies in the template that I use which is "Pliggsign"!
How can I fix? Where should I put your hands?
Please help me...(sorry for my english)
My pligg site is:
http://www.youevent.it

[Yankidank]

Originally Posted by Monny77

I read everything thread but I have not found the solution. My version of pligg is 1.0.4 and Modules "video plus" does not work... The problem is that it does not open the pop up video...
Please help me...(sorry for my english)
My pligg site is:
YouEvent.itPubblicati

Looking at the page source there is no javascript being loaded. Make sure that you install the jQuery module included with the video plus download.

[ucopious]

I can not get this thing working at all. Can someone please give me a hand? I don't know what is going on with my server, but it's not working. If you have this installed correctly, please shoot me an email and help me out. The site is http://www.promotiv8.com.

Thanks,
Eric

ecroskey@gmail.com

[chuckroast]

Originally Posted by ucopious

I can not get this thing working at all. Can someone please give me a hand?

ecroskey@gmail.com

http://polinews.org/ is using a Pligg version from 2006. You can not use this module with that version of pligg. You will need to be using Pligg 1.0 or higher.

[chuckroast]

ok i see you've updated your post to the site ProMotiv8 - Social Music Democracy
When I load your site the module is not being requested. Please make sure you have it activated.

[Monny77]

Looking at the page source there is no javascript being loaded. Make sure that you install the jQuery module included with the video plus download.

Thank's for replay and for installation or follow your instructions and as you can see in I passed the test module!
I do not understand

[Yankidank]

Try disabling, removing then re-installing the jQuery module. It's definitely not being loaded on your website or at least the page that you linked to. It should add javascript files to the <head> section of your site source.

[cybertooth]

My pligg site has adsense in it ... Can I install this module?