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.

[Monny77]

I disabling, removing then re-installing the jQuery module but nothing has changed... What template file I have to fix?(my template pliggsign) header.tpl ?

Please help me, there is no one who helps me with my problem....
Yankidank

[chuckroast]

Originally Posted by ucopious

I tried editing a story and nothing changed. For every new story that is added, only the top (1st) story on the page will get the thumbnail image.

When you drill down into a story each has it's own image.

It's like it stops trying to communicate after the first response is received from the host server where the videos are located.

I have looked at the code in video_plus_index.tpl and link_summary.tpl but have found nothing that would be killing the module.

HELP! Please HELP!

Without knowing what changes you've made to your site, it would be hard to track down. I would start by reuploading the video_plus module files. If that doesn't work then your going to need to go back through all the changes you made to the template one by one until you find out whats causing the problem.

[ucopious]

Originally Posted by chuckroast

Without knowing what changes you've made to your site, it would be hard to track down. I would start by reuploading the video_plus module files. If that doesn't work then your going to need to go back through all the changes you made to the template one by one until you find out whats causing the problem.

The only changes I have made are to the header to add the banner and to the sidebar to add the link for the show and the album cover. I haven't messed with anything else cause it always just works correctly for me. I don't like screwing around with stuff.

If I emailed you, or PM'd you, the login info, any chance you would look around at the files and see if I am just missing something simple?

[ucopious]

Ok, I'm putting a $250 bounty on this thing. If anyone can help me figure out what is happening and why it's not working, I will pay you the reward.

I have less than 30 hours before I have to present this thing. Its 3:05 PM right now.

ecroskey@gmail.com

[ucopious]

I did a fresh install of Pligg, and the modules and am getting the same results. There is obviously a bug in the modules.

Each page that is rendered only shows the first thumbnail image and nothing else gets loaded below it. Thumbnails, I mean.

Each individual story loads the image fine but the link summary pages don't.

Who has an idea?

[chuckroast]

Originally Posted by ucopious

I did a fresh install of Pligg, and the modules and am getting the same results. There is obviously a bug in the modules.

Each page that is rendered only shows the first thumbnail image and nothing else gets loaded below it. Thumbnails, I mean.

Each individual story loads the image fine but the link summary pages don't.

Who has an idea?

There is not a bug in the module. I told you in the email what was causing the problem. The changes you've made to your template, somewhere along the way you must have left something open which is destroying the story array.

[ucopious]

Chuck, I just said I tested it on a fresh install, before modifying any files and am getting the same results.

Is there an easy way just remove the thumbnail call for the link_summary.tpl and leave the "story pages" alone, because those are working.

I'm not trying to start anything, I just need to get this figured out.

[frack]

Hi friends,

I have just installed the 2 modules on my new website (no modifications) but it doesn't work...
I have no thumbnail of the video (tried by submitting the direct youtube URL on the first step).

Any idea ? Did i miss a step ?
Thanks for your answer.

[frack]

Ok ok ok... I removed Video_plus, and installed it again, and that works fine.
I probably installed them in the wrong order...

Thanks

[frack]

Hi,

Thanks a lot for this wonderul module. Really helps us making good media website.
I have a little request... Could you add the "Dailymotion" web hoster ?

That's the service number one un France, and some European countries (not really famous in US... but 35 millions unique user / month ).
That would really be great !!

Thanks


Edit : I have a little problem... on a webpage, it only can generate one thumbnail
So in my /upcoming.php page, i only have the latest news with the thumbnail. Other ones are whites... any idea ?

Regards