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License: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2
Updated: 2011-7-5
Downloads: 11083

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Embed Video

Cash

by Cash
First uploaded 1230 days ago

embed video, flash video, daily motion, metacafe, hulu, vimeo, youtube, video, blip.tv, teacher tube

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Summary:

Add videos from Youtube, Hulu, Vimeo, Metacafe to user profiles or front page

Full description:

Features:

Extremely easy to add videos to your front page
Enables users to easily add videos to the profile pages (as many as they want)
Supports youtube, hulu, vimeo, metacafe, daily motion, blip.tv, teacher tube
Supports both url and embed code for most sites
Allows admin to set video width to fit theme
Works with riverdashboard

Description: This plugin provides a widget for embedding video in a user profile or for an admin to embed a video on the front page. The videos must be flash videos from sites like youtube. The plugin will handle the video url or the <embed> code. More than one video can be added to a profile by adding the widget more than once. The user can add a title and a single comment about the video through the widget edit area.

Installation: Unzip and place in mod directory. Activate through Tools Administration. There is an admin setting for video width that can be changed after activation. Just reload the Tools Administration and click "more info". This allows Elgg sites with custom themes to adjust the widget to fit their theme. To upgrade, just copy the files over the old ones.

Usage: As currently configured, this plugin enables users to add videos to their profiles. The user needs to add the video widget to the profile page, edit the widget and then paste the url or embed code into the video url textbox. Hulu and blip.tv only accept embed codes and not the page url.

Administrators can use this to easily add a video to their Elgg front page. Set the video url and width in the Tool Administration settings. Then insert the function embedvideo_frontpage() in your front page plugin. It might look something like $content .= embedvideo_frontpage();

Requirements:Tested with 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

Bug Reports: Please include the actual url text that was pasted.

Video Sites Supported: youtube, hulu, vimeo, metacafe, daily motion, blip.tv, teacher tube

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Release notes:

Fixed an issue with some youtube URLs
Added support for Youtube's shortener service: youtu.be

Compatible Elgg Version: 1.7

Chalkiex

Hi,

Just downloaded and and installed on 1.7.9, I get a Form is missing _token or __ts fields error message when I try to enable the plugin, is this my installation or your plugin?

Ta.

Chalkiex.

Chalkiex 343 days ago

Jeff Hao

Hi, Cash. Left you a message. Could Youku.com be added to it? It is BIG in China, probably has more users and videos than youtube (we all know why, youtube is blocked! ). But I am building an Elgg site to target Chinese users, so have to rely on youku. Help is appreciated.

Jeff Hao 320 days ago

kxx4

tanx for this plugin, i'll try it on my localhost, hope it works....there is need to make a video plugin that works for elgg users to upload their video and run it on elgg site. the ones i have seen her are not working

kxx4 319 days ago

DhrupDeScoop

@haostaff.com

youku is all in chinese ;-)

do you know any elgg/php developers who can read chinese in order to be able to code something for youku ?

DhrupDeScoop 319 days ago

Lillithea

I have downloaded this plugin and installed it at my elgg 1.7.10.

enabled it and done as you descibe above.

However I have added the video widget to user default profile and as default widget but it doesn't show anywere?

I cant add any video nore can my friend who help me test it?

So what is wrong?

you can see it here: GWorld

Lillithea 318 days ago

Cash

The way that default widgets works is that the default widgets are added to new users' profiles. Current users do not get the default widgets. If you want to use the embed video widget with a current user, you need to click the "Edit page" link on the profile and add the widget.

Cash 317 days ago

Steve Aquila

@cash I tried it too. As a regular member I clicked edit profile, added the widget, and could not find where to add the video to the widget. I am using elgg 1.7.8 and viewing in Google Chrome and IE9

Steve Aquila 317 days ago

Cash

@Steve, I just added another screenshot. This one shows what you should see when editing the widget to add the video.

Cash 317 days ago

DhrupDeScoop

" Current users do not get the default widgets.." frustrating ;) there's gotta be a way to zap that in for existing users... i gonna have a look into internals to see what can be done ;-o

DhrupDeScoop 316 days ago

Steve Aquila

Thanks Cash, had to reinstall the mod to see the edit link for the member, or maybe it was bad eyes on my part.

Steve Aquila 316 days ago

Tom

@Cash

How can I add videos from my hard drive?

I want users to add their own videos from their hard drives!

Tom 313 days ago

Cash

Tom, this only works with videos available on sites like YouTube. Take a look at izap videos for a plugin that allows users to upload videos.

Cash 312 days ago

Pityu_Mester

Hi!

Works this plugin on 1.7.10 version of elgg?

Pityu_Mester 304 days ago

Vagsiarom

Very good plugin, everything works perfectly. I otulizo version 1.7.9 elgg. Just do not have the knowledge to change the code of the index, ie, put the video on my home page. I use custom_index. I've tried everything. Can you help me?

Vagsiarom 295 days ago

PaixLand

anybody give me a plugin video working ? i tryd evry elgg plugins here , but no one work proprelly , for exemple this "embed video" not working well . i added it in profil page , it's apear , but no link to add video , it's apear like this :