Mini Mods - Auto Youtube Link-Converter

So basically this is a total easy-to-implement plugin, which converts standard youtube links to video-embeds on the fly without urging users to use the video-button because I think it is unnecessary.


On post display, the plugin checks if the post contains at least 1 youtube link in the form of

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=somecode&some=params">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=somecode&some=params</a>

and converts them using the default vB video bbcode parser.

Code can be modified to fit your needs, altough there shouldn't be much to add.
If you're the special performance-freak, I'm curious if you can enhance data/query-performance. So let me know if you do.

INSTALL:

- Download attached XML File and import it as an addon.

Changes since 1.3:
- Now works properly on iPad

Changes since 1.2:
- Supports mobile devices with fallback-display if browser doesn't support flash/embed codes
- Allows the user to specify the above mentioned replacement code for mobile browsers
- Minor improvements & Fixes

Changes since 1.1:
- Moved regular expression and index position into admincp settings to allow easier changing in the future
- supports new youtube link format: "http://youtu.be/*somevideocode*"

Changes since 1.0: (or: why should I download that mod again?)
- Added Link parsing in post-preview mode and in post reviewbits (the latest posts you see under the new reply form)

Now every post containing youtube-links should display the embedded video instead.
Works with any number of youtube-links and any kind of text surrounding them.

Let me know if you have trouble/questions.

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by Jncocontrol

not to be rude, But isn't this pretty much what AME does?

Basically yes, but less bloated I think. For people who just need youtube embeds.
Pick the one you need/want, altough it is fact that you become more beautiful and intelligent if you pick my modification over AME.

[karkey]

XML Error: no element found at Line 0 when importing the XML file from your server

[jca2112]

Originally Posted by Jncocontrol

not to be rude, But isn't this pretty much what AME does?

AME (AME3 - Auto Media Embeding and Video Extender) hasn't been updated in over 2 years, isn't supported, and requires a forum user submitted "hack" in order to work (which isn't necessarily a good thing to rely on).

So it appears AME is no longer being developed.

If this mod could continue where AME has left off (auto linking other video sites, and more importantly, capture/regrex page titles for using in the video url linking), that would be awesome.

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by karkey

XML Error: no element found at Line 0 when importing the XML file from your server

Are you sure the xml file downloaded correctly and is not empty?

You could try to remove blank lines and whitespaces in the first and last lines, but apparently in all other vbulletin versions, this mod works. Not sure what could be wrong with your vb installation

[karanyaphong]

Excellent!

work on 4.2

[Romamo]

Perfect product!

But why this one ignores forum permission "Allow [VIDEO] tag"?

[Raptor]

Works great in 4.1.2

I had to ditch AME3 as it was causing our vb4 to load MASSIVELY and we have a huge dedicated server with just our VB on there (almost 2 million posts and over 55,000 members - so those that say AME3 is working just fine for vb4 are talking sh!t or doesn't have a busy board) - used it on vb3.x for years with no issues - a shame cus it was a really great mod and is hugely underrated as being useful for vb4 - just becuase vb4 has a video button doesn't mean its bloated and an extra step in the posting process)

thanks so much for this script - its very leans and is a great base for doing similar parse requirements too. I also like the mobile browser detected snippet - will come in handy.

Thanks again.

[Mechanixtrg]

Hi man, great mod, but i need change the size of the youtube window, how i do?

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by Mechanixtrg

Hi man, great mod, but i need change the size of the youtube window, how i do?

Since the mod uses the default vbulletin functionalities for the actual embedding, maybe your vbulletin options should help.

[Eagle Eyes]

Is it working for the 4.2?