Miscellaneous Hacks - passiveVid - (YouTube, Myspace, Google...) Not BBCODE :D

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note: you can get v2.00 [here]

Live Demo:

Scriptasy passiveVid Demo

External Support:

Scriptasy passiveVid Support

Description:

This is unlike my past video mod which used bbcode, this one is more simple and works much better for the user too. What it does it parses the url when the post is viewed, so it will work with past links and new links.

So basically the user enters a video link in a post and its automaticly displayed as the actual embedded video.

Works With:

vBulletin [3.6.X to 3.7.0 beta 3]
vBlog [1.0.0 to 1.0.3]
vbAdvanced [3.0 RC2]

Supported Video Sites:

1. YouTube v1.0.0
2. Google Video v1.0.0
3. MySpace Video v1.0.0
4. MetaCafe Video v1.0.0
5. Yahoo Video v1.0.1
6. Koreus Video v1.0.1
7. Sapo Video v1.0.1
8. video.google.co.uk v1.0.2
9. Live Leak v1.0.2
10. Photobucket v1.0.3
11. Gametrailers v1.0.3
12. MyVideo v1.0.4
13. GameSpot v1.0.4
14. Veoh v1.0.4
15. StreetFire v1.0.4
16. Stage6 v1.0.4
17. Sevenload v1.0.4
18. Izlesene v1.0.4
19. Vidiac v1.0.4
20. Xtube v1.0.6
21. VidMax v1.0.6
22. RedTube v1.0.6
23. OnSmash v1.0.6
24. GodTube v1.0.6
25. PornoTube v1.0.6
26. BrightCove v1.0.7
27. YouKu v1.0.7
28. LiveVideo v1.0.7
29. Break v1.0.8
30. ExpertVillage v1.1.2

Changes:

• [v1.0.5] Added the ability to enable/disable any of the sites
• [v1.0.7] Changed the actual structure of the modification, it now gives me the ability to push it even further
• [v1.0.8] Added support for actually displaying the video titles
  
• [v1.0.8] Added the ability to customize the actual embed, you can choose where/how the title and embed will be displayed by using HTML
• [v1.0.9] Support for vBlog
• [v1.0.9] Support for vbAdvanced
• [v1.1.0] Finalized multiple things
• [v1.1.1] Added ability to restrict the hack per forum
• [v1.1.1] Added ability to restrict the hack per posters usergroup
• [v1.1.2] Added ability to restrict the hack per viewers usergroup
• [v1.1.2] Added the custom replacement that i use
• [v1.1.2] Added a new var that can be used in the custom replace ($PASSIVEURL)
  

Installation Instructions (painless install):
(detailed instructions for noobs [here])

1. Install Product XML
2. Upload Bitfield XML
3. Enjoy the modification

Thanks for the nominations!

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[CurtisK]

I have a problem.

When i sometimes view youtube videos on my site, it states 'Sorry, this video is no longer available'

However, when i follow the link to the video, it works fine?

Im running 3.7.1

please advise?

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by pureturk

Thank you for your response PGAmerica.

However, this is not the problem that i was trying to explain.

I do not want to disable auto embedding for youtube urls.

What happens in my board is, When someone uses the youtube bbcode to embed their videos instead of simply posting the link to the video, everything seems fine until someone replies to that post and quotes the youtube bbcode.

than the whole page gets screwed up and i have to manually go to the post that has the code and delete it.

the problem is that poeple still dont know that all they have to do is just simply post the link to the video..

Instead, they still use youtube bbcode because they are used to it. which causes the page to get messed up when people quote the post that has the [youtube] code.

heres a screenshot;

Please disable the BBCODE (remove it)

Originally Posted by CurtisK

I have a problem.

When i sometimes view youtube videos on my site, it states 'Sorry, this video is no longer available'

However, when i follow the link to the video, it works fine?

Im running 3.7.1

please advise?

thats due to the owner of the video disabling the embed option.

[pureturk]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

Please disable the BBCODE (remove it)

Maybe I am going to sound dumb..

How do you remove youtube bbcode?

if you mean unchecking the youtube box through admin panel passivevid options, then what is the point of having this hack when my users cant embed youtube videos?

sorry, please enlighten me..

[Coders Shack]

did you manually add BBCODE tags for youtube?

if so

then just go to your BBCODE options and delete the youtube one in the ACP

if not

just go to your database and make a regex and manually replace all youtube bbcode tags and turn them into actual urls.

[pureturk]

Originally Posted by Coders Shack

did you manually add BBCODE tags for youtube?

just go to your database and make a regex and manually replace all youtube bbcode tags and turn them into actual urls.

and how do you accomplish this?

is it easy?

have no clue where to start from..

[ALil'Hope]

When posting a video it just shows the YouTube URL in the title box... I want the name of the video there, not the link. Running 3.7.1

[TalkBolts]

So far I've tested the fist 8 video types in the list with mixed results.

This is on an otherwise unmodified test board ver. 3.7.1

1) YouTube WORKED
2) Google Video WORKED
3) MySpace Video DID NOT WORK
4) MetaCafe Video DID NOT WORK
5) Yahoo Video DID NOT WORK
6) Koreus Video WORKED
7) Sapo Video WORKED
8) video.google.co.uk WORKED

Has anyone else experienced problems with some of the video types?

[Coders Shack]

i have decided to totally revamp passiveVid

it will reduce server stress by 99%, and it will also not rely on database or server level manipulation

it will also introduce a few new features

due to the amount of time i have spent on the dev of this modification so far, i may be asking for a small license fee

the current version will still be public and free, but v 1.2.0 will require a small license fee

the fee will be about the price of a meal @ a fast food restaurant

[Galeon]

When will release v1.2.0?
small license fee is acceptable.

[Coders Shack]

Originally Posted by Galeon

When will release v1.2.0?
small license fee is acceptable.

hopefully in a week or two, its a huge change