Major Additions - Video-Directory

Video-Directory - developed by vBPoint.org

What is this?

This add on gives your users the possibility to collect their favourite videos from some video-webpages (supported at the moment: MyVideo, YouTube, Sevenload and Metacafe) and to provide them in the forum. The videos can be commented and rated.

The Administrator has many possibilities of settings and can create video-categories and administrate the video-directory.

List of features:

• Completely integrated in vBulletin
• Many possibility of settings for the Administrator
  • Many possibilities of settings
  • permissions of usergroups
  • Administration of categories
  • Administration of video-webpages
    • Incl. import and export
• Very simple installation
• Homepage can be configured easily
• Videos are integrated in the forum
  • Videos can be voted with AJAX
  • Commets to videos can be posted
  • Videos can be reported
  • User can see other members watching the video at the same time
• Simple search-function
• RSS-Feed of videos
• Advanced WOL-integration
• Advanced vBSEO-integration

Installation:

1. Upload all files from the directory "root" (Keep the structure of folders)
2. The directory of videothumbnails and includes/videoserviceapi needs 777 permissions
3. Import the product-videodirectory.xml from the admin-controllpanel
4. After importing the product DON'T close the window, follow the installiton instructions!

History:

• 1.0.0 RC 1 - First release
• 1.0.0 RC 2 - Improvements and correcting some errors - many thanks to Hapi for reworking the templates!
• 1.0.0 RC 3 - Correting some bugs: 38409, 38496, 38548, 38611
• 1.1.0 Beta 1 - "Major Release"
  • Correcting some bugs
  • New: Search function
  • New: Reporting funvtion for videos
  • New: Import/export funtion for Video-Webpages
  • New: Improvements for guests
  • New: Best voted videos on Mainpage
  • New: vBSEO-Integration
  • New: Simplified installation
• 1.1.0 Beta 2 - Small Bugfix-Release
• 1.1.0 RC 1 - New Feature (Members who are watching the same video at video details page), Bugfixes (Missing File for comments added, vBSEO CRR fixed)
• 1.1.0 RC 2 - Added two new videohosters (sevenload and metacafe), added rss feed, added thumbnail-preview when adding a video, MyVideo Class optimized, some bugs fixed

Roadmap for Version 1.2.0:

• Tag-function for videos
• Favourite Videos (AJAX)
• Watchlist (AJAX)
• [s]User watching the same video at the moment[/s] - Added in Version 1.1.0 RC 1
• Video-comments per AJAX, to avoid reload
• "Video-Profile" for user
• Moderation
• [S]New Videos in forumhome[/S] (See addons)
• [s]RSS-Feed for Videos[/s] - Added in Version 1.1.0 RC 2
• Integration in statistic-block in profile

Developer notes:

Do you want to enhance the video-directory, but some hooks are missing? Do you want to enhance the templates and you need some template-hooks? No Problem! Send a PM and the hooks will be integrated in the next version!

Developer-Blog:

Feel free to check out our Developer-Blog at vBPoint.org!

[ArnyVee]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

ArnyVee... that is the rating of the video (0 - 5)... I set it up so that it ALWAYS shows the ratings... even if the rating is currently a 0 (which means no one has rated it yet). It just so happens that the default 0 rating image with VB is a blank image, the 0 rating image for my forum is an actual image.

Ahh..gotcha. Thanks for explaining that one!

And, good point by TryMe, any way of fixing that?

[TriMe]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

ArnyVee... that is the rating of the video (0 - 5)... I set it up so that it ALWAYS shows the ratings... even if the rating is currently a 0 (which means no one has rated it yet). It just so happens that the default 0 rating image with VB is a blank image, the 0 rating image for my forum is an actual image.

Is there a setting for that in vB or is there a hack I can download to do it as well? Its a great idea.

EDIT** Never mind.. I got it. Just make a gif and name it to rating_0.gif then upload

[compact123]

cool thx

[ArnyVee]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Okay... sub-categories are quickly becoming a MUST on my forums.

I'd have to agree that this is a must-have on this one. With certain forums (like my Disney-related site), I will have TONS of videos and from all sorts of things. So, if we don't get sub-categories, that list is going to be HUGE!

[ArnyVee]

Has anyone done anything with the categories to make them stand out or to help get some additional attention to them? The text seems sorta small, but I also didn't want to make it too large.

Anyone with any suggestions?

[Marka Ragnos]

well i'm working on making a new vbadvanced page strickly for the videos

http://www.kustmijnkloten.be/forum/c...p?pageid=video

the left navigation bar is for now just a copy of the homepage

i'm thinking of changing it to categories and small section for video of the week or something.

[poromenos]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

In your ADMIN CP... in the vBadvanced CMPS Default Settings... add "video.php" to the list of Navbar Replacements... that will fix your problem.

I have already done this,but the problem remains!

[Mr.samy]

is any processing to active google video on it ?

[rolandogomez]

Originally Posted by jlew24asu

great mod. wish I had use for videos though

You're kidding right? Here's my photography site with photoshop videos. Great for drawing traffic, more search engine listings, user's stay on the site longer, etc. I have almost 50 Photoshop videos on this link. Of course, now that I showed you, looks like we'll be competing for similar traffic (grins) All the best, really, this is a great mod for your site! My hat's off to everyone that's helping. Thanks, rg.

[rolandogomez]

Survivor, again, awesome product. I've just installed it on my newest site, http://www.phototherapy.org/forums/video.php and sent you payment for brand free--again! Two sites using your mod and I love it! Thanks! rg sends!