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.

[rr2000]

Some of my forum members want to leave the links as is - especially when there are many vid links. Is there a way (spl tag) to keep the links as is?

[Disasterpiece]

Originally Posted by rr2000

Some of my forum members want to leave the links as is - especially when there are many vid links. Is there a way (spl tag) to keep the links as is?

This is a planned feature. For now it should work if you remove the www. from the youtube url

[tortuga2]

works perfectly. thanks!

[TombstoneWarrior]

can someone explain a bit better what this mod does to the forum??????? please iv read it a few times and just unsure exactly what this mod does. someone please help!!!!!!!

[Disasterpiece]

Check out the attachment, it should explain everything:
Attachment 136443

[New Joe]

I still find it temperamental, not all urls get converted from youtube videos, some just sow a link while other convert.
Example this one doesn't convert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ERem3t768wI

[Pepperpeanut]

Installed on 4.1.10 and it works like a charm. Thank you!

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by Pepperpeanut

Installed on 4.1.10 and it works like a charm. Thank you!

So if you use the youtube url i posted above your post it converts it does it?

[CharlieDelta]

Originally Posted by New Joe

I still find it temperamental, not all urls get converted from youtube videos, some just sow a link while other convert.
Example this one doesn't convert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ERem3t768wI

I have the same problem. This link does not work for me either.

[New Joe]

Originally Posted by CharlieDelta

I have the same problem. This link does not work for me either.

That's just one link of many Youtube links that don't work with this modification.