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!

[DieselMinded]

I just blocked it from all users , Im trying to find a CPU and MEMORY Spike issue , this was one of my latest mods , the httpd is being used by my apache at an alarming rate

[andres28]

Here is my website working http://www.simplementetodo.com/video.php

[stryka]

I would like to repeat the request... instead of grabbing URL.. is it possible to turn on an option to simply allow ppl to copy/paste the EMBED URL/code from the other site... this will allow for ANY video to be posted... opens up to EVERYONE...

Not sure of the benefit of not allowing to use embed code... i am sure you have thought of this tho...but i just want to understand the process..

Originally Posted by F0xy

I know its not easy to add more hosters or else i would have done it myself but would adding the ability to just submit the embedded code supplied by all these video hosting sites not be easier than doing individual sites. Its quite obvious those with the coding knowledge aren't interested in adding additional integration files. I appreciate your work it has massive potential for my site but is this an option in the near future.

[F0xy]

Originally Posted by stryka

I would like to repeat the request... instead of grabbing URL.. is it possible to turn on an option to simply allow ppl to copy/paste the EMBED URL/code from the other site... this will allow for ANY video to be posted... opens up to EVERYONE...

Not sure of the benefit of not allowing to use embed code... i am sure you have thought of this tho...but i just want to understand the process..

I'd just like to reiterate what a brilliant feature this would be. Even if it were only an option for Admins and Mods or chosen usergroups to post embedded code that would be fine. The installs of this mod would go through the roof if it were implemented.

[Surviver]

Originally Posted by stryka

I would like to repeat the request... instead of grabbing URL.. is it possible to turn on an option to simply allow ppl to copy/paste the EMBED URL/code from the other site... this will allow for ANY video to be posted... opens up to EVERYONE...

Not sure of the benefit of not allowing to use embed code... i am sure you have thought of this tho...but i just want to understand the process..

I'll not integrate thats - its simly not possible, because you wouldn't have a screenshot if you do it that way - and no hoster classifiction.

The architecture of this mod dooesen't allow this - sorry.

[stryka]

Hmm... ok... then i have another question.... is your plugin scalable enough to add other video sharing websites? Can i throw a developer at this to incorporate other video share sites?

Originally Posted by Surviver

I'll not integrate thats - its simly not possible, because you wouldn't have a screenshot if you do it that way - and no hoster classifiction.

The architecture of this mod dooesen't allow this - sorry.

[Surviver]

Originally Posted by stryka

Hmm... ok... then i have another question.... is your plugin scalable enough to add other video sharing websites? Can i throw a developer at this to incorporate other video share sites?

Yes - the script was designed to let the users add other video hosters ( Because of this they can be im/ex ported via the acp, to share them with the community)

[Surviver]

Update!

[stryka]

hmm... ok... anyone on here been able to incorporate a new video hoster?

Originally Posted by Surviver

Yes - the script was designed to let the users add other video hosters ( Because of this they can be im/ex ported via the acp, to share them with the community)

[eh9 daddy]

is it possible to add subcategorys in one of the next version?