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!

[Jaxel]

Originally Posted by chikkoo

1) A preview button to view the movies, before pressing the add video button.
2) Edit video to enable editing of the url of the video.
3) Sub-Categories, with categories.
4) Top poster link at the Video Statistics to bring all the videos posted by the user, instead of showing the profile of the poster.
5) ability to import keywords, or add tags.
6) ability to add parameters to hide related video, and other information.
7) Unregistered/Guests can view the categories and other information, but not playing option.
8) Showing Duration of the clips at thread/summary display.

1 - DONE! Coming in next version! I learned how to do ajax! Yay!
2 - as I said, this simply wont be possible; the embed codes itself are based on the URL of the video. So to change the URL of the video, you would break the embed codes.
3 - DONE! In current version as "display levels"... coming with fixes in next version.
4 - DONE! In current version... coming with fixes in next version
5 - DONE! Coming in next version as TAG CLOUD!
6 - Already in Survivor's version, its in your general video settings... I have re-arranged everything and made things easier to understand in my next version.
7 - DONE! Coming in next version as "Can see hidden listings" usergroup permission!
8 - DONE! Coming in next version as "timelength"!

[Jaxel]

Okay... I realised the way I was doing #7 was completely asanine and complicated. Why was a creating a new exception that had to be calculated on every listing... it was just plain stupid, a pain in the ass, and added a lot of extra queries. So I made it simple...

The whole category setting stuff works as usual... you can turn off listing of categories for usergroups on a case by case basis, as well as the option to de-activate the category for everybody. As well, when searching by tags and users, it will call on the category of the video and exclude videos that are in categories that a user does not have permission to read.

But now I have added a new usergroup permission called "Can Watch Videos". Unless this is set to yes, a usergroup can not watch any videos. They can do everything else that they have permissions for, but hey cant watch videos. This would be great if you want to let unregistered/guests view all video information, but not actually watch the video itself.

Its a lot simpler this way.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by lingstar

Might someone share what is the hook I need to add to display a 3 random video thumbnails on the main page of my site? I'm running CMPS.

Try this...

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=199084

[chikkoo]

Hi.. Jaxel,

You Rock man..!

This is a most satisfying reply I ever got in vb.org, and a wonderful support from a Not-Supported Mod.

May I add a #9 in my list.

#9 - There is no add Video button at viewing video Page or Video Home page. (Right we need to go to each category to get the Add Video Button). How about adding the button at both these places. Is it possible?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Okay... I realised the way I was doing #7 was completely asanine and complicated. Why was a creating a new exception that had to be calculated on every listing... it was just plain stupid, a pain in the ass, and added a lot of extra queries. So I made it simple...

The whole category setting stuff works as usual... you can turn off listing of categories for usergroups on a case by case basis, as well as the option to de-activate the category for everybody. As well, when searching by tags and users, it will call on the category of the video and exclude videos that are in categories that a user does not have permission to read.

But now I have added a new usergroup permission called "Can Watch Videos". Unless this is set to yes, a usergroup can not watch any videos. They can do everything else that they have permissions for, but hey cant watch videos. This would be great if you want to let unregistered/guests view all video information, but not actually watch the video itself.

Its a lot simpler this way.

Originally Posted by Jaxel

1 - DONE! Coming in next version! I learned how to do ajax! Yay!
2 - as I said, this simply wont be possible; the embed codes itself are based on the URL of the video. So to change the URL of the video, you would break the embed codes.
3 - DONE! In current version as "display levels"... coming with fixes in next version.
4 - DONE! In current version... coming with fixes in next version
5 - DONE! Coming in next version as TAG CLOUD!
6 - Already in Survivor's version, its in your general video settings... I have re-arranged everything and made things easier to understand in my next version.
7 - DONE! Coming in next version as "Can see hidden listings" usergroup permission!
8 - DONE! Coming in next version as "timelength"!

[logoz2008]

Originally Posted by indie2industry

Jaxel Hooked it up already here in this thread. Here's the post.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=560


when you go to manage categories in the AdminCP, you'll see a new column named Display Order. You would use that to create sub-categories.
:up:

Thank you much and thanks to Jaxel as well.

But it is getting confusing, I need to first install the Survivor version, then install Jaxel version?

I see Jaxel is talking about releasing a new one, my humble request will be to release a new MOD with all these features and a one time install.

regards

[Jaxel]

Originally Posted by logoz2008

I see Jaxel is talking about releasing a new one, my humble request will be to release a new MOD with all these features and a one time install.

I'm still waiting on word from Survivor for permission... otherwise, I cant.

[Jaxel]

Okay... it looks like this will be my first major mod release if Survivor agrees to it...

Is there anyone out there who would be willing to help me test the install code?

I'm looking for 1 person who is running my last version... and 1 person who is running survivor's version. Send me a message on AIM: BadBreath911 if you are interested.

[Morrus]

Originally Posted by Jaxel

Okay... it looks like this will be my first major mod release if Survivor agrees to it...

Is there anyone out there who would be willing to help me test the install code?

I'm looking for 1 person who is running my last version... and 1 person who is running survivor's version. Send me a message on AIM: BadBreath911 if you are interested.

If it's released as a separate mod, does that mean losing all the current videos?

[dizzine]

how do i add a box above the 'latest videos' box on video.php page containing instructional and rules information..?

[Jaxel]

Originally Posted by Morrus

If it's released as a separate mod, does that mean losing all the current videos?

No, it will use all the same tables, so you will lose nothing, except for your Limit settings... which you will need to reconfigure. I haven't figured out a way to fix this bug, but it happens EVERY time you upgrade/install this mod.

Originally Posted by dizzine

how do i add a box above the 'latest videos' box on video.php page containing instructional and rules information..?

Just edit video_home with your HTML.