BB Code Enhancements - Embed XHTML valid YouTube and Google Video into your posts

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Just thought I'd share what I did to allow my users to embed YouTube and Google Video videos into posts on my forum. This is my very first mod I've made since switching to vB, so forgive me if I screwed something up.


Demo:

http://forums.finalgear.com/test-for...-thread-14892/

The black bar will be different for you as it'll match your theme (it uses the same style as the whole quick reply box).


Upgrading from v1.x:

Just remove the plugin you added before (manage plugins -> delete) and then continue on to the installation instructions.

If you already have v2.x installed, you do NOT need to do this.


Installation:

Download and install the attached product. It will automatically create the new custom BBCode and add in some filtering plugins.

Save the two attached images and upload them to /images/editor/.


Usage:

Here's some examples:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q[/youtube]
[youtube]hl2UUunlI2Q[/youtube]
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl2UUunlI2Q"]Aston Martin Crash[/youtube]
[youtube="hl2UUunlI2Q"]Aston Martin Crash[/youtube]

[gvideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3688185030664621355[/gvideo]
[gvideo]3688185030664621355[/gvideo]
[gvideo="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3688185030664621355"]1980's Izuzu Gemini Advertisement[/gvideo]
[gvideo="3688185030664621355"]1980's Izuzu Gemini Advertisement[/gvideo]

Using vBAdvanced? It lacks the hook this plugin uses apparently, so if you wish to use this plugin with it, you need to use only the video ID and NOT the full URL for it to display correctly. Nothing I can do about it, it's vBAdvanced's fault.


How do I customize the look of the new box thingies?

Just edit the new custom BBCode items. It's in the admin area, near the bottom.

[bombardier]

Installed ! and it works great thank yoiu very very much

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by transitbus

Few quick questions or suggestions:

1) Is it possible to add a time out function?
2) Any chance to get the title of the video in the "header bar"?

1) It's just a simple <object> with a remote Flash file, so no.
2) I have this on my forum and I'll be adding it to the plugin in the next release (which is mostly done and should be released soon).

Originally Posted by The Wedge

I can't figure out why helper plugin is not workin on my site. It just give a black box and no video. If I use the partial url it works fine. And I have installed this on another site and it worked fine. The only other thing I have running on my site different from that one is photopost. But I dont know how that could interfere with it. I've also removed all my google adsense and analytics in case that was the problem. But nothing is working.

here is a link to an example

http://sicktracks.com/forums/showthr...45#post1060945

All 4 videos on that site show up correctly for me.

[Viper007Bond]

New version out! (2.0.0)

Total recode featuring custom titles, light error checking (ex: people can't do [youtube]http://www.google.com/[/youtube] for example), one click installation (no more having to manually add the BBCode), etc.

[MorrisMcD]

So should we remove the BB Code we added before installing the plugin?

[Viper007Bond]

No, you can leave it. It'll attempt to add it again, but will silently fail (although it will add two new ones used for the custom titles).

[transitbus]

New version is working great! Thanks for updating

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by transitbus

New version is working great! Thanks for updating

Ah, good to hear! I tested on both my test forums and my real forums, but I still wasn't sure it was fully bug free.

[transitbus]

that reminds me... one thing i did notice was that you did not need quotes around the ID when doing a custom title.

[MorrisMcD]

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

No, you can leave it. It'll attempt to add it again, but will silently fail (although it will add two new ones used for the custom titles).

Good deal.. All is well!

Thanks!

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by transitbus

that reminds me... one thing i did notice was that you did not need quotes around the ID when doing a custom title.

That is indeed correct. I coded it to handle both methods, just as vB does with like [url].