Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script

3.1

• Updated Video.js from 7.5.0 to 8.23.7 – latest stable release with improved HLS, performance, and accessibility
• Updated Fomantic UI (Semantic UI fork) from 2.8.8 to 2.9.4 – improved components, dark mode, and compatibility
• Updated videojs-contrib-ads to 7.5.2
• Updated videojs-playlist to 5.2.0
• Updated videojs-playlist-ui to 5.0.0
• Updated videojs-contrib-quality-levels to 4.1.0
• Improved video listing layout: responsive flexbox grid replaces legacy row-break approach
• Smooth hover card effects (lift and shadow) on video thumbnails in listing
• Removed redundant data-setup attribute from Video.js player elements to prevent double-initialization
• Playlist shortcode: player config moved from data-setup HTML attribute to JavaScript initialization options
• Modernized upload progress bar CSS: replaced 5 vendor-prefixed gradient blocks with standard linear-gradient
• Removed obsolete -webkit-border-radius and -moz-border-radius vendor prefixes from upload form styles
• Improved drag & drop upload zone: dashed border, flexbox centering, hover transition for better usability

2.7

• Increased security and compatibility with PHP 8.2

2.6

• PHP 8 compatibility

2.5

• Plupload integration for more reliable uploads
• Uploaded videos and conversions can be imported to Media Library to quickly include as content in posts, pages
• Menu in listings with categories, order

2.4

• BuddyPress activity support: add new videos as activities

2.3

• Upgraded Video JS to 7.4+
• Upgraded playlists, ads scripts
• Filter videos by user_id, enable listing own videos with [videowhisper_videos user_id=”-1″]

2.2

• Admin bar menus for quick turnkey site feature access
• Automated configuration of AAC codec based on detection

2.1

• Integrated Rate Star Review AJAX ratings
• Filter by tags, search by name
• Multi instance widgets (show multiple lists on same page)
• Default sorting setting (including ratings)

1.9

• Integrated Semantic UI interface
• Updates and adjustments for latest browsers, PHP 7

1.8

• Video preview in listings (on hover)
• Integration Support: Assign video to post (ex. video teaser for PPV Live Webcams plugin)
• Troubleshoot conversions from video list

1.7

• Space usage statistics (by conversion type)
• Cleanup tool to delete source files and HLS segments
• Improved listings
• Export video links

1.6

• Conversion watermark hard coded in video
• Auto convert high format when original exceeds recommend bitrate level
• Cloudlinux requirements
• Custom video page template and fixed video width support
• Custom vide post type name (and slug)
• Support for integration: Post videos (ex. PPV Live Webcams plugin webcam videos)

1.5

• Adaptive bitrate for Strobe RTMP using sources from /mbr/rtmp/#videoid.f4m
• Adaptive bitrate for VideoJS HLS using sources from /mbr/hls/#videoid.m3u8
• Static conversion segmentation for HLS playback as .ts files with .m3u8 index (alternate solution to using a HLS server)

= 1.4.12=
* Clean old videos from import path after a number of days (useful on live streaming sites where archiving is enabled)

1.4.1

• Conversion queue, cron and settings for load control

1.3.1

• Embed code with download links and permissions

1.2.4

• TV Shows custom post type allows managing TV shows. Videos can be assigned as episode to TV Show playlists.

1.2.3

• VideoJS Google IMA Support: ad requests to DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), the Google AdSense network for Video (AFV) or Games (AFG) or any VAST-compliant ad server

1.2.2

• Easy translation support with POT file for most important texts
• Setup user types that can share videos / publish directly
• Pending videos and approval on admin side

1.2.1

• custom playlist template with videojs html5 player

1.1.8

• widget to list videos with various options
• ajax controls to select category, order

1.1.7

• Mass import videos
• Premium users (no video ads)

1.1.5

• Video.js HTML5 player with VAST support

1.1.5

• VOD global access list
• VOD role playlists
• VOD free, registered, unpublished playlist exceptions
• multi video upload from backend
• WP default player (MediaElement.js)

1.1.4

• ** HTML5 Video Uploader *
• Drag & Drop
• AJAX (no Submit, page reload required to upload more videos)
• multi video support
• status / progress bar for each upload
• upredictable secure upload file names
• fallback to standard upload for older browsers
• mobile video upload (iOS6+, Android 3+)

1.1.1

• First public release.