JoomlaWorks

Here's what's new in the version, as well as what's changed or been removed:

• AllVideos is now PHP 7 compatible (sorry for the wait).
• Clappr is now the primary media player for most modern formats (e.g. mp4, webm, mkv, mp3, ogg/oga/ogv etc.). It's open source, lightweight and extensible.
• JW Player has been updated to v7 and now used for any media formats that are not supported by Clappr (e.g. for FLV). If you use your own commercial API key for JW Player, you need to make sure it's v7 compatible.
• All 3rd party video providers have been updated to utilize the <iframe> tag, so their videos can be embedded in responsive websites and playback nicely on smartphones & tablets. The only exception is Veoh which is only kept in AllVideos for backwards compatibility reasons as the service apparently still hosts videos, albeit in Flash video format only.
• If your site is HTTPS only, any embedded media will now properly serve over HTTPS as well (unless HTTPS is not supported by the provider, e.g. Metacafe, Veoh, & Screenr).
• Rutube.ru, Videa.hu and Twitch.tv have been added to the list of providers, while any obsolete ones have been removed.
• Poster (preview) images can now be used with both local and remote media files. Local poster images can be in .jpg, .png or even .gif formats, but remote poster images are only supported in .jpg.
• Most importantly, it's now possible to embed any supported 3rd party videos by copy/pasting the entire video page URL within the right plugin tag. So there is no need for embedding e.g. a vimeo.com video using the video page's ID using tags like {vimeo}64399027{/vimeo}, you can simply paste the entire video URL like this: {vimeo}https://vimeo.com/64399027{/vimeo}

Please keep in mind that AllVideos v4.8.0 is the last release to support Joomla 1.5. The next update (v5) will also be strictly compatible with the latest release of Joomla at the time.

DEMO

The JoomlaWorks demo site has been updated to use the latest AllVideos release. See here: http://demo.joomlaworks.net/allvideos

DOWNLOAD

You can download this version by visiting the extension's page at: joomlaworks.net/allvideos/

UPGRADING

If you use the latest Joomla 3.x releases, this new update will appear in the Joomla extension updater. If you're using Joomla 1.5, you can simply upload the new version and it will overwrite the old one. After that step, visit the plugin's parameters page, check if everything is OK or adjust as needed and save the parameters.