I have al .mp4 video on the local server that has played in AllVideos previously, but autoplay has quit working in Chrome and Opera. I'm on Joomla! 3..8.8 and AllVideos 4.8 with the autoplay default set to on. When I load the page, the video loads, but all I get is a big "Play" caret. When it's clicked, the video plays.

My best guess is that this relates to the new default that both Chrome and Opera have recently issued that sets autoplay off for videos with audio. Is this a known issue? Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is there a parameter in the current version of AllVideos to mute the video, or is this planned for the future?

I have the same problem. Autoplay works in IE and Firefox but no longer in Chrome.

Can u help us?

Site: www.alexsb.nl/

Hello,

Is there a link to the issue available?

It's at www.crim-law.net/beyondboating. The video is set to autoplay and plays in Firefox and Edge. It does not play in Opera or Chrome. I suspect this is the result of Chrome's new autoplay policy setting.

developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/09/autoplay-policy-changes

If I change the Chrome default autoplay_policy to "No user gesture required" the video autoplays.

Is there a solution?

Hi,

Can one of the moderators look at this problem?

Ernestine

Unfortunately since Chrome blocks autoplay there is little we can do.
A workaround would be a simple JS script which when the site loads triggers a click on the play button
api.jquery.com/trigger/

Hi Krikor,
I tried the solution with the trigger. But i don't know where to put the script. I haven't much experience with javascript. Can you please help me?

Greetz, Ernestine

This really comes down to the template you are using.
It could be placed on the main js scripts file or if your template is using one, a custom scripts file.
The latter choice if offered is the ideal.

I tried the following jQuery script:

<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$(".player-poster.clickable").trigger();
});
</script>

but Google Chrome still won't auto-play the video. Has anyone had any success with a jQuery script in making Chrome autoplay a video?