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# Mat

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 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Category Featured Images] get a specific gategory image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-a-specific-gategory-image/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/get-a-specific-gategory-image/#post-8044421)
 * With cfi_featured_image or cfi_featured_image_url, using cat_id parameter:
 * `cfi_featured_image( array( 'size' => 'large', 'title' => 'This is a test...','
   class' => 'my-image', 'alt' => 'My image', 'cat_id' => 123 ) );`
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Category Featured Images] Bulk adding or updating Category Featured Images](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-adding-or-updating-category-featured-images/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-adding-or-updating-category-featured-images/#post-6785122)
 * Hi whatsupskip.
    That format is the result of serialize: [http://php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php](http://php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php)
   WP uses it automatically while saving options.
 * I suggest you to unserialize the data before any modification to see the fields,
   reproduce it in PHP, do your changes there and then serialize it again before
   putting in the DB.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] Can Foscam brand work with the plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-foscam-brand-work-with-the-plugin/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-foscam-brand-work-with-the-plugin/#post-6778212)
 * Hello Jigna.
    My plugin can work with any device that has an URL with the current
   live image (usually JPEG). I don’t know the specific devices, you have to look
   for informations on the product manual / on the web / with the device tech support.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] Cannot see Webcam image in WordPress Page preview](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-see-webcam-image-in-wordpress-page-preview/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-see-webcam-image-in-wordpress-page-preview/#post-6718432)
 * Hi nordicned.
 * – My plugin works with WP 4.3.1 – my website has the same version with a working
   demo page:
    [http://blocknot.es/home/testing/wp-netcam-plugin/](http://blocknot.es/home/testing/wp-netcam-plugin/)
 * – If your netcam requires authentication you could have problems to public the
   live stream because it is protected. You can try to pass it in the URL, but it
   will work only if the device support Basic Authetication
    ex. [http://username:password@netcamip/jpeg_url](http://username:password@netcamip/jpeg_url)
 * – The last part of the URL depends on your device, it is usually different from
   brand to brand. You need to find the correct JPEG URL of your device (looking
   for online, looking in the manual of the device, contacting the producer, etc.)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] Video don't appear](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-dont-appear/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/video-dont-appear/#post-6294001)
 * Hi Fabio G.
    Sorry for the late reply. My plugin doesn’t support RTSP streams,
   as exposed in the description it needs a single JPEG url to tue current live 
   image. To embed an RTSP stream on a web page you probably need a plugin of some
   kind (like an ActiveX / Flash component / Silverlight object / Java Applet / 
   etc.)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Category Featured Images] no longer works with new version of visual composer](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-longer-works-with-new-version-of-visual-composer/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-longer-works-with-new-version-of-visual-composer/#post-6649414)
 * Hi audball_brian.
    Visual Composer is not a free plugin, right? I can’t test 
   it personally. My plugin uses the standard WordPress functions to show the Featured
   Image; I don’t know what the Visual Composer does internally, sorry.
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Category Featured Images] Does one thing and does it well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-one-thing-and-does-it-well-6/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-one-thing-and-does-it-well-6/#post-8016412)
 * Thank you for your comment pandammonium!
    It’s always nice to receive a good 
   review about my plugin.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Category Featured Images] display featured image from url??](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-featured-image-from-url-1/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-featured-image-from-url-1/#post-6609998)
 * Hi vl4d.
    Currently setting the image using an URL is not supported. The “standard
   way” to select an image with WordPress is using the Media Library component because
   it offers a lot of convenient functions like generating different sizes of the
   image. With a direct URL I should take care of the size of the image and I should
   offer a responsive element to host the image. This is beyond the purpose of this
   plugin. But in the Media Library component \ Upload Files \ Select Files \ filename
   text field you can paste an external URL, the browser will download the image
   in a temp directory and it will proceed with the upload. I hope this can help
   you.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Polymer for WordPress] Feel free to send me suggestions / ideas](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feel-free-to-send-me-suggestions-ideas/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feel-free-to-send-me-suggestions-ideas/#post-5485944)
 * Hello Joao.
    Yes, I plan to upgrade to the 1.0 Polymer Library. But as you wrote
   there are a lot of changes. The main problem I found is that there are too many
   elements (Iron, Gold, Neon, etc.). I can’t include them all or the size of the
   plugin will be huge. I’m thinking to a dynamic way to include remote elements
   or to download them. But it gets complicated. So I don’t think I will do this
   update soon…
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Polymer for WordPress] Feel free to send me suggestions / ideas](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feel-free-to-send-me-suggestions-ideas/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feel-free-to-send-me-suggestions-ideas/#post-5485943)
 * Hi tinuviel.
    Sorry for late reply. google-analytics component… currently this
   is not supported by my plugin; there are many changes with the latest Polymer
   library and I’m looking for a good way to import them without creating a huge
   plugin.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Category Featured Images] Custom Post Type Taxonomy/category ?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-taxonomycategory/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-post-type-taxonomycategory/#post-6204393)
 * Hi Antoine.
    Currently my plugin doesn’t support custom taxonomies because they
   use specific events (actions / filters) that depends on the slug name of the 
   category. I will try to include this feature in future but it will not be soon.
   Sorry.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Category Featured Images] Does not work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-395/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-not-work-395/#post-5761156)
 * Hi Rhinmass.
    You can set the image in the Edit category page, then it will appear
   where the designer of the team put the featured image. If you try the standard
   WP themes you can see it easily. I have just made a test with the “Responsive”
   theme and my plugin, it shows the feat img in the category page (ex. /category/
   category_name) but not inside a post, I suppose that they use a different method
   than the standard one.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] Flicker/flash](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickerflash/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickerflash/#post-6032622)
 * Of course, it’s a static image.
    How could it change if it is always the same
   file?
 * Almost every netcam has an internal URL that offers a single image from the live.
   If you open it in the browser directly you will see an image, if you refresh 
   the browser you will see another image, etc.
    You have to use that URL with my
   plugin.
 * For example for an Axis device see the last part of this page:
    [http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ30473](http://www.axis.com/support/faq/FAQ30473)
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] netcam not updating only viewing single image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/netcam-not-updating-only-viewing-single-image/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/netcam-not-updating-only-viewing-single-image/#post-6184407)
 * Hi Margaret.
    Sorry if I reply so late. WP 4.2.2 is not a problem, in my website
   I have the same version and it works. Here is my testing page (using the same
   line I wrote in the plugin page): [http://www.blocknot.es/home/testing/wp-netcam-plugin/](http://www.blocknot.es/home/testing/wp-netcam-plugin/)
   The problem is probably somewhere else…
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Netcam / Webcam Live Stream] Flicker/flash](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickerflash/)
 *  Plugin Author [Mat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blocknotes/)
 * (@blocknotes)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickerflash/#post-6032620)
 * Hi Brad.
    Please open a new thread for your problem. By the way, I think that
   you are using the wrong URL for the netcam – my plugin needs to be pointed to
   a single image (usually JPEG) of the live stream.

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