Sutherland Boswell
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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Stagger Bulk ScansSorry Jan, didn’t know that. Wasn’t hoping to delete, just close to keep discussion centralized. I’ve seen threads closed when the topic was the same and not user specific.
Faisal: Because it’s a feature request, please add your voice in the other thread so I can prioritize new features more effectively.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Stagger Bulk ScansThis is a duplicate of this thread.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Scan posts by date or filterThis is something planned, but I don’t have a timeframe for it yet.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Fatal Error in Debug ModeYou’ll need to contact your hosting provider, it seems like they aren’t allowing your site to make external requests.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Feature request: Duplicate detectionI could see this possibly becoming a feature, but I’d have to consider a few possible issues like the fact that an image can only be attached to one post which could be a pain for some users. Is this a problem that happens for you often, and is your main concern the extra data/files or the media library getting cluttered?
I definitely plan on storing the video data with the thumbnail eventually because I’d like to offer the ability to update thumbnails if they change or a service were to update their API with better quality thumbnails.
Thanks for the kind words!
I’m looking into a better way to scan in bulk, but releasing 2.0 is the biggest priority right now so it might be awhile.
That being said, it should be creating thumbnails when a post is published, but for some reason some users seem to be experiencing the same issue. Are you running any other plugins that deal with images or could possibly be interfering? If you’d like to set up an account for me to test it out send me an email at hello@sutherlandboswell.com
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Fatal Error in Debug ModeIt seems like your server might not be able to make the remote connection. Can you test it using Vimeo and see if you get an error?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Automatic Youtube Video Posts Widget – Feature ImageVersion 2.0 is on the way soon, when it is released let me know if it fixes your issues.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Blank screen on Settings PageVersion 2.0 is being released soon with a completely rewritten settings page. I’ve heard from other users that they’re getting a blank settings page, but I haven’t been able to recreate the issue for myself to debug.
What theme are you using? Are you using any other plugins? What language are you using with WordPress?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Video Thumbnail Black BarsUnfortunately for older YouTube videos they will always have these black bars, but YouTube now makes high quality thumbnails without the bars available for videos uploaded in HD. Version 2.0 will use these higher quality thumbnails when they’re available.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Thumbnail not workingAre the playlists on YouTube or Vimeo?
Forum: Reviews
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Works great, grabs thumbnails from Vimeo videosThanks Paul!
If you have private videos on Vimeo the public API can’t retrieve any information. Version 2.0 of the plugin has been in the works for a long time and it includes the option to enter Vimeo API keys. It obviously still won’t be able to access thumbnails for every private video, but if they are your own videos it should take care of the problem.
You can sign up to help test the beta here.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Feature request: Link to set as featured imageDid you try it with “Set featured image” enabled? It should not overwrite an existing featured image.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Video Thumbnails 2.0 BetaHave you signed up for the beta mailing list here? I can’t seem to find your email. When an update is available I send out an email, which means you might not get it right away but lately I’ve been sending out updates every other day or so.
As for picking your own thumbnails, that’s unlikely to ever be fully supported by this plugin. Currently the plugin gets the thumbnail by requesting one from the video’s source (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.). I believe a few sources may offer a few different thumbnails (beginning, middle, end) in their API, so it may be possible that these options are eventually offered but I don’t see it happening soon.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Video Thumbnails beta 3 – MPORA thumbsShould be fixed when beta 5 is released, I wish they had an official API!