Sutherland Boswell
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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] IFTTT WordPress and Video Thumbnails?Video Thumbnails downloads the largest available image from the source, but a properly written theme will use
set_post_thumbnail_size()oradd_image_size()so that when an image is added to the media library, WordPress knows which size images to generate for your theme.If Video Thumbnails doesn’t seem to be detecting the video, make sure the video’s embed code or URL isn’t being saved to a custom field. If it is, you’ll need to enter the name of that field in the settings.
As far as the featured slider post goes, that’s something specific to your theme and you will possibly need to contact the theme’s developer.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Wisten v1.1 Theme troubleIf the video is stored anywhere other than in the normal post content editor, you’ll need to make sure you’re using the correct custom field name. I’d recommend asking your theme’s developer the name of the custom field to make sure.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Mass Actions stuckIf it gets stuck for more than a minute something has probably gone wrong. It is designed to give an error message, but something else could be going wrong.
Make a note of which ID was being scanned when the scan stopped, and try scanning again to see if the same ID causes the problem.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Posting On Facebook Gives Small thumbnailVideo Thumbnails downloads the largest image the source makes available, which I guess isn’t big enough for Facebook sometimes. I’m not sure how Facebook decides how they will display the image.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Thumbnails are there, but not when i post to social mediaVideo Thumbnails sets the featured image, but it’s up to your theme, SEO plugin, or sharing plugin to include the proper tags in your theme to tell sites about the image. Here’s some more information.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] thumbnail is not generating of self-host fileThe ability has not been developed for Video Thumbnails because of those compatibility issues, so there is nothing you could install to make Video Thumbnails support self-hosted videos.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] thumbnail is not generating of self-host fileSorry, self-hosted videos are not supported. From the FAQ:
Can it get thumbnails for my self-hosted videos?
No, it will only fetch thumbnails for videos from the list of supported sites. Decoding local video files to create thumbnails would require server resources and packages unavailable to most users, so we only focus on supporting major video sites.Video Thumbnails sets the featured image but does not generate the og:image tag because most themes or SEO plugins do this automatically with the featured image. Are you using an SEO plugin and can you provide a link to your site?
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] WPML suportI’ll take a look!
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Problem with [lyte]-Embed-CodeIf you’re up for modifying your theme’s functions.php file, you can add the following to add support for the shortcode:
if (is_admin() && function_exists("shortcode_lyte")) { add_shortcode("lyte", "shortcode_lyte"); }This will enable the shortcode in the admin area, something I’ve requested the developer do in a future update.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WP YouTube Lyte] Why isn't the shortcode registered for admin pages?I consider this a flaw in YouTube Lyte so I hope these changes are included in the future. I think the cost of breaking compatibility with other plugins far outweighs the potential benefit of saving a tiny fraction of a millisecond on admin pages.
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In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Facebook thumbs doesn't work (already tried Debugging)It probably has something to do with privacy or sharing settings. You’ll notice that with this link to the media’s page on Facebook:
There’s an “Embed Post” link. But on the one that isn’t working:
There is not an “Embed Post” link.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Featured images not showing automatically even when setYes, it is mentioned in the installation section but not in great detail. Using it should solve your problem.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Facebook thumbs doesn't work (already tried Debugging)I have no clue, but if you can share some of the links where it is happening I can take a look.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [Video Thumbnails] Featured images not showing automatically even when setIs this a form you’ve created yourself?
When a form creates a post programmatically and then saves the custom fields using a function like
update_post_meta(), Video Thumbnails will have already checked the post for a video when thewp_insert_post()function was used. To solve this, simply runget_video_thumbnail( $post_id )after you’ve runupdate_post_meta().