Downloading DropBox – Temporarily Unavailable

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012

An astute TubePress Pro user noted in the forum that the Shadowbox.js downloads seem to be temporarily unavailable. Looks like this is a known issue, but it remains unclear as to how long the service outage will last.

This affects TubePress Pro users who’d like to use Shadowbox.js, as it’s not bundled with TubePress Pro due to licensing limitations. The good news is that there’s a fairly simple workaround…

  1. Download the latest (free) version of the WordPress plugin and unzip it.
  2. Copy the files at tubepress/sys/ui/static/players/shadowbox/lib into your TubePress Pro installation at tubepress_pro_x_y_z/sys/ui/static/players/shadowbox/lib

As usual, feel free to post in the forum if you need assistance!

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What’s Cookin’?

Posted by on Dec 16, 2011

As some of you may know, TubePress uses both Google Code and GitHub to support development activities. I think each of the sites have their strengths and weaknesses, so at least for the time being I’m happy to use both.

If you’re curious as to what’s happening with TubePress between releases, there are a few resources available for you to check out.

  1. Roadmap. This wiki page will always contain the bugs and features on target for the next version.
  2. Issues. The current list of open bugs and feature requests. Tickets with the most votes will be implemented first. Feel free to vote on features or submit a new ticket!
  3. Commit History. The raw list of commits. This is mostly up to date, though I often do a week or more of development locally before I push back to GitHub.

So next time you’re wondering what’s brewing for TubePress, these resources will hopefully provide some insight.

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TubePress 2.2.8 Released

Posted by on Sep 23, 2011

Today I’m happy to announce the release of TubePress 2.2.8. This version addresses a handful of bugs – including a critical problem with PHP 5.3.7+ – and initial support for IE9. You can find a full list of changes here.

Please download your copy today. And as usual, report any problems in the support forum. Thank you for using TubePress!

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Service Disruption [Resolved]

Posted by on Aug 23, 2011

UPDATE: This issue has been resolved.

I’m aware of the recent (past 12 hours) broken connectivity to both the Pro downloads and the user forum. My hosting company has been alerted of the problem and I’m waiting on their feedback.

I apologize for the inconvenience. If you are a TubePress Pro customer, please email me and I can provide you with you the latest download.

Stand by for updates!

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TubePress 2.2.5 Has Landed

Posted by on Jul 5, 2011

I’m very pleased to announce that TubePress 2.2.5 is available for download! Along with a number of bug fixes and version bumps, this version features the following exciting new features…

  • “Lazy” play
    In the past, your users were forced to click twice just to watch a video from your TubePress gallery. Now they can simply click the thumbnail and the video will autoplay on its own; just like on youtube.com
  • More flexibility in custom themes
    You now have full control over the HTML that TubePress is used after a user clicks a thumbnail. In the past, you were restricted to just showing the title.
  • Mixed YouTube and Vimeo galleries
    TubePress Pro users can now enjoy galleries comprised of both Vimeo and YouTube. Very cool!
  •  New “detached” player location
    With TubePress Pro, you can now split up the thumbnail gallery from the embedded player. This gives you complete control over the layout of your site, and greatly expands the options for TubePress integration.
  • EmbedPlus Support
    YouTube galleries now have the option to use EmbedPlus: an embedded player that adds a ton of features to the YouTube video experience.

As usual, please report any issues in the forum. I hope you enjoy this new version!

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Autoplay Madness

Posted by on Jun 2, 2011

Final Update
The latest news from YouTube is that the problem has been resolved.

I wanted to let folks know that the Players engineering team was able to push out an immediate fix to this issue, and setting autoplay=0 should no longer result in the video autoplaying. Apologies again for any inconvenience this temporary issue caused.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team

Update

Some official word from YouTube…

Thanks for reporting this behavior; and apologies for the unexpected change. The Players engineering team is aware of the issue, but given our push schedule it is possible it might be a week before the behavior changes back in production. If this is affecting you now, I’d recommend leaving out autoplay=0 entirely and relying on the default behavior, as Claude mentions. If that doesn’t stop the autoplay behavior, please let us know in this thread.

Cheers,
-Jeff Posnick, YouTube API Team

Using TubePress 2.2.0? As of yesterday, your YouTube videos are playing without permission or user intervention. This appears to be an internal change on YouTube’s side that has effectively ignored the autoplay=0 parameter supplied to the video’s iframe.

Here are two options for a quick fix:

  1. Replace the file at tubepress/sys/classes/org/tubepress/impl/embedded/strategies/AbstractYouTubeEmbeddedStrategy.class.php with the one found here: https://gist.github.com/1004603
  2. Simply comment out line 54 of that file in your TubePress installation

I’m hesitant to issue an actual TubePress release for this fix before we get some official word back from the folks at YouTube. This could very well be a temporary bug on their end. I’ll be updating this post when we have more information. In the meantime, here are some additional resources:

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Two Exciting Announcements

Posted by on Apr 4, 2011

First, TubePress Pro 2.2.0 has been released! This release brings a slew of bug fixes and new features, including

  • Interactive video search! Your users can search all of YouTube or Vimeo without ever leaving your site.
  • YouTube iframe player. This style of embedded player works on nearly any device that supports Flash or HTML5, which means that your video galleries will behave the same for virtually all of your users. There’s no longer a need to use a mobile-only gallery template!
  • WordPress users can now selectively load TubePress’s JS/CSS resources. Make’s your blog leaner and meaner.
  • Greatly improved HTTP transport subsystem provides faster and more reliable feed transfers. It’s an under-the-hood improvement, but you may notice that your galleries feel a bit snappier.

Finally, I’m happy to formally announce the arrival of the Feature Showcase. This demo tool has been in the works for a long time, as I’ve always wanted a way to let users actually experience all the cool features of TubePress. Give it a whirl today!

If you haven’t already, please grab TubePress 2.2.0 from the downloads page. Report any issues either in the forum or as a support ticket. And most importantly, enjoy!

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TubePress Makes the Cut for “Plugin of the Week”

Posted by on Mar 12, 2011

I was excited to see that the kind folks over at Mesh Marketing posted a very nice review of TubePress in their new “Plugin of the Week” series. From the article…

One of the more common integrations we’ve been using is a feature that automatically shows YouTube &/or Vimeo content on a WordPress blog. Though many different plugins exist out there that will help accomplish this, the most fully-featured and customizable plugin we’ve found so far is TubePress.

Be sure to check out the full review!

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TubePress 2.2.0 Release Candidate 1

Posted by on Mar 3, 2011

Grab it from here!

For a list of what’s new, please see the changelog. As usual, please report any issues either as a bug report or in the forum. While this release candidate is being tested, I’ll be working on

  1. Pushing out a TubePress Pro release candidate in the next day or so
  2. Updating the docs to reflect all the new features in 2.2.0
  3. Preparing a formal release announcement

Looking forward to your feedback!

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TubePress 2.1.1 is Out!

Posted by on Nov 28, 2010

Today I’m happy to officially announce the release of version 2.1.1. It’s been 7 months since the last official release, which is way longer than I liked. I can assure you that during that time I was busy at work fixing bugs and adding the features the community has been pining for. Here are the headline features that’s new in this version:

  • Lightweight theming support!
    You now have better, upgrade-proof control of the HTML/CSS output of TubePress.
  • Ability to create galleries from multiple video sources!
    A highly requested feature, this allows you to create a single, seamless gallery from as many sources as you’d like. Powerful!
  • Improved searching functionality.
    You can now perform exact-phrase searches, and use boolean operators like OR and AND to fine tune your search-based galleries.
  • “Fluid” thumbnails that are auto-position themselves.
    Inspired by some fine work from sohtanaka.com. Try resizing your browser window while view the standalone PHP demo to see this in action.
  • Drastically improved mobile experience.
    Vimeo users now benefit from Vimeo’s “universal player” which works correctly on just about any platform (including those that don’t support Flash). YouTube users also will have a smoother experience with this upgrade.

The TubePress documentation has been updated to reflect all these new features. If you are using a pre-2.1.0 custom HTML template (using the template shortcode attribute), you’ll need to perform a one-time upgrade procedure described here. As always, please use the discussion forum if you need help with anything. I hope you enjoy this new version. Thanks for using TubePress!

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