YouTube Channel

(20210227) = * Tested: WordPress 5.6.2 on PHP 7.4.15 and 8.0.2 * Add: compatibility with PHP 8 * Add: conditionally hide not applicable options in widget settings form * Change: Lowest supported PHP version increased to 5.6 * Improve: Readme, Installation (Step-by-Step instructions for obtaining YouTube Data API Key v3), FAQ

(20201107) = * Add: link video title to YouTube playback page opened in new tab/window * Cleanup: remove deprecated parameters theme (themelight), showinfo (noinfo, hideinfo) * Improve: code for widget * Add: widget parameter skip * (20201014) Add: shortcode parameter skip to skip requested number of items

(20190719) = * Fix: referrer is wrong for protected API keys (thanks to @hmmux)

(20180906) = * Add: Global option sslverify to disable SSL Verification * Add: Global option js_ev_listener to enable Event Listener DOMContentLoaded * (20180826) Add: Override video block template by 3rd party theme or plugin with filter ytc_print_video * Add: Customizable timeout for wp_remote_get() * Improvement: Disable LastPass altering settings fields

(20180826) = * Add compatibility with async/defer optimization (thanks to @lordbass)

(20180721) = * Add: Missing titletag parameter for shortcode, shortcode TinyMCE wizard and widget * Fix: Missing video title for thubmbnail display with above or below positioning (thanks @nimeldk)

(20180622) = * Improvement: add showtitle options inside and inside_b. * (20180213) Update: section descriptions on plugin settings.

(20171001) = * Fix: Default values in dropdown lists does not preselect in TinyMCE shortcode selector * Add: new option for thumbnail quality for TinyMCE shortcode selector

(20171001) = * (20171001) Fix: Undefined index: option_page in youtube-channel/inc/settings.php on line 1006 * Add: Support for custom thumbnail quality * (20170716) Add: native error message from Google for cases not covered by common errors (like accessNotConfigured)

(20170530) = * Fix: cut description in the middle of multy-byte characters (reported by @funfrog) * (20170509) Fix: undefined variable nolightbox * Fix: add nolightbox shortcode parameter and fix typos on Help section

(20170424) = * Fix: added all 3 parameters to widget_title filter (reported by @squarestar) * (20170301) Add: New shortcode options nolightbox and target, to make available opening thumbnail anchors in new tab/window

(20170225) = * Remove: FMVD opt-in because of general plugin guideline violation rule #9

(20170123) = * Fix: once enabled FMVD notice has not auto dismissed. * Change: input type for YouTube Data API Key from password to text so key is visible by webmaster and prevent messing with autofill browser extensions

(20170114) = * Add opt-in option Freemage Video Downloader * Code cleanup: delete unused admin.js file * UI cleanup: enhance checkbox control in settings * UI cleanup: update option names like 'What to show' is now 'Embed as', 'Hide related videos' to 'No related videos' , etc

(20170110) = * Fix Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM, expecting ')' in /plugins/youtube-channel/inc/settings.php on line 218

(20161231) = * (20161225) Optimize: Remove extract() from shortcode parser * Code cleanup and fixing to be compliant with WordPress Core coding standards * Test compatibility with WordPreee 4.7 and PHP 7.0.14 * (20161224) Change: Update notification for missing YouTube Data API Key * Change: Do not display shortcode options changes for fresh installation * (20160824) Change: HTTP to HTTPS links and open remote links on settings page in new tab/window * Change: Disable deprecated notification related to old v2.4 of plugin * (20160419) Fix: resource from globals used if in widget set to use User uploads as resource. * Enhance: Implemented Selective Refresh Support for Widget (WP 4.5) * (20160131) Fix: prevent PHP Notices for Settings page. * Fix: Cache feed option in widget can't be disabled (always revert to default). * Fix: Open link in option in widget always revert to default. * Security: prevent direct loading of settings and widget files. * (20160120) Optimize: replace yt_play.png with optimized image.

• Fix: broken autoplay when start to play all videos instead only first in YTC block set
• Fix: remove $_SESSION variable and replace with class variable to avoid duplicate sets of JS code

• Fix: Set Hide link for Link to option for Link to Channel in global setting does not work (reported by drweby2).
• Change: Set minumal required WordPress version 4.0
• Update: Supported WordPress Version to 4.4

• Fix: Link to channel enabled in Widget not shown if related link ID has not set in Widget (ignored general settings).
• Fix: Undefined notices

• Enhance: Merge two improvements for MagnificPopupAU fork from core library (commit 60d5aa4 and 1d0f697)
• Fix: TinyMCE button does not have icon when new post/page is created
• Fix: Strip non-number characters entered in shortcode TinyMCE creator for Fetch, Show, Initial Width and Description length attributes.
• Fix: make sure that Initial Width is always in pixels (if user enter width in percentage, strip percent sign and threat value as pixel value)

• Fix: Broken Enhanced Privacy on small screens in forked MagnificPopupAU library
• Enhanced: Finished making code compliant to WordPress Core coding standards

• Enhanced: Settings page made compliant to WordPress Core Coding Standard
• Fix: Wrong links to external resources on Settings page
• Fix: Opening external resources links on Settings page in new tab
• Change: Replace PayPal donation links to prevent account limitations if plugin is used on website that violates PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy

(2015-06-10/16/17/18/19-07/10) = * Fix: (6/19) Undefined notice for apikey * Fix: (6/18) Wrong name of widgets page on Help tab * Fix: (6/17) Do not load empty JS asset to prevent clash with VisualComposer and invisible rows wit enabled strtching * Fix: (6/16) Initiate .MagnificPopupAU() on window load event, not on DOM ready event * Fix: Lost some settings during igration from old to new options in settings and widgets * Add: (7/13) New global option Disable TinyMCE added to General tab. Enabled by default, disable to remove TinyMCE icon from post/page Visual Editor * Add: (7/10) New global option Enable Full Screen added to Video tab. Disabled by default, enable fullscreen option for embedded playlist * Add: (6/18) Support to initiate .MagnificPopupAU() on .ajaxComplete() and support dynamically loaded YTC within AJAX * Add: New global option Play inline on iOS added to Video tab. Disabled by default, provide support for playsinline parameter. * Add: Support for (playsinline)[https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters#playsinline] player option in MagnificPopup library to play video on mobile devices in page instead in device player (disabled by default) * Add: Default option settings for nolightbox and * Cleanup: Removed unused modules from MagnificPopup library * Change: Help tab now have shortcode parameters distributed to subtabs * Change: Lightbox classes by prepending ytc- in front of all MagnificPopup classes * Change: Reduce minimal screen width from 700px to 320px when lightbox will not be used and will open video directly on YouTube website. * Improve: Updated strings for localization support * Improve: Updated FAQ with new question about play button on thumbnails * Updated Serbian localization

(2015-06-09) = * Add: Support for enhanced privacy videos in lightbox (MagnificPopupAU tweak)

(2015-06-08) = * Fix: Async HTML5 has broken when debug is disabled because single comments before JS code compression

(2015-06-07) = * Fix: Migrate deprecated widget options * Add: Notice about changed shortcode parameters * Add: Message if access to resource is forbidden (private Liked or Favourited videos)

Bugfixes, optimizations and improvements.

(2015-05-29) = * Add: TinyMCE button to easy configure and insert shortcode to post/page content * Add: Report about zero videos in resource * Add: Helper method to generate resource nice name (DRY)

(2015-05-24) = * Add: Error report if we have broken feed on record * Add: Report about failed HTTP connections and other problems ocurred when we try to fetch feed * Add: DRY of visible errors for Administrator and visitors (Oops message)

(2015-05-17/18) = * Fix: Plugin version number not updated in DB * Fix: Magnific Popup appear under header on Twenty Eleven theme * Fix: .clearfix break layout if used as class on content division

(2015-05-17) = * Fix: Uncaught TypeError: e(...).fitVids is not a function * Change: Remove plugin default Channel ID, Vanity custom name, Legacy username and Playlist ID; leave them empty by default and allow them to be empty parameters; throw error if required value not provided. All this to prevent questions like Why I see your videos on my website or Why my website link to your channel * Cleanup: Deprecated widget toggler for Playlist Only depending on selected Resource * Cleanup: Deprecated 16:10 styles * Optimize: Minimize admin style for widget layout

(2015-05-15) = * Fix: Fatal error: Cannot unset string offsets in update.php on line 229 (introduced in 3.0.6.1) * Add: Helpfull links to plugin settings page

(2015-05-14) = * Fix: Undefined index: random * Fix: Unremoved only_pl from global settings

(2015-05-13/14) =

• Fix: Prevent Fatal error on PHP<5.3 because required DIR for updater replaced with dirname(FILE)
• Fix: No retrieved or missing videos from some channels so switch search to playlistItems API call (kudos to @mmirus)
• Add: Embed As Playlist for all resources
• Add: Clearfix for crappy themes where clearfix does not exists
• Add: Option to move video title below video (boolean shortcode parameter titlebelow)
• Add: PayPal donate button to settings page
• Improved: Move YouTube Data API Key to plugin settings and add notification to remove YOUTUBE_DATA_API_KEY from wp-config.php (optional)
• Improved: Updated shortcode explanation in README and Help tab in plugin settings.
• Improved: Better tips for 'Oops, something went wrong' message.
• Change: Wording Ups to Oops
• Remove: Options Embed standard playlist and Show random video from global settings as this should be off by default
• Remove: Loading of fitVids JS library for test before final removing.

(2015-05-11/12) = * Fix: Setting back dropdown options with 0 ID does not work on Settings page (Channel as resource to use, Cache timeout, Aspect ratio, What to show, Open link to, Link to) * Add: Option to export global settings to JSON and add to Tools tab in settings button to download global settings JSON * Change: Update plugin features * Improved: Retrieve only fields which will be used for output w/o unused items to reduce * Improved: More micro optimizations

(2015-05-11) = * Add: Tip what to do if error ocurred with YouTube Data API Key printed inside YTC ERROR comment * Change: Where to ask for support links in widget * Change: Timeout for getting feed increased from 2 to 5 seconds * Change: Update FAQ sections in readme file * Remove: Check for Redux Framework in debug JSON generator

(2015-05-10) = * Fix: "Ups, something went wrong." when Playlist selected as resource because wrong switch * Fix: Jumping thumbnails in responsive wall on hover in Twenty Fifteen theme because border-bottom for anchors * Fix: Another deprecated shortcode attribute backward compatibility (use_res) * Add: Example of dynamic responsive wall (1 large + 6 small thumbnails) (to Description)

(2015-05-10) = * Fix: (typo - experiencing on frontend when no API Key set) PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function __sprintf() in youtube-channel.php on line 445 * Fix: shortcode deprecated params res and show not backward compatibile

(2015-05-10) = * Fix: Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in youtube-channel.php on line 89 * Fix: Link to channel not visible on Twenty Fifteen theme

(2015-05-07/08/09/10) = * Fix: Migraton of global and widget settings to v3.0.0 * Add: New Global Settings page as replacement of Redux Framework solution * Add: Non-Dismissable Dashboard notice if YouTube Data API Key missing with link to explanation page * Change: Option key ytc_version to youtube_channel_version * Change: Shortcode parameters: res to resource, show to display; but leave old parameter names for backward compatibility * Enhance: Various plugin core micro optimizations * Enhance: Dashboard notices * Enhance: Proper options migration on plugin update * Remove: Redux Framework mentioning from core plugin * Remove: Redux Framework config.php * Remove: chromeless.swf asset * Remove: option Fix height taken by controls as now YouTube displays control bar only when video is hovered

(2015-04-24) = * Fix: devicesupport workaround strip 1st video from playlist and favourites and apply only for channel

(2015-04-22) = * Fix: Broken layout introduced by missing responsive for embedded playlist, iframe and iframe2 * Fix: Replace amp's with HTML entity in thumbnail link * Add: Option to disable thumbnail tooltips (shortcode parameter no_thumb_title) * Add: List of Shortcode attributes to README file * Add: Danis localisation by GSAdev v. Georg Adamsen * Micro optimizations

(2015-04-20) = * Quick Fix: strip 1st video from feed that provides notice "YouTube is upgrading to a newer version, which is not supported by this device or app." (more on www.youtube.com/devicesupport) until we finish YouTube Channel 3.0.0 (on the way)

(2015-04-15) = * Fix: missing responsive support for embedded playlist, iframe and iframe2 * Fix: missing support to hide playback controls, info and annotations for embedded playlist

(2015-04-13) = * Change: Add dismiss link for Old PHP notice and lower suggested PHP version to 5.3.x

(2015-04-09) = * (2015-04-09) Add: Notification about old PHP if lower than 5.3.29 * Change: Run admin functions only in dashboard * (2015-02-09) Fix: strip whitespace from the beginngine/end of channel and playlist ID * (2014-12-30) Fix: prevent Undefined Offset notice when on resource we get less items than user requested in shortcode/widget

(2014-12-10) = * Fix: previous release broke opening lightbox for thumbnails and load YouTube website.

(2014-12-07) = * Add: Add support for hidden controls and YouTube logo in Thumbnail mode. * Change: Rename Magnific Popup function to prevent clash with original Modest Branding that does not have support for disabling related videos, player controls and YouTube logo.

(2014-12-07) = * Change: Remove parameter &rel=1 from thumbnail link because that is a default value and can prevent some lightboxes to load video.

(2014-11-15) = * Fix: Typo in widget Do not chache [2014-10-03] * Fix: do not show global settings notice with link to settings page if not Redux Framerowk is active [2014-11-15] * Fix: Plugin name on Support tab in global plugin settings. [2014-11-15] * Change: Remove protocol from links and leave browser to decide should get resource from HTTP or HTTPS (depends on website protocol) [2014-10-03] * Change: Add height addition for Fix height taken by controls for embedded playlist and count control above video [2014-10-03] * Change: Move debug log from widget to downloadable dynamic JSON [2014-11-15] * Add: ModestBranding (remove YouTube logo from player control bar) [2014-10-03] * Add: Responsive (make video optionally responsive) [2014-10-04]

(2014-10-02) = * Fix: light theme not applicable to embedded playlist [2014-10-01] * Fix: add clearfix after YTC widget to prevent jumping out of widget block on bad styled themes [2014-10-02] * Add: explanation that What to embed have no effect for embedded playlist (HTML5 always used) [2014-10-01]

(2014-10-01) = * Fix: fatal error - broken execution for embedded playlist with enhanced privacy * Add: button to discard warning notice for Redux Framework

(2014-10-01) = * Fix: false options set in shortcode had no effect to output box and default settings always used [20140924] * Fix: enabled checkbox in global settings could not be unticked (disabled) [20140924] * Fix: prevent array_slice notice if channel have no uploaded videos [20141001] * Add: fitVids for responsive videos [20140924] * Add: option for additional YTC box class in widget and shortcode [20140924] * Change: global settings page re-implemented with Redux Framework and requires Redux Framework Plugin [20140924] * Change: rewrite plugin to be more OOP [20140924] * Change: removed obsolete methods [20140924] * Change: default box width changed from 220 to 306px [20140924] * Change: YTC block and video pieces now floated left to enable horizontal stack [20140924] * Change: update localization support [20140926] * Change: updated Serbian localization [20140926] * Change: removed PayPal donation button from widget and moved to plugin Settings page [20141001]

(2014-09-14) = * Add: option to disable related videos (not supported by chromeless player) * Enhance: added support for YouTube rel parameter in Magnific PopUp IFRAME module * Minified assets * Add plugin icon for WordPress 4.x plugin installer * Update plugin banner

(2014-07-25) = * Add: admin notices after upgrade to prevent errors and avare users to do ReCache and prevent mixed json_decode / base64_encode strings for cached feeds * Change: moved ReCache part to Tools tab on settings page

• Fix: to prevent broken JSON feed, transient caching changed from plain serialized string to base64_encode
• Add: URL parameter ytc_force_recache to force recache, also included on Help tab in plugin settings

• Add: open thumbnails in lightbox and stay on site, instead opening YouTube page (Magnific Popup jQuery library)
• Add: make thumbnail responsive
• Add: play indicator for thumbnails
• Add: shortcode [youtube_channel]
• Add: tabbed settings page for default options for shortcodes
• Add: Help tab for shortcode parameters
• Change: moved parts of code to helper functions

• Fix: remove embed object below old IFRAME implementation

• Change: add back old iframe functionality, second iframe option is async loading

• Change: iframe/HTML5 player inject with IFrame Player API https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters#IFrame_Player_API
• Change: use native WP remote file download function wp_remote_get to fetch feeds (prevent some permission errors on some hosts)
• Change: removed height parameter so height is calculated by aspect ratio selection - 16:9 as default
• Add: mute audio on autoplay if iframe/HTML5 is selected
• Add: converter that will port pre-2.0.0 YTC widgets to 2.0.0+ version
• Fix: playlist parser (now allowed dash and underscore in playlist ID)

• Fix: undefined vars notices
• Fix: embedding default plugin playlist instead custom set for "Embed standard playlist"
• Add: caching system
• Add: option to link to channel instead to user
• Add: support for enhanced privacy by YouTube
• Enhance: RSS feed replaced with JSON
• Enhance: better formatted debug info with site URL
• Enhance: re-group widget options
• Enhance: updated wording
• Enhance: added tooltips for options
• Enhance: playlist ID detection from URL
• Remove: modified error_reporting

• Fix issue in widget settings when no apache_get_version() support on server
• Fix validation errors for widget settings
• Fix broken sidebar issue introduced in 1.5.0 release

• Add inline debug tracker
• Fix deprecated functions - changed rss.php by feed.php and split() by extract()
• Fix video description parser for new YouTube feed format
• Fix autoplay for single video bug
• Fix autoplay for multiple videos to play only first video
• Code cleanup
• Update compatibility to WordPress 3.5.1

• Added option to show preferred quantity of videos
• Added option to embed classic playlist
• Added class to video container: universal .ytc_video_container and selective (.ytc_video_first, .ytc_video_mid, .ytc_video_last)
• Added class to video title .ytc_title
• Added class to video description text .ytc_description
• Added class to container for link to channel .ytc_link
• Added routine to unique random video from channel if displayed more than one video
• Added option to set et cetera string for shortened video description
• Changed option for random video to use channel or playlist
• Fields for width and height converted to number with spinner
• Improved playlist ID handler

• Add option to show video description below video
• Add option to shorten video description to N characters
• Add option to use light theme for controls instead of default dark theme (HTML5 iframe and flash object)
• Add option to hide annotations from video

• Add support for playlist full URL
• Fixed no random video for playlist

• Fixed z-index problem with flash and iframe object
• Add option to try to fix 'No items' error
• Add donate button in options dialog

• Fixed number of items for random video (min 1, max 50)
• Fixed no-controls for HTML5 iframe

• Added option to use the playlist instead of channel (suggested by Stacy)

• Ported to WordPress 3.2.1 by replacing deprecated function get_rss() with fetch_feed()
• Added option to set maximum number of items for random video
• Version changed from major.minor.micro to to major.minor format

• Uses selected() instead of if [dimadin]
• Uses sprintf for better i18n [dimadin]
• Wraps some strings in gettext [dimadin]
• Adds textdomain and loads it [dimadin]
• Adds target="_blank" for channel link [dimadin]
• Adds option to open channel link in popup
• Uses plugin_dir_url() instead of guessing of location [dimadin]
• Loads widget in its own function [dimadin]
• Adds Serbian translation

• Option to display random video from channel

• Fixed option to toggle video title visibility
• Added option to hide controls for iframe and object videos
• Added option to hide video info
• Enabled autostart for iframe and object videos

• Initial release

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