Video Box

Video Box

Stream your videos within a box.

Description

Upload video file via FTP  and attach it to an article. The video preview will be available on the article page and it can also be previewed on the category page. All Adobe Flash supported file formats can be included.

For general install and uninstall instructions, please refer to Manage plug-ins section of user guide

Access

The path to the Video Box plug-in:

Click on the Articles link (which is located Under "Content" in Main menu at the top of your administrator panel).

Video field is located just bellow Image caption fiels on Add/Edit article form.

User level

This plug-in can be accessed only by users belonging to groups that are allowed to manage Video Box plug-in.

Actions

Add video to an article

Next to Video attachment fiels click on the Browse files icon  and choose previously uploaded video file that you want to include to that article.

You can browse through folders by selecting a folder or subfolder from the list on the left. By choosing some folder, a list of files this folder contains will appear on the right. Video can be selected with a single click. Click on the Select video button and video will be added to the article.

You may also upload video files from your hard drive and attach them to desired article. First select target folder from Upload destination drop-down list, then click on Upload file. Now select your local folder and choose video(s), then click Open to upload selected files. You can watch how the upload progresses.

Check in Admin -> Preferences if the format of this video file you are trying to upload is set in "Allowed file types for upload" field or else you may get an error while uploading.

After uploading, video will be automatically added to the article.

If you prefer, you can upload files via FTP as well.

When you are done with adding/uploading video file choose "Save" or "Publish" button to save and apply changes. Video will be previewed within the article and also on the particular category page this article belongs to.

Show videos on the category and article pages

Go to your Administration -> Categories and select a category that will contain articles with video files attached. Set non_equal_video.tpl for "Custom layout" and two_column_video.tpl for "Article custom layout".

In case non_equal_video.tpl and two_column_video.tpl templates do not show up in drop-down menu as described, it is necessary to copy template files manually from /plugins/video_box/templates/ to VIVVO_TEMPLATE_DIR.

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