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Video box Alpha 1.0

This is only a stub, not a final version of plug-in manual

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.

Requirements

• Vivvo v4.0.3+ Professional/Developer/Corporate

How to install and uninstall?

• Download and unzip the package to your local disk.
• Using your favorite FTP program (like CuteFTP, or Total Commander) copy the files to Vivvo's root. Make sure to keep the folder structure intact.
• Open Plug-ins section in Vivvo administration area and find uploaded plug-in on a list on the right hand side of the screen. Click on the install/uninstall icon next to the plug-ins name and follow the short installation/uninstallation procedure.
• Add the following line in the conf.php file located in VIVVO_ROOT:

  define('VIVVO_CUSTOM_FIELD_SEARCH', 1);

User level

This plug-in can access users with writer privileges and higher.

Actions

Add video file to an article

Upload your video files via FTP on your server to /files/video folder that is automatically created during installation.

If you get any error when uploading files to /video folder, you need to delete this folder and create it manually. This issue is related with PHP mkdir function that depends on Apache user privileges - that user owns newly created folder so you cannot manipulate it.

Go to your Administration - Articles and choose to add or edit an article. On the 'Video attachment' tab click on the 'Click me' link and choose previously uploaded video file that you want to include to that article. Click on the 'Select video' button and then on the '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 the 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_ROOT/templates/xhtml/.