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EmbedVideo
Release status: unmaintained
Implementation Parser function
Description Adds a parser function called #ev for embedding video clips from popular video sharing services
Author(s)
Latest version 3.4.0 (2020-10-14)
MediaWiki 1.29+
PHP 7.0+
Composer starcitizenwiki/embedvideo
License MIT License
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Parameters
  • $wgEmbedVideoEnableVideoHandler
  • $wgFFProbeLocation
  • $wgEmbedVideoUseEmbedStyleForLocalVideos
  • $wgEmbedVideoEnableAudioHandler
  • $wgEmbedVideoLazyLoadLocalVideos
  • $wgEmbedVideoRequireConsent
  • $wgEmbedVideoAddFileExtensions
  • $wgEmbedVideoShowPrivacyNotice
  • $wgEmbedVideoMaxWidth
  • $wgEmbedVideoFetchExternalThumbnails
  • $wgEmbedVideoMinWidth
  • $wgEmbedVideoDefaultWidth
  • $wgEmbedVideoEnabledServices
Hooks used
Public wikis using 7,623 (Ranked 21st)
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The EmbedVideo extension adds a parser function called #ev for embedding video clips from over 24 popular video sharing services in multiple languages and countries. It also adds video and audio media handlers to support transforming standard [[File:Example.mp4]] file links into embedded HTML5 ‎<video> and ‎<audio> tags.

Project Homepage
Documentation at GitLab
Source Code
Source code at GitLab
Bugs
Issues at GitLab
Licensing
EmbedVideo is released under The MIT License.
As of the 2.x series the EmbedVideo extension has a new maintainer and an entirely rewritten code base. It retains backwards compatibility with EmbedVideo 1.0 and EmbedVideoPlus.


Usage

Media handler

For locally uploaded content the process for displaying it on a page is the same as an image. See the image syntax documentation for complete reference on this feature.

This example would display a video in page using a HTML5 ‎<video> tag. 

[[File:Example.mp4]]

To specify the start and end timestamps in the media use the start and end parameters. The timestamp can be formatted as one of: ss, :ss, mm:ss, hh:mm:ss, or dd:hh:mm:ss. 

[[File:Example.mp4|start=2|end=6]]

Tags

The EmbedVideo parser function expects to be called in any of the following ways:

#ev — Classic parser tag

  • {{#ev:service|id}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs|autoresize}}
  • {{#ev:service|id|dimensions|alignment|description|container|urlargs|autoresize|valignment}}

However, if needed optional arguments may be left blank by not putting anything between the pipes:

  • {{#ev:service|id|||description}}

#evt — Parser tag for templates

The #evt parser tag allows for key=value pairs which allows for easier templating and readability. 

{{#evt:
service=youtube
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg
|alignment=right
}}

#evu — Parser tag for URLs

The #evu parser tag is like the #evt tag, but its first parameter is a URL that will be parsed to determine the service automatically. 

{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg
|alignment=right
}}

‎<embedvideo> — Tag hook

Videos can easily be embedded with the ‎<embedvideo>...‎</embedvideo> tag hook. The ID/URL goes as the input between the tags and parameters can be added as the tag arguments. 

<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg</embedvideo>

Alternatively, you can also use the service id as the tag (assuming another extension isn't already using this tag). 

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg</youtube>

Attributes for parser tags

Attribute Description Required? Default
service="(See Supported Services below.)" The video service to call. Required
id="[id|url]" The raw ID of the video or URL from the player page. Required
dimensions="[WIDTH|WIDTHxHEIGHT|xHEIGHT]" Dimensions in pixels to size the embed container. The standard format is width x height where either can be omitted, but the x must proceed height to indicate it as the height.

Examples: 480, 480x320, x320. If the height is not provided it will be calculated automatically from the width and service default ratio.

Some services such as Gfycat do not have standard heights and should be specified for each embed. $wgEmbedVideoDefaultWidth can be set in LocalSettings.php to override the default width.

Optional 640
alignment="[left|center|right|inline]" Align the placement of the video either to the left, centered, or to the right. Inline will allow multiple videos to display side by side without forced line breaks. Optional none
description="[wikitext]" Display a description under the embed container. For line breaks use &#10; (see https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml/#AVNormalize) Optional none
container="[frame]" Specifies the container type to use for the embed.
frame — Wrap the video player in a MediaWiki thumbnail box.
 Optional none
urlargs="modestbranding=1&version=3" Allows extra URL arguments to be appended to the generated embed URL. This is useful for obscure options only supported on one service. Optional none
autoresize="false" Automatically resize videos when their size will cause them to break outside of their container element. Optional true
valignment="[top|middle|bottom|baseline]" Align the vertical placement of the video either to the top, middle, bottom, or baseline of the parent element. Using this parameter forces the alignment parameter to be inline. Optional none

Examples

 
Example #1

For example, a video from YouTube uses the youtube service selector. You can specify either the raw ID: 

{{#ev:youtube|eAORm-8b1Eg}}

Or specify the full URL: 

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg}}

To display the same video as a right aligned large thumbnail with a description: 

{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg|1000|right|Let eet GO|frame}}

For YouTube to have the video start at a specific time code utilize the urlargs (URL arguments) parameter. Take the rest of the URL arguments from the custom URL and place them into the urlargs. Please note that not all video services support extra URL arguments or may have different keys for their URL arguments. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg&start=76
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE|||||start=76}}

URL arguments can be used to chop up a video and loop it: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg&start=160&end=180&loop=1
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAORm-8b1Eg|||||start=160&end=180&loop=1}}

Support for the unmaintained VideoLink extension's tags has been added since version 2.5.

From the original extension documentation:

The VideoLink extension allows embedding of YouTube videos in articles; allowing for multiple linked videos to be played in a single embedded video player, first shown when a user clicks on a video link.

The ‎<vplayer /> specifies where the player should appear within the page, and the {{#vlink}} parser function allows creation of links that load a specific video.

‎<evlplayer> — Tag hook for video container

The use of the ‎<vplayer> tag is also acceptable here for backwards compatibility.

This ‎<evlplayer> tag is used to position the video player container within the page. 

<evlplayer id="player id" w="width" h="height" class="class" style="style">default content</evlplayer>

A default video can be set to fill the container by default instead of default content as well. 

<evlplayer id="player1" w="480" h="360" service="youtube" defaultid="eAORm-8b1Eg" />
Attributes Required Default Description
id Optional default An optional unique identifier for this container.
w Optional 800 Width to send to the embedded player when its generated.
h Optional achieve 16:9 from width Height to send to the embedded player when it's generated.
class Optional Additional CSS class to add to the container ‎<div>.
style Optional Additional in-line CSS to apply to the container ‎<div>.
defaultid Optional Video ID of default video, if you want a default video.
service Optional Service of default video, if you want a default video.

An important caveat to make note of, is that the w and h attributes only effect the video that is being included into the container ‎<div>, and not the actual container. For styling of the container, please use the class or style attributes.

The use of the {{#vlink}} parser function is also acceptable here for backwards compatibility.
{{#evl:<video id>|<link text>|<video to play>|service=youtube|player=<player id>}}

In addition to all of the attributes supported by the #evt tag, these specific attributes apply to the #evl (and #vlink) tags. To maintain backwards compatibility, if you do not define a service then youtube is assumed.

Attributes Required Default Description
video id Required none The ID of the video you would like to play or a comma separated list of videos to play. Please note that the use of multiple video IDs separated by a semicolon is now deprecated.
link text Required none The text to display inside the link.
video to play Optional none The number that represents the video to play from video ID if it is a comma separated list of IDs.
player id Optional default Player container to load video in. Note that the ID default will only exist if you’ve defined a player with no ID.
initial video deprecated In the original VideoLink, this would define what video to play first if multiple videos were define. Please see notes about in video id and start.
start deprecated 0:00 In the original VideoLink, this defined the start time of a video. Since we support multiple video services, this feature can now be replicated with the urlargs parameter. For backwards compatibility, this attribute will be respect on videos with the service youtube.

Creating a video list allows video links to create a playlist on the fly using the youtube and youtubevideolist service.

Even if you define a service the system will use youtube if a list of videos is provided.
<evlplayer w="width" h="height" class="class" style="style" id="example-player">default content</evlplayer>

{{#evl:21X5lGlDOfg|NASA Live|1|player=example-player}}
{{#evl:lEyCq2KRZik|IIS Q&A|2|player=example-player}}
{{#evl:OLeWbRdW6rY|Space Station Tour|3|player=example-player}}


Supported services

As of version 2.x, EmbedVideo supports embedding video content from the following services:

Site Service name(s) ID example URL example(s) Notes
Archive.org Videos archiveorg electricsheep-flock-244-80000-6 https://archive.org/embed/electricsheep-flock-244-80000-6
Bambuser bambuser 5262334 http://bambuser.com/v/5262334 Broadcasts
bambuser_channel Channels
Beam beam RocketBear https://beam.pro/RocketBear Streams
Bing bing 31ncp9r7l http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/adorable-cats-attempt-to-eat-invisible-tuna/31ncp9r7l
Blip.tv blip http://blip.tv/vinylrewind/review-6864612 Blip requires the full URL to the video page and does not accept the raw ID.
C3TV mediacccde 32c3-7305-quantum_cryptography https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7305-quantum_cryptography
CollegeHumor collegehumor 6875289 http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6875289/batman-says-his-goodbyes
Dailymotion dailymotion x1adiiw_archer-waking-up-as-h-jon-benjamin_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1adiiw_archer-waking-up-as-h-jon-benjamin_shortfilms
Daum TVPot tvpot — Obtain the URL or ID from the share menu URL. s9011HdLzYwpLwBodQzCHRB http://tvpot.daum.net/v/s9011HdLzYwpLwBodQzCHRB
Div Share divshare
Edutopia Edutopia content moved to YouTube. Please use the YouTube service selector below.
FunnyOrDie funnyordie c61fb67ac9 http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c61fb67ac9/to-catch-a-predator-elastic-heart-edition
Gfycat gfycat BruisedSilentAntarcticfurseal http://www.gfycat.com/BruisedSilentAntarcticfurseal
Hitbox hitbox Washuu http://www.hitbox.tv/Washuu
JW Player jwplayer cr5d8nbu-8ZpoNmmJ https://content.jwplatform.com/players/cr5d8nbu-8ZpoNmmJ.html
Kickstarter kickstarter elanlee/exploding-kittens https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/exploding-kittens
Metacafe metacafe 11404579 http://www.metacafe.com/watch/11404579/lan_party_far_cry_4/
Nico Nico Video nico sm24394325 http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm24394325
RuTube rutube b698163ccb67498db74d50cb0f22e556 http://rutube.ru/video/b698163ccb67498db74d50cb0f22e556/
SoundCloud soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/skrillex/skrillex-rick-ross-purple-lamborghini SoundCloud requires the full URL.
TeacherTube teachertube 370511 http://www.teachertube.com/video/thats-a-noun-sing-along-hd-version-370511
TED Talks ted bruce_aylward_humanity_vs_ebola_the_winning_strategies_in_a_terrifying_war http://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_aylward_humanity_vs_ebola_the_winning_strategies_in_a_terrifying_war
Tubi TV tubitv 318409 http://tubitv.com/video/318409
Tudou tudou mfQXfumwiew http://www.tudou.com/listplay/mfQXfumwiew.html
Twitch twitch twitchplayspokemon http://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon Live Streams
twitchvod Archived Videos on Demand
Videomaten videomaten
Vimeo vimeo 105035718 http://vimeo.com/105035718
Vine vine h2B7WMtuX2t https://vine.co/v/h2B7WMtuX2t
Yahoo Screen (Archived 2013-09-20 at the Wayback Machine) yahoo katy-perry-dances-sharks-2015-024409668 https://screen.yahoo.com/videos-for-you/katy-perry-dances-sharks-2015-024409668.html
YouTube youtube pSsYTj9kCHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSsYTj9kCHE Single videos
youtubeplaylist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_PbErQ_c8&list=PL76E80C7F756A2047 Playlists
youtubevideolist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_PbErQ_c8&playlist=CW_PbErQ_c8,CW_PbErQ_c8 Video list
Youku youku XODc3NDgzMTY4 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODc3NDgzMTY4.html

Installation

  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called EmbedVideo in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file: 
    wfLoadExtension( 'EmbedVideo' );
  • Configure as required
  •   Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

Variable Default value Type Description
$wgEmbedVideoAddFileExtensions true Boolean Enable or disable adding video/audio file extensions to the list of allowable files to be uploaded.
$wgEmbedVideoEnableVideoHandler true Boolean Enable or disable the video media handlers for displaying embedded video in articles.
$wgEmbedVideoEnableAudioHandler true Boolean Enable or disable the audio media handlers for displaying embedded audio in articles.
$wgEmbedVideoDefaultWidth '' Integer Globally override the default width of video players. When not set this uses the video service's default width which is typically 640 pixels.
$wgEmbedVideoMinWidth '' Integer Minimum width of video players. Widths specified below this value will be automatically bounded to it.
$wgEmbedVideoMaxWidth '' Integer Maximum width of video players. Widths specified above this value will be automatically bounded to it.
$wgFFmpegLocation '/usr/bin/ffmpeg' String Set the location of the ffmpeg binary.
$wgFFprobeLocation '/usr/bin/ffprobe' String Set the location of the ffprobe binary.

Version history

v2.9.0
  • Fix stored XSS in AudioTransformOutput and VideoTransformOutput.
  • Fix autoResize on mobile.
  • Fix video caption escaping the container.
  • Handle multiple video sizes per page in resize.
  • Move beam service to mixer.
  • Add a default link title for #evl/#vlink.
  • Add spotify playlist embeds.
  • Add facebook video embeds.
  • Fix centering of videos.
  • Add Microsoft Stream service.
  • Add title to iframes.
  • Add API help messages for 1.33 compatibility.
  • Fix static analysis issues.
  • Fix Twitch embeds.
v2.8.0
  • Renamed hitbox.tv to smashcast.tv.
  • Updated Nico Video embed code.
  • Added support for Twitch clips.
  • Fix issues with Twitch VODs.
  • Removed unused $wgFFmpegLocation that was interferring with TimedMediaHandler.
  • Added Polish translation.
v2.7.4
  • Added support for playlist to evlplayer
  • Added support for youtube video list
  • Updated Documentation for evlplayer
  • Added missing dependency for evlplayer in extension.json
v2.7.3
  • Default Twitch VOD to autoplay=false by default
  • Allow videos to be sized in 1:1 aspect ratios for special use cases.
v2.7.2
  • Added feature to evlplayer to allow default video content
v2.7.1
  • Fixed issue with youku videos not embedding properly on https enabled wikis.
v2.7.0
  • Added SoundCloud support
  • Added ability to use service name as a parser tag (if not defined previously)
v2.6.1

Developer notes

The major benefit of using a parser function as the injection mechanism for video clips (as opposed to an extension tag) is that parser functions can utilize template parameters (of the form {{{1}}}). For example, say you found yourself making a lot of YouTube videos in thumbnail size, right-aligned like an image. You might make a template called Template:Youtube_tn, which could contain this: 

<div class="thumb tright">
{{#ev:youtube|{{{1}}}|{{{2|100}}}}}
</div>

And then call it like this: 

{{youtube tn|someYoutubeId}}

Reporting bugs

There is an issue tracker set up on the GitLab project page.

Contributing

Bug reports, feature requests, and patches are always welcome. New contributors can be added to the GitLab project if there is sufficient interest.

See also

References


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