Videobox 
Version
3.1.0 (last update on Jan 17, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
22
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
8 October 2012
Well, first of course is standard embedded player. That's what you're most likely to use when you have one or two videos per article. All you need to insert it is to add video ID or link to HTML5 supported media between {videobox} and {/videobox} tags. Then you can customize player size, offset and more.
You think that video player takes too much space in your articles? That's not a problem. You can use box display to show only clickable video thumbnail and title in your article and display player inside lightbox. You can even set it to display player inside your article when clicked, so visitors can play video while they read through article content.
And you say you have a lot of videos you want to add to article? No problem, with use of Videobox gallery display you can add them in seconds. If you think there are too many videos for one page in your gallery, Videobox supports pagination. Even if you have multiple galleries in same article, pagination works for each gallery separately.
What are you waiting for? Give it a try!
Features:
* Start playing video when page is opened (since 3.0.0)
* Works with any Joomla! component, not just with articles (since 3.0.0)
* Support for Youku videos (since 3.0.0)
* Play button on thumbnails (since 2.0.1)
* Full video URL instead of video ID (since 1.1.1)
* Custom {tag}{/tag} (since 1.1.2)
* HTML5 video and audio support (since 2.0.0)
* Box display (thumbnail --> player) for single videos instead of standard video player
* Non-lightbox player for box display and gallery (since 1.1.0)
* Built-in pagination for galleries, fully compatible with native Joomla pagination styling
* Custom player and thumbnail size
* Custom class and style (since 2.0.0)
* Player offset for each video (since 1.1.1)
* Title for thumbnails
* All settings except custom tag can be overridden and set for each plugin call separately
Note that Videobox uses native HTML5 player for local videos. HTML5 standard is not supported by some older browsers, including IE8. Also, there's no standardized format for HTML5 videos, therefore some browsers don't support all video formats. That's how HTML5 standard works right now, if that's not what you like, you can still use any other extension with flash player, though most of the latest mobile gadgets don't support flash any more.
Simple, lightweight and does the job as it should in just a few minutes... it's really plug and play!
This is very advanced extension with many powerful option, that easy outperform AllVideos. Just give it a try. Standard player, inline and light box, plus gallery function!
Support is excellent too.
Some CSS overlay mouse over effect for play button at thumbnails would be nice.
Support is excellent too.
Some CSS overlay mouse over effect for play button at thumbnails would be nice.
I installed this plugin on a site for one of clients as they had asked for a video player the pop's out onto the screen. This plugin worked perfectly. I did run into an issue with it not playing on mobile devices. I contacted them and got a reply within a few hours. The issues was on the code I was using from YouTube was not correct and that was causing the issue. The developer we above and beyond by not only telling me what the problem was he explained it and also send me the updated and proper code. I would recommend this product to anyone.
Very simple install and usage yet very powerful in display options. I had one issue generating thumbnails that had nothing to do with the plugin but the video source. Developer responded in less than 10 hours with complete evaluation of problem and a solution!!!
This is a great plugin but mp4 video is not playing ie8 or firefox. Chrome latest version in not a problem. Developers need to test the plugin with all joomla frameworks and browsers.
Owner's reply
This is not the problem at all. It's all explained under HTML5 (local) videos section in Videobox FAQ here: http://hitko.si/support/faq/videobox#html5-videos-don-t-work-in-some-browsers-even-tough-they-re-in-supported-format THe thing is that IE8 is too old to play videos using HTML5 player (Videobox is meant to be pure HTML5 player, no flash player for legacy support). Also, Firefox doesn't support mp4 videos because it's not an open-source format, not because of Videobox. Videos need to be converted to webm or ogv format to work in Firefox, if you prefer to support older browsers and to have your videos in a single format, there are plenty of flash players in this category.
Simple and very convenient plugin, but it is system (not content!). Plugin scripts are on all (!) pages of site (not only on pages with video). This is unnecessary code for pages without video.
Owner's reply
Well, Videobox 3.x is a system plugin, while Videobox 1.x and 2.x are content plugins. You're free to use one that suits you.
This is a very nice little plugin. It works well, is easy to use, and is well supported.
I selected this plugin over some others not because it looked like it has a lot of extra features, but because the reviews indicated that the developer gave good support. This was a good choice.
I found an error in the J3.0 version, and sent a message about it. A fix was available in just a few hours.
My only suggestion is that the version should have been bumped to reflect the change, just so I can be sure I have the right one installed. I'll be using this as my default video plugin.
Excellent work, and thanks!
I found an error in the J3.0 version, and sent a message about it. A fix was available in just a few hours.
My only suggestion is that the version should have been bumped to reflect the change, just so I can be sure I have the right one installed. I'll be using this as my default video plugin.
Excellent work, and thanks!
As a beginner Joomla user, I had an previous error code on my site that was not caused by the extension, but was blocking my use of Videobox. The developer got back to my inquiry quickly (within the same day) and helped me work through the issue. I was very impressed with the helpful attitude! After working through a couple sets of instructions, Videobox works just as promised. Great job on the extension and thanks for the fanatic support. Clearly explained, even for a beginner!
After the first try of this plugin (v2.0.2), I found something need to be improved, so I contacted the author via email, then he replied soon and added these new features (youku support, auto-play option, etc) . Now this plugin is nearly perfect!
I've installed this plugin and had some troubles to get it on as I want, maybe
due a misunderstanding of the tag.
So I put an email to developer whom goes beyond to reply my question, he gave me further assistance to fine tuning my video-gallery.
So it means a nice works and even more nice support.
I recommend both, videbox and its developer.
due a misunderstanding of the tag.
So I put an email to developer whom goes beyond to reply my question, he gave me further assistance to fine tuning my video-gallery.
So it means a nice works and even more nice support.
I recommend both, videbox and its developer.
I'm gradually building a J3.0 test site to get some experience in the new version and wanted a video player, but specifically one that played from a URL not just videos on the site. This too a short time to install and download and once I'd copied the syntax carefully, worked perfectly.
I hope the author updates this to be responsive - it'll be my player of choice for some time.
Thanks!
I hope the author updates this to be responsive - it'll be my player of choice for some time.
Thanks!
A perfect solution for a video gallery that displays in a nice, professional way on your site.
Easy to set (I just copied the gallery codes from the creators demo page, inserted in my article and started modifying and understanding how it is done. Great plugin parameters also.
I had an issue with system-widgetkit plugin conflicting with the videobox plugin. Support answered my question the same day.
Easy to set (I just copied the gallery codes from the creators demo page, inserted in my article and started modifying and understanding how it is done. Great plugin parameters also.
I had an issue with system-widgetkit plugin conflicting with the videobox plugin. Support answered my question the same day.
This is one of those extensions that was really missing before it was released.
It has various display options, easy styling, uncomplicated syntax and it's also fast rendering in the page (it feels faster than AllVideos).
It is also actively supported. As a non-commercial user, I contacted the developer on some occasions to suggest future features and ask for support. He replied quickly and meaningfully paying attention to all requests.
It has now become my main video extension.
Highly recommended.
It has various display options, easy styling, uncomplicated syntax and it's also fast rendering in the page (it feels faster than AllVideos).
It is also actively supported. As a non-commercial user, I contacted the developer on some occasions to suggest future features and ask for support. He replied quickly and meaningfully paying attention to all requests.
It has now become my main video extension.
Highly recommended.
It was so simple, I had a hard time, but the support was fast, accurate and beyond all expectations! I am a happy camper!
I've been using this extension since initial release and I really like it. It's so easy to use. I'm glad that there is HTML5 support in version 2, because I had to use separate plugin for that and now I can do it all using this plugin and use all Videobox features for my HTML5 videos too. It would be great if you make some kind of editor button for this plugin so users on could add videos without knowing anything about videobox syntax.
I've tested out many video plugins in the JED which there are some good ones out there. However, this one surpassed my expectations. Starting out it was great to begin with, but I decided "what can be done to make this better?". So I contacted support asking about adding a feature to allow full youtube url which they were quick to reply. In a short amount of time the feature was added to the main plugin. I then requested another feature be added which was custom tags to make it so that I could make the syntax what ever I wanted. Sure enough they responded quickly and before long the feature was also added. This plugin also has some other interesting parameters which I have yet to see in the other youtube plugins. So in my opinion this is the best youtube plugin in the JED. Big thanks to the developers!
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