JoomVideos ChangeLog v6.1.4

6.1.4 (2026-02-19)

New Feature

Added Twitter/X Large Summary Card meta tags support [SEO]

Fixed

channel user_id overwritten to admin on every save
issue with publish state column

6.1.1 (2025-12-12)

New Feature

support image display [Smart Search Plugin]

Improved

New item not added automatically to Index [Smart Search Plugin]
Taxonomy types was not translatable [Smart Search Plugin]

Fixed

tags saving was not working

6.1.0 (2025-12-08)

New Feature

Now we support also indexation of categories, channels and playlists [Smart Search Plugin]

Improved

Smart Search plugin now use new plugin architecture

Fixed

tags saving was not working

6.0.1 (2025-10-21)

New Feature

Joomla 6 and Joomla 5.4 support
Automatically reconnects HLS live streams when the encoder reconnects or internet connection is restored [VideoJS] [HLS]

Fixed

default plugins are not enabled on first installation [Installation]
video modal was not working on carousel mode [Featured module]

5.9.0 (2025-10-04)

New Feature

HLS support on VideoJS Player

Fixed

some php warnings

5.8.0 (2025-05-19)

Improved

Subtitle support [MP4player Player]
load minified version [MP4player Player]
UI/UX of subtitle and thumbnail fields [Edit Video Form]
UI/UX of addto form [Edit video Form]

5.7.0 (2025-03-21)

Improved

Upload UI/UX improved [Upload view]
Full Unicode support, including emoji and special characters from all languages [Database]

Fixed

Many compatiblity issues with Like/dislike feature [Video] [J5]

5.6.1 (2025-03-06)

Improved

ads params now use subform [VideoJS Config]

Fixed

some php warnings

5.6.0 (2025-02-25)

Improved

Quotas and limits field UI/UX now use BS5 [Backend]
Process log UI/UX improved [Backend]

Fixed

Many compatiblity issues with Like/dislike feature [Video] [J5]
proccess fatal error when log enabled
process log view was not working

5.5.0 (2025-01-23)

New Features

SEF Pagination - Generate pagination links like this: page-2 , page-3 ...

Improved

Qt-faststart removed no more needed atom metadata of videos moved by default on ffmpeg commands
replaced some deprecated Joomla classes
force jquery loading on all modules
CLI checker improved and gives suggestion of auto detected PHP path

Fixed

playlist integration was not working correctly [VideoJS Player]
make sure no padding and margin added to body [Video Embed]
auto thumb finder was not working [Thumbnail]
created value always overrided when editing [Video]
null dates queries issue
resolution switcher default select was not working [VideoJS]
CLI video processing was not working correctly
Missed 2160p option on default video quality list [Config]
missed orig default thumb [Player]
issue deleting categories from backend
php warning [Edit video] [Frontend]
myvideos link missed [Dashboard]

5.4.0 (2024-11-28)

Improved

Many UI/UX improvement in many views

Fixed

some php warnings [VideoJS Player]
pagination doesn't display [Channels List]
load more videos was not working due to old jquery code [Channel view] [Frontend]
Issues with Pagination [Routing]

5.3.0 (2024-11-21)

Improved

display warning message if video not supported [MP4 Player]
Player container now Layout for better reuse and seperation of concern [MP4 Player]
thumb original by default added as poster [Video Item Object]
MP4Player JS files updated to last version

Fixed

Youtube integration was not working [VideoJS]
Poster was not displaying [VideoJS Player]
MP4Player was not working correctly [MP4 Player]
Language constants broken on plugin configuration [VideoJS Player]
some php warnings was fixed in many views and places
play icon was not displaying on categories view
play icon show/hide on hover was not working
removed some non needed xml views
some php warnings when running requirements checker
jcomment integration file was missing
Some issues on edit forms on frontend
fatal error when adding vimeo link [Remote Upload]

5.2.0 (2024-08-15)

New Features

User menu navigation bar [User account]

Improved

VideoJS now support last update vimeo integration
UI/UX of Vimeo import improved [Upload]
Vimeo import now use JLayout for better reuse [Upload]

Fixed

import videos from vimeo was not working [Upload]
some php warnings [Upload]
product info links updated
upload button on dashboard nav was not working

5.1.0 (2024-05-28)

New Features

Joomla 4 & 5 support

Improved

vimeo API support token
show db error removed not needed anymore

Fixed

some issues on CLI process
some sql problems that prevent updating
sync users for now installations was not working correctly
joomla layouts overrides not removed on update
wrong config links [Dashboard] [Backend]

5.0.6 (2024-05-14)

New Features

Joomla 4 & 5 support

1.6.4 (2023-06-15)

Improved

Preparation for Joomla 4 support
old free vimeo api removed cuz not working anymore
Vimeo API now required to extract video data
Vimeo API certificate updated

Fixed

Some php warnings
Some possible fatal errors that can stop updating to J4

1.6.1 (28/07/2022)

Improved

Show card body only if content available [Video card layout]

Fixed

Wrong videos ordering [Search plugin]

1.6.0 (23/05/2022)

New Features

Support summary and body in Videos [Smart Search Integration]

Improved

Support of large files uploading [Amazon S3 integration]
remember search result now supported in categories view as well
some code changes to prepare for Joomla 4 support

Fixed

pagination not reset on filter [Videos Backend]
some php warnings in some models

1.5.0 (19/04/2022)

New Features

ability to move videos to CDN true cron job
ability to set max videos to move to CDN per CLI/Cron Job call

Improved

channel and playlists adding now use object method [User Sync]
check if user channel already exist to avoid duplicate [User Sync]
add canonical tag to prevent duplicate video links when attached to multiple categories
now categories per page support global param
now categories order support global param

Fixed

custom fields data not restored when video not saved [Video]
browser page title was not working [Categories View]
categories order random was not working properly
categories per page was not working properly

1.4.19 (30/03/2022)

Fixed

image aspect [Card layouts]
Session support of form data when validation fail [All forms]
some php warnings [Video card layout]
autplay slideshow was not working correctly [Videos module]

1.4.18 (23/03/2022)

New Feature

autoplay carousel [Videos Module]
ability to keep original aspect ratio [Video Processing]

Improved

more regions added [Amazon S3 integration]
more checks when CDN CLI running [CDN

Fixed

Ireland region was not working [Amazon S3 integration]
some php warnings in S3 library [Amazon S3 CDN]
php warning on video processing [Video Processing]
fatal error on filter order value [Videos list]
wrong doc link [Amazon S3 Integration]

1.4.17 (15/02/2022)

Improved

Ability to enable/disable autoplay [Slideshow]
new maintenance tool that let you rebuild wrong channel alias

Fixed

php warnings [CLI Checker]
some plugins was missed in installation [Installation]
missed language file [Module Categories]

1.4.15 (12/02/2022)

Fixed

PHP 8 compatiblity issues
poster image was not displaying [VideoJS]
description field of video now is always required
Wrong generated alias when synchronizing users with channels
Synchronize button was not working properly
issue saving download ID in widget [Dashboard]
html video description code should not be displayed [Tags Integration]
some missed commits that was added without github includes AS3 issues and player borders issue

Improved

All views now use unique classes
View header now use JLayout for better reuse [All views]
Backend Dashboard UI/UX improved [Dashboard view]

1.4.10 (14/07/2020)

New Features

Ability to remove Ids from SEF Url of video, playlist, category, channel [Routing] [SEF] [Config]
Ability to order categories and subcategories by title and ordering [Categories/Category view]
New tool that let you update non secure thumb links [Maintenance View]
Ability to show/hide preview and subscription buttons [Channel Card layouts]
Ability to change number of preview videos to display [Channel Card layouts]
Ability to show/hide total videos [Channel Card layouts]
Ability to show only featured preview videos [Channel Card layouts]
Ability to change preview videos order [Channel Card layouts]
Show only featured channels was not working [Channels Module]

Improved

All views now use unique classes
View header now use JLayout for better reuse [All views]
Backend Dashboard UI/UX improved [Dashboard view]
Backend Widgets now use JLayout for better reuse [Dashboard view]
Use default subcategories columns if category top redirected to categories
New sidebar link "Requirements Checker" added
Hide footer if buttons disabled [Channel Card Layout]
Disable preview button if channel has no videos
Lookup for itemId also in category, categories and home views [Route helper]
Support of - in seo view name [Router]
Get item id from home view if other views not added in menu item type [Route Helper]

Fixed

Random videos order was not working [Category view]
Custom fields filtering was not working correctly
Missed div closing tag [Categories module]
Select user modal was not working
Other custom fields doesn't display if there is an empty field [Custom fields Layouts]
Missed JRoute on Videos link [Channels Module]
Grid Switch default value not recognized sometimes
Featured only option was not working [Channels Module]
Duplicate entry when adding a new channel and custom fields enabled [Channel Form]
Featured only option was not working [Channels Module]
Preview Button sometimes doesn't work in some templates [Channel Card Layout]
Show card footer only if date and hits can be displayed [Video Card Layout]
Hide custom fields block if is empty
Apply default channel doesn't work properly [Manage channels list]
Fatal error when saving an item and global filtering is enabled [All Forms]
Duplicate entry when cf is enabled

1.4.9 (18/06/2020)

New Features

Ability to remove Ids from SEF Url of video, playlist, category, channel [Routing] [SEF] [Config]
Ability to change customize view name in SEF Url of video, category, channel [Routing] [SEF] [Config]
Maintenance Tools [Backend]

Improved

Unique alias generation when add a new video, playlist, category, channel
Check if alias already exist before saving when saving video, playlist, category, channel
Check button UI more visible [Addto palylist layout]
JHtml script/stylesheet instead of JDocument for loading bootstrap files
get thumb path function improved [Core]
Root category now use Joomla menu item metadata [Category view]
Update 3rd party integration on postflight [Installation]

Fixed

JTable bind and check missed when saving an existing video [Videos Controller]
PHP Warning when default channel don't have a thumb [Dashboard]
Player breaks when there is quotes in introtext and sharing buttons enabled [VideoJS]
Wrong default listing style of uploads or playlists [Channel view]
playlist order was not working [Addto playlist Layout]
New playlist not automatically added to the list [Addto playlist layout]
PHP Warnings when creating playlist from video [Core Controller]
Simple select for channel instead of modal
set default channel was not working well [Channels list]
all forms filtering was not working
Custom fields data filtering was not working
Global filtering was not working [Editor]
special characters not decoded in title and description metadata [Video view]
PHP Wrong constant [Installation script]
Commented videos not recognized [Komento Integration]
Wrong video link [Komento Integration]
color override param removed cuz no more used [Config]
Fatal error if categories view called without Itemid [Categories view]
Fatal error when migrating videos from Yendif Videos Share [Migration]

1.4.8 (07/05/2020)

New Features

Ability to allow user groups to download video [Video View] [ACL]
Ability to change categories order by title and order [Categories module]

Improved

Hide unpublished from category select option in frontend, and in backend display between brackets [Categories Select]
Button edit was added and can be seen only by video owner [Video view]
Always make sure jQuery loaded before bootstrap [Entry point]
FLV support removed [All players]
Empty source files not skipped [All players]
No more multiple identical id value for modals [Modals] [Buttons Bar layout]
Missed JText of tag type video [Tags integration]
Hide completely files tab for normal users [Video Edit] [Frontend]
Excluding access levels now reversed to Including [Access Levels Select]
Standardized convention naming for ids and classes attributes values [All modules]
Playlist access select now support include levels param from config [Video View] [Add to playlist modal]
Add to playlist modal UI/UX improved [Video View]
Add to playlist modal use JLayout for better reue and better code organization [Video View]
Load modal and icon assets only if enabled in param [Category view] [Videos module]
Load iziModal assets only when used in some layouts

Fixed

Search in description was not working [Category view] [Built-in videos search]
Problem in like dislike count [Video view]
Removed some non useful code [Plugin System]
Wrong default PHP path variable when OS is Windows [Processing]
Video thumb size params in category menu was not working [Category view] [Video Layout]
Metadata set from menu item type categories doesn't work [Categories View]
Removed non used property $bsversion [All views]
Show video channel missed [Featured videos module]
Show channel label param was removed cuz not used anymore [Videos module]
Column ordering was not working [Backend] [Videos List]
Add to modal always empty [Video view] [Add to playlist modal]
Fatal error when creating a new playlist [Video View]
PHP warning of channel URL [Video card layout]

1.4.7 (27/04/2020)

New Features

Ability to set tool id of addthis [Config] [Player Tab]
Ability to show subcategories in BS List group layout [Categories module]
Ability to change categories number per page [Config] [Tab Layout]
Support of render classes in custom fields [Custom fields Layout]
Ability to exclude access level views from access select [Edit form]
CURL processing with secret key [Processing]
Change maximum process to execute per call [Processing]
Ability to change Auto run mode to direct or CLI [Processing]
Can feature video action [ACL]
Edit button [Video card layouts]
Ability to test CLI true exec PHP function [Requirements] [Backend]

Improved

Player tab organized [Config]
UI of items listing videos/channels/playlists list [Dashboard] [Frontend]
Quick navigation buttons now use JLayout for better reuse [Dashboard]
Broken pagination in videos/channels/playlists list [Dashboard] [Frontend]
Edit layouts UI improved [Edit forms]
Recent added items chart now use ChartJS library instead of Google Chart [Dashboard]
Recent added items chart now use JLayout for better reuse [Dashboard]
Display messages when processes executed in CLI and direct mode [Processing]
Options organization in tab processing [Config]

Fixed

Play icon overlap in card layout [Categories layouts]
Sometimes when uploading multiple files and search finder plugin enabled [Core] [Upload]
Some non used ids removed from html code [Playlist layout] [Video Layout]
Wrong SEF videos links [Search Plugin]
Missed JText constants [Videos List] [Dashboard] [Frontend]
Wrong icons in videos/channels/playlists list [Dashboard] [Frontend]
Missed params property in videos/channels/playlists list [Dashboard] [Frontend]
Broken links in linked videos modal [Playlist edit] [Backend]
No need to load Addthis if show buttons option disabled [Share buttons Layout]
Alt attr missed in some img tags [Layouts]
Exit platform when upload finished using ajax [Upload Controller]
Choose file in subtitle doesn't display filename [Video Edit] [Frontend]
Invalid SEF urls of videos [Finder plugin]
Removed some whitespace in embed modal [Video view]

Deprecated

Meta Injection removed because was used for FLV conversion, and now FLV is dead [Video Processing]
FLV video generation removed [Video Processing]
Force to process removed [Processing]

1.4.6 (09/04/2020)

New Features

OSMap integration plugin added to installation package [Integration]
Simple list and list group layouts [Categories module]
Ability to change categories number per page [Config] [Tab Layout]

Fixed

Play icon overlap in card layout [Categories layouts]
Sometimes when uploading multiple files and search finder plugin enabled [Core] [Upload]

1.4.5.6 (07/04/2020)

New Features

Preview video button in toolbar [Video Edit] [Backend]

Improved

Auto add Komento / JComments file integration [Comments] [3rd party Integration]

Fixed

DIV tag close missed in header block [Video View]
Removed some non used old css code added in head of doc [Video View]

1.4.5.5 (27/03/2020)

Improved

Some css improvements in modal [CSS] [iziModal]

Fixed

DIV tag close missed in header block [Video View]
Removed some non used old css code added in head of doc [Video View]

1.4.5.3 (18/03/2020)

New Features

Now you can display videos order like in Joomla articles [Category view]
Ability to choose which created date type to choose (from api or current date value) when using import from Youtube or Vimeo

Fixed

Missed closing tag [Channel Layout]
Fatal error when opening linked videos modal [Playlist edit] [Backend]
Linked videos modal table header repeated [Playlist edit] [Backend]
Selecting videos doesn't work well [Vimeo import]
Show control params default value was not set [VideoJS Player]

1.4.5 (04/02/2020)

New Features

Ability to ability to get showcase videos [Vimeo Import]
Allow any link to be added as direct video [Remot Upload]

Improved

UI/UX improved in vimeo import tab [Uploading view]

Fixed

Importing videos was not working properly [Vimeo Import]
Pagination not working properly [Vimeo Import]
Some missed constants language [Vimeo Import]
Created date should not be there [Category card layout]
Playicon layout was not working [Categories module]
Wrong params names [Categories module]

1.4.4.8 (04/02/2020)

Fixed

Playicon layout doesn't load if loaded outside component [Layouts]
Wrong missed table alias for language column [Popular videos]
Wrong created video date [Channel Layout]
Some php warnings if video has no channel [Channel Layout]

1.4.4.5 (14/01/2020)

Improved

All params now well organized and use showon attribute [Category view]
Now we use Playicon layout for better reuse [Category view]
Remove some non used variables [Category view]
No need to check if there is no categories [Category view]
Intelligent method to display active tab [Category view]
Play button added to Video full width card [Category view]
Linked videos now use iziModal [Linked videos modal] [Playlist Form]

Fixed

Subcategories columns options was not working [Category view]
Broken layout when displaying subcats as list
Title / desc limit was not working in videos full card layout [Category view]
Subscribe button not working [Channels view]
Pagination broken in some views [User dashboard]
Invalid channel id [User subscriptions]
Linked videos modal doesn't need pagination [Linked videos modal] [Playlist Form]
Broken playlist list layout [Playlists view]
Thumbs not showing in edit forms [Frontend] [Dashboard] [Edit Layouts]

v1.4.4 (05/01/2020)

Improved

Sidebar menu now use submenus and easy to understand [Backend] [Sidebar]
Many views and module now use layouts for better reuse.
Routing mechanism improved, now JoomVideos can find the correct itemid easily
Publish icon UI improved [All list views] [Backend]
Many UI/UX improvements in grid/list views
Namespaced fontawesome library

Fixed

UTF8 saving problem [Remote upload]
Cursor pointer doesn't display in buttons bar [Buttons bar layout]
Don't display removed categories in video [Video View]
Shouldn't exclude category with ID equal to 1 [Category Edit] [Category dropdown]
Debug code left in functions library
Change user modal not working [Playlist form] [Channel form]

v1.4.3 (05/12/2019)

Improved

Convert nl to br tags in when extracting youtube video description [Youtube Remote Plugin]

Fixed

Title doesn't display if show desc disabled [Grid Layout] [Videos list module]
No bottom space between video cards [Grid Layout] [Videos list module]
Display warning message if video unpublished or doesn't exist [Video Model] [Video View]
Protect files expire time param moved after protect files param [Config XML]
No space between Published label and date [Video View]

v1.4.2 (22/11/2019)

Improved

Namespaced carousel to avoid conflicts [All modules]

Fixed

Broken thumb link in playlist [Video view]
Removed some additional margin in thumbs of playlist [Video view]
Wrong video block size on scrolling [Video view]
Grid/list switch buttons not working [Categories view]
Broken card footer [Featured module]

v1.4.1 (20/11/2019)

New Features

Ability to change title tag [Category view]
Ability to add custom class in title [Category view]
Ability to change title and description truncation length in list and in grid separately

Improved

Description block now use JLayout for better reuse [Category view]
UI of description block improved [Category view]
Thumb width param removed [Category view]
Videos search bar UI improved [Category view]
Text removed in Grid/List buttons and replaced by tooltips [Search Layout]
Spaces between search bar and Grid/List button decreased in small devices [Search layout]
Spaces between thumb and description in small devices [Description layout]
Playicon and modal use JLayouts for better reuse [Category view]
Full width video card in list use JLayouts for better reuse [Category view]
Full width video card UI improved
Regular font of icons in video card and card full width layouts [Category view]

Fixed

Wrong video play icon position in videos list tab [Category view]
Some missed JText constants of tooltips [Search Layout]
Strip tags param for description was not working [Category view]
PHP notice in bd_nice_number function [Library]
Playlist doesn't display for public users [Video view] [Playlist layout]

v1.4.0 (16/11/2019)

New Features

Joomla! Custom fields integration in videos, playlists, channels
Namespaced Bootstrap 4 no more conflicts with old Bootstrap versions
Vimeo Videos Import [Upload view]
Floating video on scrolling [All video players]
Swiper carousel instead of OWL Carousel [Modules]
Ability to change background color of player container [Video view]
Ability to upload remote links and specify type (for directvideo, hls and dash)
Ability to enable or disable url format testing in remote videos
Ability to enable or disable url status checking in remote videos
Ability to show / hide subcategories [Categories module]
Ability to show / hide thumbnails [Categories module]
Ability to override title, change items count ... and more [User videos plugin for JomSocial]
Display categories dynamically based on current category view id [Categories module]
Ability to show or hide empty categories [Categories module]

Improved

Default image of channel updated
Display warning message if no module published in home positions, message can be seen only by super users [Home View]
Modules chrome now uses card style [Home View]
JLayouts used in modules and many views area for better reuse.
UX/UI improved in many views
Uploading tab config well organized [Config]
Ability to upload private vimeo videos [Vimeo Import]

Fixed

Fatal error if default player not activated
Flowplayer not responsive in embed mode
PHP notice in channel view [backend]
Thumbnail not extracted if vimeo video is private [Remote link]
PHP notice error in video [Content plugin]
MP4PLayer not loaded if shortcode used multiple times [Content plugin]
Disable resolution switcher if video source is youtube or vimeo
Font family conflict with Fontawesome [VideoJS Player]
PHP notice when adding a new playlist [Playlist manage] [Dashboard]
Fatal error when clicking on order by in channels list [Backend]
Some non used params was removed [Categories module] [Channels module]
html_entity_decode should be before strip_tags [Categories module] [Channels module]
Removed show/hide category param [Channels module]
Check url if not found using curl method instead of get_headers because fails in some servers [Remote link uploading method]
Update video sources only if source array not empty [VideoJS Plugin]
Google IMA ad container hide play button [VideoJS Plugin]

v1.3.6 01/02/2019

Fixed

Wrong current player name [MP4 Player]
Wrong title and duration process param names [Processing]

v1.3.5 14/01/2019

New Features

Ability to enable or disable duration processing
Ability to enable or disable title processing

Fixed

Users can't edit their own videos

v1.3.4 29/11/2018

New Features

Ability to change 4k bitrate value from config [backend]
Ability to add to playlist when editing the video from the backend

Improved

Channel header improved

Fixed

Class 'JoomVideosHelperRoute' not found in some modules
Created & Modified fields don't work in edit form of video [backend & frontend]

v1.3.3 11/11/2018

New Features

Ability to display all videos in root category
4K video processing support (mp4, flv, webm and ogg)

Improved

No more duplicated videos links between categories and root category
Custom itemid in modules of videos removed because is automatically generated
Skip video with same ID in migration and display skipped items and the number of imported/skipped videos
Always use responsive mode in video embed layout
2 methods added functions class to remove stylesheet and script files

Fixed

Get video size on video processing was not working
Watermark image always display default image [MP4Player]
Autoplay don't work in vimeo videos [MP4Player]
Player not centered if responsive mode is disabled [VideoJS]
Missed class suffix, cache, cache time and cache mode in latest, popular, featured, playlist, categories modules
Missed string languages for 120p option generation in config
Fatal error include/toolbar.php when running CLI
Possibility of wrong IDs for videos with 120px resolution
Ads on videos don't work if start time set to 00:00:00 [MP4Player]
Ads keeps showing in vimeo video [MP4Player]
Wrong height for some videos in modal view [Video Embed layout]
One source video don't work [MP4Player]
Time not added in created or modified fields if you save a video [Edit video view]

v1.3.2 28/07/2018

New Features

MP4 Player support Ads (works on youtube, vimeo and MP4 files)

Improved

Processing support for low resolution videos (120px)
Close button show automatically when you hover on video inside slide [Videos List Module] [Slideshow layout]

Fixed

Fatal error when ordering files by size [Backend] [Files view]
Duration and title not extracted after video processing
Global autoplay don't work on VideoJS and JWPlayer

v1.3.1 08/06/2018

Improved

Headers check support HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 2 in remote plugins

Fixed

Missed dot in Youtube thumbnail link

v1.3.0 06/06/2018

New Features

Plugins manager view that let you manage official plugins easily from backend
Quick Youtube videos import using Youtube API
Reveal animations in videos and categories
HLS support as remote plugin (Online Streaming)
DASH support as remote plugin (Online Streaming)
New player added (MP4Player), support Youtube, Vimeo, HLS and MP4
Quota (limit disk space usage of uploaded files by user group)
Limits (limit videos, playlists, files .... added by user group)
Many new ACL rules added
Upload subtitle to video with support in players
Watermark support added in VideoJS
Logobrand support added in VideoJS
Ability to change Youtube thumbnails size from plugin params
Ability to change Vimeo thumbnails size from plugin params
Ability to display full video with details or only video when using content plugin
New "Recently" graph added in backend dashboard
Ability to force bootstrap framework loading
Recaptcha support in report form
Youtube support in JWPlayer v7
PHP v7.2 support

Improved

Each video adding method has it's own template file now
Ads automatically disabled when youtube video played
Directvideo plugin support direct flv and dropbox link
Upload workflow improved, now you can choose category and publish state when adding new videos
HTTPS support on all remote plugins
New unified design in dashboard
JWPlayer v7 and v8 support
JWPlayer v5 removed
Flow player updated to last version
Back to dashboard button was missed in some views
Check if easysocial or jomsocial installed in plugins

Fixed

PHP notices appears if playlist is empty
"No Videos in this playlist" message added if playlist page is empty
Playlist button actions hidden if playlist is empty
Folders problem in Server bulk upload method
Video icon in serverbulk was missed
Reports page don't work in admin area
Description not automatically added when adding remote video youtube
Sometimes video description imported from youtube
Action bar hide modal in admin area
Thumbnail in category module don't show
Wrong video link url in tag view
HWDMediashare videos import don't work
Sometimes users synchronization message don't hide in backend
Some missed language strings in language translator and backup views
Vimeo plugin was not workin with VideoJS
Video with playlist broken in JWPlayer and FlowPlayer
Height of video inside modal wrong in Iframe and JWPlayer
And many more ...

v1.2.4 06/11/2017

Fixed:

Uploaded picture not saved in first time when adding a new category, playlist or channel
Categories pagination wrong when "show empty categories" option is disabled
User plugin installation in wrong directory
Video link don't work when video modal is disabled in videos list module
Title and description characters limit don't work for categories list

v1.2.3 04/18/2017

Improved

Youtube plugin updated to support https

Fixed:

Breadcumb path change if video embedded in joomla article
videoJS Player bug if description has more than one pararaph
default banner background don't show in channel view

v1.2.2 - 03/31/2017

Fixed:

Protect local video files was not working
Wrong installation for plugins directovideo, user and jwplayer installation
User synchronization default value not set during new installation
php Warning when using ads for videosJS
PreRoll Source Name was wrong in XML file of VideoJS

v1.2.1 03/01/2017

Improved:

Remote version detection improved to work with curl, fsockopen and fopen
getVideoSize function improved

Fixed:

Facebook social share button in VideoJS Player don't work
Tools section in admin dashboard open in new window
Play icon zoom bug in firefox
Missed strings in videojs plugin
Detect if easysocial is already installed before triggering stream plugin

v1.2 02/19/2017

New Features:

New dashboard in backend
VideoJS Player updated to v5
Joomla auto update system
Vimeo videos can be played true videojs player directly
Embed videos now has reponsive mode or custom mode param in plugin config
Sharing buttons (twitter + facebook) in videojs player
Advertisements in VideoJS Player with mulitple categories include and videos exclude
Params to hide hits and date
Params to hide category, channel labels in videos list
Random videos in videos list module
New params for slideshow layout (auto scale, base width and height, image scale mode , autoheight and more...
Title and Desc in slideshow layout of module
User Videos Tab plugin for Community Builder
User Videos Tab plugin for EasyProfile
Categories view title and desc truncate params
Recaptcha added in report form
Video preview in user videos list view

Improved:

Slideshow thumbs improved
Related videos now by title
Added allowfullscreen in some remote videos plugins
Report form validation improved
Backup / Restore improved
User videos list and channels list views improved
Thumb processing improved

Fixed:

Wrong Itemid in grid list categories view
Extreme.com remote plugin removed (API don't work)
Wat.tv remote plugin removed (Website shutdown)
Blip.tv remote plugin removed (Website shutdown)
Videoitem incorrect class attribut
Missed icon of video file in bulk upload
Subcats don't show in categories admin area view
Popup fullscreen don't work
Videos backup mysql error
Categories backup mysql error
Problem in videoflow videos migration
Strip tags not workin' in modules
Report reason can't be saved in backend
Modal link in modules and category view still show if open in modal disabled
Vimeo iframe don't show completly
Removed in head titles of backend
Videos list in admin area broken when you check in process list
Carousel rtl support
and many other fixes ...

v1.1.9.1 05 August 2016

Fixed:

Hits counter don't work when video opened in modal view
Dropbox video link don't work using direct video plugin
Search box don't show when no videos found
Change link updated in dashboard
Video don't work if direct video plugin not enabled

v1.1.9 29 July 2016

New Features:

Remote direct link plugin
Responsive and customizable slideshow with thumbnails for videos list module
All modules now can use carousel view
Open videos from category and modules in modal view
Change play icon size and state
New user dashboard
User favorite and watchlater playlists views
Videos grid use chuncks in modules
Title and description limit options add in all modules and category view (subcats & videos)
Description Strip tags option added in all modules and category view
Smart and custom menuitem options added in all modules
Info block that show allowed remote videos in remote upload tab
Unsubscribe button added in subscriptions page

Improved:

User dashboard look
Unique search in each category
Guest user will be redirected if try to access to favorite/watchlater playlist

Fixed:

Video bar don't show in modal view
Grid and list view don't change in category view for subcats and videos tabs
Wrong itemid when video opened whitin a category view
Wrong table name in categories modules
Channel picture is distorted on the channel view
Picture (banner) remains unchanged even when new image is added in channel view
Subscribtions page don't show correct channels
Video meta title don't show quotes
Videos direction in category page don't work
Dillow access to other users favorite/watchlater playlists
and many other fixes ...

v1.1.8 03 May 2016

New Features:

Embed Code
Server Bulk Import
Translation Manager
Komento Integration
Disqus Integration
EasySocial Stream
Facebook Comments
JomSocial user videos

Improved:

Processesing of original Video improved

Fixed:

Classic upload (that use flash) don't work
Notice of http_host in cli when auto processing enabled
videos table id column don't show
Process video button don't work when video process is queued
videojs plugins don't load if item->duration is empty

v1.1.7 21 Mar 2016

New Features:

Bootstrap 3 Support
Exclude categories and videos IDs in Simple PreRoll
Open graph protocol added in video and category page
Possibility to show or hide play icon in thumbnails
New button added in processes page to clear logs and processes quickly

Improved:

Joomla 3.5 compatibility
Visual improvements in many views

Fixed:

Embed link not routed when sef enabled
many other small fixes was done

v1.1.5 06 Feb 2016

Fixed:

Fatal error in user dashboard
Linked videos don't show in frontend playlist
Some css bugs fixed in admin area
Title moved before name when u edit or add a new custom field
publish and feature icons don't show in user select modal

v1.1.4 23 Jan 2016

New Features:

Recheck requirements button in admin dashboard
Requirements caching to speed dashboard load time

Fixed:

DropZone and Fancy Upload don't show in firefox
Show list modal don't show videos list in admin area
Yamdi and Flvtool path check don't work if os is linux

v1.1.3 05 Jan 2016

New Features:

Add component version in dashboard
Display a preroll video before the main video starts.
Plugins section added in admin sidebar

Fixed:

FLVTool checking not working
Yamdi checking not working
videos list module - type select not working

v1.1.2 10 Dec 2015

New Features

Change video thumb size in videos list of category view
OSMap Plugin

Improved:

Removed non used language strings
Some improvements in video view style

Fixed:

Category and categories views default menu params not set
Duplicate videos in category list view
Html tags show in descriptions of videos in playlist view
Playlist thumbs overlapping

v1.1.0 03 Nov 2015

New Features:

Carousel template for videos module
Flow Video Player Plugin
JW Video Player Plugin
New catgories view added with many menu options
Open video in modal view for content plugin

Improved:

Caching requirements checking and ability to disable it
Default Settings Improved
Fall Back system improved for browsers
Image generation improved
Many new options added for video category layout

Fixed:

Frames generation fixed !
Icons don't show in Video.js Player
Related videos don't show in Video.js Player
Search plugin fatal error
and many other bugs fixed !

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