Plugin / Brid Video Easy Publish

Changelog

Version 3.0.7

• Added support for Google structured data for Brid player AMP embeds.
• Added compatibility for titles and descriptions which contain special characters when rendering Google Structured data.

Version 3.0.6

• Added support for Google structured data for Brid player embeds. This is now a settable option on your plugin settings screen and if enabled, our short-code generator will automatically add Google structured data to your embed codes.

Version 3.0.5

• Fixed new parameter to send valid pings to Brid Analytics.

Version 3.0.4

• Added support for player onReady callbacks for players and outstream units.
• Added the option to set a global onReady callback method on the plugin settings page.
• Added the option to set a callback on the shortcode level.
• Fixed a bug where German Umlauts where not copied correctly in shortcodes.
• Added support for the Brid shortcode metabox on custom post type – shows and default WordPress pages.

Version 3.0.3

• Added support for localization.
• Minor auth and JavaScript bug fixes.
• Updated the new embed codes to support new Analytics pings.
• Fixed bug where the WP post button would be un-clickable when used with a custom playlist widget implementation.

Version 3.0.2

• Fixed jQuery plugin incompatibility for older WP versions.

Version 3.0.1

• Backward compatibility with older WP versions.

Version 3.0.0

• Added support for the new ad tag monetization system in Brid.
• Deprecated the option to replace default WP video embeds.
• Added new screens which list your Brid players and outstream units.
• Added many new options on the player edit screen so you can now set up your player with almost all options inside WordPress itself.
• Added basic account info inside the plugin so you have a quick overview of your current usage right inside the plugin itself.
• Removed a lot of custom styling for the plugin so that it now uses default WordPress styling for most admin screens. This improves the plugin size and performance.
• Optimized a lot of the backend code so the plugin now behaves more snappy.
• Fixed a couple of minor bugs.

Version 2.9.8

• Video category select fix
• Edit video title and snapshot fix
• Resolved saving issue when editing video title and snapshot
• Multiple bug fixes

Version 2.9.7

• Video edit bug fix

Version 2.9.6

• Video monetization override option added

Version 2.9.5

• Player SDK select fix
• Remove video from playlist fix
• Minor bug fixes

Version 2.9.4

• Fixed empty edit video issue
• Fixed conflict with drag & drop functionality
• Optimized copy shortcode option to automatically copy the players shortcode in all operations

Version 2.9.3

• Added limited editor support, performance optimizations

Version 2.9.2

• Resolved double AMP script call with 3rd party AMP plugins

Version 2.9.1

• Resolved jQyuery conflict

Version 2.8.9

• Fixed pasting the embed code for new Gutenberg editor
• Various bug fixes

Version 2.8.9

• Fixed incompatibility on certain WordPress sites when async embed codes are used.
• Removed incomplete Google structured data from the shortcode embed code generator.
• Deprecated Flash player option from player settings.

Version 2.8.8

• Checked compatibility with latest WordPress version 4.9.6.
• Fixed display elements on the edit playlist screen to properly show certain buttons.

Version 2.8.7

• Added possibility to override autoplay setting from shortcode.

Version 2.8.6

• Added support for autoplay AMP players.
• Added support for AMP pages where a trailing slash is missing due to different server configurations.
• Checked compatibility with latest WordPress version 4.9.4.

Version 2.8.5

• Changed Facebook Instant Article embed code support for the iframe wrapper method.
• Added support for the popular AMP for WP plugin for rendering Brid AMP embed codes.
• Added AMP embed code support for Brid in-content outstream units.
• Added some more basic player settings that we already provide in Brid CMS so you can change them in the plugin.
• Added asynchronous embed code support for Brid players.
• Removed some logs.

Version 2.8.4

• Removed ad container DIV being rendered by the Brid shortcode as it is not needed anymore.
• Renamed the slide in view option to stay in view so that it matches the naming convention in the Brid CMS.
• Updated the API to reference all changes made on the platform.

Version 2.8.3

• Added compatibility with WordPress 4.8.
• Added support for default WP player replacer to take the poster image into account and set it up accordingly.

Version 2.8.2

• File uploader timeout fix.

Version 2.8.1

• Fixed SAVE button not enableing properly when fetching external URL’s.

Version 2.8

• Added new encoding system in place for faster encodes.
• Separated all API calls.

Version 2.7.1

• Fixed CSS conflict with WordPress default media gallery where its vertical scrollbar would not appear on smaller screens.

Version 2.7

• Fixed JavaScript conflict with the contact form builder plugin from WebDorado.
• Fixed CSS override for the WP Background Takeover plugin.

Version 2.6

• Fixed playlist widget display on Appearance -> Widgets.

Version 2.5

• Fixed API user call.

Version 2.4

• Deprecated the old ADD YOUTUBE video option.
• Removed the YouTube video player replacer.
• Removed the intro video feature.
• Synchronized the plugin with Brid CMS changes.
• Added support for external video URL’s that use IP’s instead of domains and specific ports.
• Added ad waterfalling options on the player monetization level in the plugin.
• Added comscore tracking support.
• Added basic outstream unit functionality.
• Added the new option to add YouTube videos.
• Added the new option to add Vimeo videos.
• Various bug fixes.

Version 2.3.1

• Added support for Facebook Instant Articles when used in conjunction with the Automattic Facebook Instant Articles plugin – https://wordpress.org/plugins/fb-instant-articles/

Version 2.3.0

• Fixed potential XSS security exploit.
• Patched multiple other files to make the plugin more secure.

Version 2.2.5

• Fixed async attribute for AMP player integration.
• Checked compatibility for WordPress version 4.7.

Version 2.2.4

• Removed jQuery dependency for mobile playlist widget display.
• Removed iScroll dependency for mobile playlist widget display.
• Fixed minor bug where certain videos on the POST video screen were not clickable.

Version 2.2.3

• Fixed all Brid plugin admin views for display on smaller tablet screens.
• Fixed minor JavaScript error when adding mid rolls on the monetization settings screen.
• Changed the way player DIV HTML element ID’s are constructed so they can be accessed with the players JavaScript API. They are not dynamically changed anymore.
• Added the “ADD ANOTHER VIDEO” option on the ADD VIDEO screen so users can easily add multiple videos.
• Added a default category option on the SETTINGS menu. All videos when added will go directly to this category if selected.
• Added a default snapshot option on the SETTINGS menu. All videos will get this default starting snapshot when added.
• Fixed no duration being present when adding external MP4 files.
• Changed notification message when installing the plugin for the configure link.

Version 2.2.2

• Minor compatibility issues fixed
• Background fixes

Version 2.2.1

• Added AMP player support when used in conjunction with the Automattic AMP plugin – https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/
• Removed crossdomain.xml references in the plugin as the Flash player is deprecated.
• Added rocketscript exemption for certain frontend JavaScript files.

Version 2.2.0

• Added check to see if jQuery is already loaded.
• Changed colors for share icons on mobile for playlist widgets.
• Added mobile support for playlist widgets on Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.
• Fixed Changing skin bug on player settings page.
• Fixed double upload video bug when uploading videos on the POST page.
• Added minor cosmetic changes to accomodate Brid new paid plans.
• Added player configuration option for Facebook like player experience.
• Added player configuration option for autoplay when 50% in view.
• Added player configuration option for inpage playback on mobile devices.
• Improved localhost detection when adding sites.
• Fixed player preview bug on post screen after selecting one video.
• Fixed minor upload issues on post and page screens.
• Fixed title display when adding videos to an already existing user created playlist.

Version 2.1.2

• Fixed plugin conflict issue with Cloudflare WP plugin.
• Tested compatibility with new WP 4.4 version.

Version 2.1.1

• Fixed JavaScript error under Appearance -> Customize when Brid playlist widgets were used.

Version 2.1.0

• Added option to disable player preview in posts or pages when embedding.
• Massive optimizations and design changes to the Brid playlist widget.
• Added more playlist options to the Brid playlist widget.
• Added new options to the plugin in regards to the Brid partnership program.
• Added shortcode support for Brid playlist widgets.

Version 2.0.6

• Fixed YouTube replacer functionality to not replace Dailymotion embeds.
• Changed behavior for width and height player replacer for YouTube videos.
• Fixed Api header response for certain premium themes compatibility.

Version 2.0.5

• Fixed YouTube replacer functionality when embed code is used without http(s) prefix.
• Fixed YouTube replacer functionality if Vimeo embeds are used. It will not try to replace these embeds now.
• Fixed Fit to Post option when no default width values were present for a player.

Version 2.0.4

• Fixed minor incompatibility with Jetpack’s share plugin when displaying Twitter share buttons.

Version 2.0.3

• Fixed certain YouTube URL’s that would not ingest properly.
• Added notice for monetization options in regards to YouTube.
• Fixed YouTube replacer functionality for certain premium themes.

Version 2.0.2

• Added compatibility with YouTube embed plugin.
• Added new resize setting on the player level to set player size to the post/page size.
• Changed certain HTML id’s so that ad blockers do not recognize them as ads.
• Changed the YouTube API version used to 3.0.

Version 2.0.1

• Added invalid URL check for intro videos.
• Made plugin compatible with 3.9 WordPress version and onwards.
• Optmized skin changing operation in settings menu to now use the player API. As a result, the change player skin operation is much faster.
• Added a couple of checks on the settings page so changes propagate correctly between the CMS and the WP plugin.

Version 2.0.0

This is almost a complete rework of our original plugin. There have been numerous changes and we could not list them all even if we wanted to. Here is brief overview of all the main features:

• JavaScript backend optimizations in WordPress admin – Brid JavaScript are loaded only on admin pages that have Brid functionality.
• Optimized Brid JavaScript front-end delivery when more than one Brid embed code is located on a single post or page.
• Added a new settings page which contains additional monetization options for your player.
• Added two new Brid replacers which can replace any YouTube or other WordPress video that was added to any post or page with a Brid player.
• Added many configuration options for Brid players under the new settings page.
• Added a FAQ section which contains valuable information regarding the plugin functionality.
• All Brid plugin options are now centralized under a new entry in your main left hand menu under Brid.tv.
• Added a Brid preview player on the Visual tab of any WordPress post or page.
• Re-worked the new Brid quick post button on WordPress pages and posts.
• Added functionality so that users can add any type of video or playlist through the Brid quick post button.
• Added a report a bug section on the right sidebar.
• Added a Brid playlist widget which you can find under your WordPress widgets section. It can currently display only your latest video playlist.
• Added numerous optimizations for WordPress sites under HTTPS.
• Fixed a couple of minor bugs on the video library page.

Version 1.0.11

• Resolved CSS class conflicts with some premium plugins and themes (SmartMag and WPtouch PRO).
• Added feature so that re-authorization of the plugin is not needed anymore when upgrading to a newer version.

Version 1.0.10

• Added editor permissions to see Brid Video entry under Media menu.

Version 1.0.9

• Resolved JavaScript conflict on the videos list.

Version 1.0.8

• Removed redundant code that is not in use anymore.
• Removed all references to fancybox due to GPL license.

Version 1.0.7

• Fixed bug where the plugin would recognize a plugin installation as a dev environment when in fact the site was not.
• Fixed add video link when no videos were added.
• Improved uploader functionality when a user cancels an upload.
• Improved authorization protocols.

Version 1.0.6

• Updated WP plugin to work with new changes in the CMS backend.
• Added new plan options.

Version 1.0.5

• Added a couple of security checks in the backend.
• Fixed small preview player on edit playlist and edit video screens.
• Added default preview player.
• Fixed pagination when adding videos to an already created playlist.
• Updated API to support newly added options in the WordPress plugin.

Version 1.0.4

• Fixed certain URL’s to player to point to the right servers.

Version 1.0.3

• Added classification of playlists to differentiate between YouTube and internal Brid playlists.
• Shortcode now displays JavaScript Brid player embed code for better ad support.
• Removed field for landing pages that could appear on certain sections.

Version 1.0.2

• Fixed various CSS overrides so that the plugin does not interfere with different core CSS elements in WordPress.

Version 1.0.1

• Fixed radial button initialization when a Brid user tries to add their first video.

Version 1.0.0

• Primary stable plugin release.