Modern Video Player for WordPress

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Modern Video Playery is a extremely powerful video and audio player that supports all kind of embeddable media, from HTML5 video formats to Youtube videos, Youtube live feed, playlists, channels, Vimeo videos, albums, channels, collections to reading folders of video, audio or image files, Apple HLS and MPEG DASH live streaming, 360 virtual reality videos and images, embed any HTML into the player like Facebook videos, Google maps and much more.

Player can serve multiple video quality for both desktop and mobile browers, display video subtitles in multiple langauges, control playback speed, multilangauge audio support for live streaming.

Modern Video Player also supports unlimited playlists and each playlist can contain unlimited number of videos. Each playlist can also contain mixed media inside, so we can have self hosted videos, Youtube videos and some images mixed inside the same playlist.

Player is packed with a huge amount of features and customization options from different layouts, skins, color customization, social sharing, external API, video advertisments (pre-roll, mid-roll, end-roll) videos, video ads, popup ads, HTML ads, annotations during video playback (HTML elements appear over video showing at specific time intervals), private / password protected videos, Google Analytics, Google Adsense. Support for VAST formats in the player are VAST / VMAP / IMA / VPAID, SIMID.

Use this as full video player player and display full playlist, or hide the playlist all together and use this as a simple video player. Or display your videos in a fully responsive grid manner showing image thumbnails or open the player in a lightbox.

Features and options:

• Destop, mobile and tablet support (fully responsive and mobile optimized buttons)
• Highly customizable with HTML and CSS!
• Written in plain Javascript which means it will run fast in your website and will not interfere with other scripts.
• Accessible / semantic elements. Player used clean HTML – uses the right elements, buttons for buttons, input range for volume and progress for progress seekbar.
• Only mp4 video format required for all browsers and devices
• Supported content sources:
• Self hosted video, audio, images
• Self hosted virtual reality 360 video, example here
• Self hosted image panorama 360
• Apple HLS Live Streaming
• MPEG DASH Live Streaming
• Youtube content:
• Single video
• Playlist
• Channel
• 360 video
• Vimeo content:
• Single video
• Showcase (formerly Album)
• Group
• Channel
• 360 video
• Folder playlist (video, audio)
• Google Drive
• One Drive
• Custom iframe (show any iframe into the player: Daily Motion, Wista, Google Maps…etc)
• XML playlist
• JSON playlist
• Playlist position:
• Right of player
• Bottom of player
• Hidden playlist (simple video)
• Thumbnail grids
• Lightbox player
• Password protected videos
• Restrict content in WordPress and make videos visible for logged in users and specific user roles.
• Set any frame as poster for self hosted videos
• Optional poster image for self hosted video, Youtube and Vimeo
• Option to display poster image on mobile to preserve bandwidth
• Chromecast support. Example here
• AirPlay support
• Subtitles support for any media (video, audio, Youtube, Vimeo) (vtt / srt)
• Google Analytics tracking
• Adverts support (pre-roll, mid-roll, end-roll). Play video, audio file on demand. Global adverts per playlist or individual per video, example here
• Annotation support (show / hide HTML elements including iframes over video area during playback).Support for shortcodes in annotations. Global annotations per playlist or individual per video, example here
• Popup windows support (show / hide HTML elements including iframes over video area on video pause). Popups can be useful for large data display, when focus is mainly on popup since video is paused. You can use it to display for example some iframes over video, or some user forms. Popups can also be used for displaying simple images (additionally linked to url on click), example here
• AdSense support in player (monetize your video content!)
• Show video preview on hover like Youtube thumbnails, example here
• Active item and timestamp parameters in url
• Video Chapters support (seek to specific time with presented seekbar and title), example here
• Video Chapters in window, example here
• Transcript support (show video subtitles in separate window above the playlist area, example here
• Remember playback position on page reload (active video, current time).
• Watch limit. Restict video watching time and show custom image on video end, example here
• Protect video from being downloaded using url encryption and video blobs.
• Video embedding. Embed video player in another website.
• Stream video from camera
• Support for multiple instancesof video player in the same page.
• Allow users to create their own playlists
• Add video to favorites for each user
• Option to import / export playlists and players so they can be easily moved to another domain plus option for strong>domain rename video and other urls inside playlists.
• Option to mix different media types in the same playlist (you can have self hosted videos, Youtube videos, images mixed in same playlist)
• Stick to bottom on page scroll, example here
• Up next video feature, example here
• Load more videos on scroll to playlist bottom, example here
• Playlist is cached in browser to limit API requests For Youtube, Vimeo and other services and fast load on start
• Playback options:
• random playback
• loop playlist
• playback speed
• start / end time
• Show custom poster on pause
• multiple playback qualities
• multiple audio playback qualities
• load more videos on page scroll
• on media end navigate to url
• Media end action (next, loop, rewind, show poster, show custom image, coming next videos)
• swipe video
• Picture in picture
• Set custom end screen (with your orn HTML and CSS)
• Query string parameters, load video parameters directly in browser url.
• Responsive breakpoints (hide specific buttons or player elements on small screens)
• Autoplay when video comesin viewport, example here
• Theater mode (full width video mode), example here
• Serve player as lightbox, example here
• Replace WordPress default video player (self hosted videos, youtube, vimeo)
• Media aspect ratio (original / fit-inside / fit-outside)
• Keyboard navigation
• Social sharing (facebook, twitter, tumblr… etc)
• API methods to interact with the player on runtime
• Event callbacks events during video playback
• Advert callbacks which fire when video ads play

Video advertizing

Video adverts VAST / VMAP / IMA / VPAID

Video annotations

Popup ads over video area

HTTP Live Streaming HLS DASH

Video chapters

Virtual reality 360 video

Custom video end screen

Limit watch time

Playlist icons (call to action menu)

Interactive transcripts

Chromecast support

Mobile friendly menu list (playback rate, video quality and subtitles)

Video zoom

Show video preview on hover like Youtube thumbnails

Autoplay when player enters viewable area

Minimize the player to bottom on page scroll

Related videos screen

Open in lightbox

Grid layouts

Grid below player load more

Updates / Changelog

VERSION 10.715 [10.8.2024]

 - [UPDATE] compatible with Amazon AddOn 

VERSION 10.615 [5.10.2024]

 - [FIX] prevent skip mid adverts when using seek forward button

VERSION 10.6 [3.10.2024]

 - [UPDATE] WordPress latest compatibility

VERSION 10.5 [15.9.2024]

 - [UPDATE] added video selector in Gutenberg block

VERSION 10.47 [5.9.2024]

 - [ADD] cuepoints with javascript callback function

VERSION 10.45 [24.8.2024]

 - [FIX] delete ads from ad manager

VERSION 10.43 [20.8.2024]

 - [FIX] vast postroll not visible

VERSION 10.4 [10.8.2024]

 - [DEPRECATED] amazon S3

VERSION 10.37 [13.7.2024]

 - [UPDATE] statistics

VERSION 10.36 [9.7.2024]

 - [FIX] translation saving

VERSION 10.35 [2.7.2024]

 - [ADD] option to load folder of hls or dash media

VERSION 10.32 [30.6.2024]

 - [UPDATE] thumbnails preview seek auto responsive size

VERSION 10.31 [28.6.2024]

 - [UPDATE] shortcode generator

VERSION 10.3 [14.6.2024]

 - [UPDATE] more precise video total play time statistics

VERSION 10.28 [10.6.2024]

 - [UPDATE] compatible with Heatmap AddOn 

VERSION 10.27 [9.6.2024]

 - [FIX] playlist holder visible on start on some small screens if playlist closed
 - [FIX] pollux skin seekbar thumb position ios  

VERSION 10.25 [2.6.2024]

 - [UPDATE] social sharing add email, sms
 - [UPDATE] option to convert description url to links 

VERSION 10.22 [31.5.2024]

 - [FIX] disable to show subtitles on youtube default player when chromeless player is used

VERSION 10.21 [20.5.2024]

 - [FIX] preview seek auto on hls media type with mid advert

VERSION 10.2 [20.5.2024]

 - [UPDATE] compatible with Schedule AddOn 
 - [FIX] export / import playlist, remove user id 

VERSION 10.17 [19.5.2024]

 - [UPDATE] css improvements for theme conflicts

VERSION 10.15 [11.5.2024]

 - [FIX] subtitles on chromecast with encryption
 - [UPDATE] compatible with Modern Video Reel

VERSION 10.11 [6.5.2024]

 - [FIX] ios preloader visible on start above big play button 

VERSION 10.1 [14.4.2024]

 - [UPDATE] php 8.3 compatibility

VERSION 10.0 [9.4.2024]

 - [UPDATE] language translations added

VERSION 9.82 [30.3.2024]

 - [FIX] vimeo single video list not working

VERSION 9.81 [28.3.2024]

 - [UPDATE] compatible with Shelf Addon

VERSION 9.8 [22.3.2024]

 - [FIX] statistics play count if percent set to zero
 - [FIX] vimeo api next page results on total scroll

VERSION 9.79 [11.3.2024]

 - [UPDATE] youtube api improvements

VERSION 9.78 [26.2.2024]

 - [ADD] page scroll event for load more in grid layouts

VERSION 9.75 [25.2.2024]

 - [FIX] chromecast subtitles

VERSION 9.7 [16.1.2024]

 - [UPDATE] upload multiple videos at once in playlist manager
 - [ADD] option show video sort videos buttons above grid or player (latest / popular / oldest)
 - [UPDATE] option show date from now format in playlist items
 - [ADD] option to add custom buttons in player controls
 - [UPDATE] hide video title in fullscreen

VERSION 9.5 [28.12.2023]

 - [UPDATE] Youtube allow setting default language for subtitles on start
 - [UPDATE] when loading folder of videos, option to auto load video subtitles 

VERSION 9.45 [6.12.2023]

 - [FIX] skin aviva rewind, skip backward, forward button icons not working
 - [UPDATE] youtube live streaming

VERSION 9.4 [23.11.2023]

 - [ADD] navigator share

VERSION 9.39 [20.11.2023]

 - [FIX] Google Drive folder

VERSION 9.38 [31.10.2023]

 - [UPDATE] autoplay in viewport only loads video poster on page load 

VERSION 9.36 [21.10.2023]

 - [ADD] option to exclude Youtube shorts from showing 

VERSION 9.35 [19.10.2023]

 - [ADD] option to loop vast tag with pre ads indefinitely

VERSION 9.3 [12.10.2023]

 - [FIX] iphone playing vast twice before main video starts

VERSION 9.28 [10.10.2023]

 - [UPDATE] chromecast improvements

VERSION 9.26 [8.10.2023]

 - [FIX] access to the feature "xr" is disallowed by permissions policy
 - [UPDATE] skip empty vast when ima loader is not used 

VERSION 9.25 [19.9.2023]

 - [FIX] parsing vast file error depending on vast content

VERSION 9.22 [24.7.2023]

 - [FIX] statistics not show correctly in playlist manager
 - [UPDATE] playlist item content is now in order (title, date, description) so date if used in not shown under description in playlist items
 - [ADD] show view count in playlist items (this uses player own statistics, not statistics from Youtube or Vimeo)

VERSION 9.2 [6.7.2023]

 - [UPDATE] player markup is now generated internally
 - [ADD] stream video from a camera 

VERSION 9.03 [29.6.2023]

 - [FIX] block shortcode ad_id undefined

VERSION 9.02 [27.6.2023]

 - [FIX] user roles for playlist creation
 - [UPDATE] limit number of videos per playlist for user
 - [UPDATE] some statistics update

VERSION 9.0 [9.6.2023]

 - [ADD] allow users to create their own playlists 
 - [ADD] limit how many playlists and videos can user create 
 - [UPDATE] display video statistics per user
 - [ADD] add video to favorites for each user 
 - [UPDATE] track video watched percentage per user 

VERSION 8.71 [1.6.2023]

 - [UPDATE] display video subtitles in iPhone native fullscreen

VERSION 8.7 [30.5.2023]

 - [ADD] mobile compact playlist option

VERSION 8.6 [20.5.2023]

 - [FIX] transcript scrolls page 
 - [FIX] up next close button triggers next video
 - [FIX] skip advert button causing advert loading incorrectly  
 - [FIX] change video preloader which does not use css perspective because of flickering on safari

 - [ADD] mobile friendly scroll option for settings menu, transcript langauage menu, chapter menu
 - [ADD] option to synchronize transcript langauge with subtitles
 - [ADD] add keyboard info dialog in settings menu
 - [ADD] new keyboard action close dialog (info, share..) with escape key
 - [ADD] option to preserve playback rate when changing video  
 - [ADD] option to use global popup close button so it always displays above popup content on small screens 

 - [UPDATE] floating video top position 
 - [UPDATE] custom menu with call to action (playlist icons) in playlist items
 - [UPDATE] new zoom controls in settings menu

VERSION 8.37 [12.5.2023]

 - [UPDATE] swipe tolerance (minimum distance to trigger swipe)

VERSION 8.36 [4.5.2023]

 - [FIX] keyboard controls scroll page (spacebar, page up, down)

VERSION 8.35 [24.4.2023]

 - [ADD] auto open fullscreen on play click option
 - [ADD] inline adverts while video plays with user roles configuration

VERSION 8.30 [17.4.2023]

 - [UPDATE] debounce search
 - [ADD] export statistics to CSV

VERSION 8.27 [13.4.2023]

 - [UPDATE] prevent mobile hover for icons
 - [FIX] 360 virtual reality mobile sometimes now working

VERSION 8.25 [3.4.2023]

 - [UPDATE] option to insert your own preformatted title and description for playlist items and updated search

VERSION 8.21 [12.3.2023]

 - [FIX] amazon S3 private bucket not loading

VERSION 8.2 [6.3.2023]

 - [UPDATE] centered image annotations not to loose width on small screen 
 - [UPDATE] new improved keyboard controls
 - [UPDATE] chapters repeat, share buttons visible only on active chapter item (css change)
 - [ADD] popup advertisements on pause (any HTML content) individual or global (behave differently than annotations)
 - [UPDATE] choose between slide and alpha transitions in player (info, share, embed, playlist selector, chapter window, transcript)

VERSION 8.05 [1.3.2023]

 - [UPDATE] Vimeo api update

VERSION 8.04 [14.2.2023]

 - [FIX] playlist selector change playlist click inconsistent

VERSION 8.03 [12.2.2023]

 - [FIX] keyboard options not saving

VERSION 8.02 [2.2.2023]

 - [FIX] main video not playing after advert

VERSION 8.01 [30.12.2022]

 - [UPDATE] add video date (for playlist item content) when you upload mp4 video inside Playlist manager.

VERSION 8.0 [9.12.2022]

 - [FIX] some bugs with using search field and navigating between playlist items and transcript
 - [FIX] player shadow moved to inner element so its not visible until player loads 
 - [FIX] age verify screen would not show second time if we change video without interacting with age verify screen first
 - [FIX] active transcript item not selected on transcript language change
 - [FIX] AWS S3 not getting poster and thumb from folder
 - [FIX] if you copy embed url that already contains player query url parameters, they will get doubled
 - [FIX] Pagination items per page using Retrieve more limit    
 - [FIX] statistics not able to change playlist in dropdown

 - [ADD] loader for pagination grid
 - [ADD] option to pass Hls and Dash config parameters
 - [ADD] retrieve video title and description in your localized language for Youtube
 - [ADD] option to remember video quality across different videos 
 - [ADD] option to hide annotations on mobile
 - [ADD] option to advance to next video if current fails
 - [ADD] shortcode generator save quick shortcode values 
 - [ADD] playlist manager, added quick shortcode link to video
 - [ADD] option to change icons 

 - [UPDATE] converted to javascript (no jquery dependencies) 
 - [UPDATE] accessibility improvements on player markup (buttons and inputs for seekbar)
 - [UPDATE] option to add your own css to the player instead of player defined
 - [UPDATE] whatsApp share 
 - [UPDATE] added CSS container queries 
 - [UPDATE] added share and repeat buttons to chapter menu / window
 - [UPDATE] update to gtag analytics
 - [UPDATE] prevent seeking past mid adverts if havent already played
 - [UPDATE] added advert and chapter indicators to solo seekbar
 - [UPDATE] skin aviva & sirius, seekbar goes above controls on narrow screens to make room for other buttons
 - [UPDATE] embeded player is always 100% height of embedding container
 - [UPDATE] seekbar tooltip showing on mobile  
 - [UPDATE] choose swipe action  

VERSION 7.51 [22.11.2022]

 - [FIX] upload upload manager not working

VERSION 7.5 [16.9.2022]

 - [FIX] coming next video screen was visible even with single video in playlist
 - [FIX] if video autoplay was off, youtube videos would show youtube red play button on start instead of player play button  

 - [UPDATE] add private audio over Amazon S3 bucket
 - [UPDATE] option to remember playback position for all videos in playlist
 - [UPDATE] disable css hover styles for mobile
 - [UPDATE] show We are offline image when you are not streaming 
 - [UPDATE] added icon to unmute button
 - [UPDATE] apect ratio option active again
 - [UPDATE] some improvements for RTL layout
 - [UPDATE] option to use global keyboard controls
 - [UPDATE] embed copied text

 - [ADD] option to apply custom css globally to all players
 - [ADD] option to deactivate certain videos in playlist 
 - [ADD] transform video option with controls (zoom, rotate video and save state)
 - [ADD] set custom video end screen (show your own HTML and CSS after video ends)
 - [ADD] domain switch option, batch rename video urls in playlist (plus subtitles, thumbnails etc..)
 - [ADD] option to sort videos in playlist by most popular
 - [ADD] watch limit feature (disable video playback at specific time and show custom image with optional url)
 - [ADD] bottom seekbar when controls autohide
 - [ADD] option to add custom icons in playlist with url link attached to each

VERSION 7.31 [10.5.2022]

 
 - [UPDATE] thumbnail image not required for skip ad window
 - [FIX] vast non linear ads used without ima loader do not show

VERSION 7.3 [5.5.2022]

 
 - [FIX] chapter window close button not working
 - [FIX] tooltip sometimes wobbly
 - [FIX] restrict content header title missing from translation
 - [FIX] transcript header title language not updated on language change
 - [FIX] playlist button navigation css for buttons overwritten
 - [FIX] chapter window display in horizontal bottom navigation

 - [UPDATE] included video adverts into quick shortcode generator
 - [UPDATE] make playlist from folder of videos in custom directory on your server
 - [ADD] combine player ratio option (remove black bars around video in both player and playlist mode)
 - [ADD] playlist selector option in playlist (choose another playlist)
 - [ADD] option to auto advance to next playlist
 - [UPDATE] option to use default browser scrollbar in playlist

 

VERSION 7.16 [9.4.2022]

 
 - [ADD] specify global playlist lock video time for non logged in users
 

VERSION 7.15 [21.3.2022]

 
 - [FIX] fail to play next 360 video
 

VERSION 7.12 [21.2.2022]

 
 - [FIX] subtitle vtt will fail if it contains multiple newline breaks in a row
 - [UPDATE] option to activate cors on subtitles or chapters to load cross domain
 - [UPDATE] option not to pause video when click embed, share, video info...
 

VERSION 7.1 [22.1.2022]

 
 - [FIX] elements visiblity comparing video width, not whole container width when calculating what icons to show on different screen sizes
 - [FIX] You are watching resume screen (if already opened) stays visible after we click on another playlist item 
 - [FIX] letter n appears in page with skin pollux
 - [FIX] youtube / vimeo single video sometimes not loading on start
 - [ADD] option to load multiple vimeo single videos in one query
 - [UPDATE] "Activate When Parent Visible" changed to boolean 
 - [ADD] option to load Youtube and Vimeo video details without api key 

VERSION 7.06 [10.1.2022]

 
 - [FIX] seekbar position not updating when keyboard controls are used to seek and video is paused
 - [FIX] export feature not working in some cases (Read-only file system in plugins directory) 

VERSION 7.05 [2.1.2022]

 
 - [FIX] export / import sometimes not working when wp prefix is different

VERSION 7.01 [25.12.2021]

 
 - [FIX] on clear statistics, clear visible data without page refresh
 - [FIX] some annotation data not saving

VERSION 7.0 [17.12.2021]

 
 - [FIX] quickly opening between share / embed / info window could leave video playing in the background
 - [FIX] setting link on video advert pause opens url link twice  
 - [FIX] adsence data not saved in admin
 - [FIX] player description breakpoint not saved
 - [FIX] using search field in playlist scroll to playlist top when videos are filtered
 - [UPDATE] specify video quality for mobile for self hosted videos
 - [UPDATE] include video adverts in custom shortcodes
 - [UPDATE] simplify data-path for adverts
 - [UPDATE] option to load subtitles, chapters cross domain
 - [ADD] video embed screen (embed single video or whole playlist)
 - [ADD] age verification screen for video
 - [ADD] transcript window showing all subtitles (change language + search function)
 - [ADD] chapter window showing all chapters (alternative to chapter menu, + search function)
 - [ADD] statistics add graph for total plays last month
 - [ADD] statistics choose percent of the video watched to count as played
 - [ADD] show top plays statistics per country, show play data for each user 
 - [ADD] option to exclude specific videos from showing in Youtube or Vimeo feed (channel, playlist ..etc)
 - [UPDATE] option to specify midroll adverts start time in percentage 
 - [UPDATE] option to specify adverts skip time in percentage  
 - [ADD] support for IMA, VAST, VMAP, VPAID, SIMID 
 

VERSION 6.20 [2.11.2021]

 
 - [ADD] play videos from OneDrive (single or folder)
 

VERSION 6.16 [29.10.2021]

 
 - [UPDATE] option to load folder of 360 videos, google drive folder of 360 videos, amazon s3 folder of 360 videos
 - [FIX] watched percentage on runtime not updating
 

VERSION 6.16 [9.10.2021]

 
 - [FIX] previous chapter button showing always

VERSION 6.15 [20.9.2021]

 
 - [FIX] audio ad not showing image poster if set
 - [FIX] Apple IOS remember playback position time
 - [ADD] option to show chapter title in player top left 
 - [ADD] previous chapter button in controls
 - [ADD] Amazon S3 support with private buckets with presigned url 
 - [ADD] translate backend with textdomain  

VERSION 6.11 [13.8.2021]

 
 - [FIX] changing height of the vertical playlist when its below the player not working
 - [FIX] display poster on mobile active on desktop as well
 - [ADD] AirPlay support 

VERSION 6.1 [30.5.2021]

 
 - [UPDATE] support for clicktag ads during video playback
 - [FIX] local subtitles for live streaming (hls, dash)
 - [FIX] if autoplay in viewport unmutes video with user page interaction, mute icon is still showing in player controls   
 - [ADD] next chapter button 
 - [UPDATE] clicking chapter menu will auto start video with "show Controls Before Video Start" option 
 - [ADD] Chromecast support 
 - [UPDATE] PHP 8 compatibility 

VERSION 6.05 [28.4.2021]

 
 - [UPDATE] Show poster on pause works with autoplay true (when poster is not shown on start)
 - [ADD] load Google Drive folder of videos

VERSION 6.0 [14.4.2021]

 

 - [FIX] live streaming video quality menu duplicating on select
 - [FIX] audio not playing on ios
 - [FIX] audio visualizer disabled on ios and poster is used instead
 - [FIX] apmvp_video shortcode not working
 - [FIX] restrict download button on click scrolling to page top
 - [FIX] up next thumb time not registered
 - [FIX] global (per playlist) lock video time 0 not recognized 
 - [FIX] if main video had poster, poster was shown when main video resumed playing after mirroll ad finished
 - [FIX] thumbnail hover preview using only preview from active video for all playlist items
 - [FIX] watched percentage not updating live with player type lightbox
 - [FIX] prevent custom context menu over player video description

 - [UPDATE] when description over thumbnail is used, playlist position vertical right / bottom will automatically switch style description over thumbnail / description right of thumbnail for best visual appearance
 - [UPDATE] thumbnail hover preview can be gif or a small video
 - [UPDATE] limit playlist description text has been changed to number of lines to show instead of number of characters. 
 - [UPDATE] option to remember last used subtitle
 - [UPDATE] searching for videos in playlist will only play videos found by search
 - [UPDATE] chapter title moved below preview seekbar thumbnail
 - [UPDATE] show video poster before asking for password protected videos
 - [UPDATE] improvements on Sirius skin, gradient added below controls to better emphasize controls above the video
 - [UPDATE] add media type "custom" can now be added as HTML directly in admin (using external file is still available option) 
 - [UPDATE] new keyboard controls selector and keyboard controls only active when cursor above the player (now working with multiple players in page) 
 - [UPDATE] watched percentage now works with anonymous shortcodes
 - [UPDATE] new grid layouts

 - [ADD] mid-roll advert coming in... 123 seconds message
 - [ADD] support for vr stereoscopic videos 
 - [ADD] shortcode generator with all attributes for the player
 - [ADD] quick shortcode generator for video (or multiple videos) 
 - [ADD] when adding video in Playlist manager, option to add video to multiple playlists at once
 - [ADD] option to use PerfectScrollbar instead of mCustomScroll in playlist 
 - [ADD] pagination inside admin Edit playlist section (video list)
 - [ADD] audio slideshow as alternative to audio visualizer while audio plays
 - [ADD] allow only logged in users or specific user roles to view video without ads 
   [ADD] option to prevent user from seeking into not yet watched part of the video

VERSION 5.16 [19.2.2021]

 
 - [FIX] youtube not autoplay after we click resume screen
 - [FIX] vimeo default player not resume after we click resume screen
 - [FIX] youtube, vimeo single video use without api not saving
 - [FIX] video advert ending causes link to open if set on video

VERSION 5.15 [7.2.2021]

 
 - [FIX] add url to image ad not working
 - [UPDATE] annotation shown by default on small screen or when player is small in size ( can be adjusted in responsive breakpoints section ). 

VERSION 5.12 [22.12.2020]

 
 - [ADD] auto generate video thumbnails for videos uploaded in WordPress
 - [FIX] live stream video quality change
 - [FIX] Android click unmute button pauses video 

VERSION 5.11 [03.12.2020]

 
 - [FIX] vimeo player parameters incorrect
 - [FIX] playing videos from new grid skin not working 

VERSION 5.1 [18.11.2020]

 
 - [FIX] global settings not detected when standalone shortcode was used
 - [FIX] lock video user roles bug
 - [ADD] live video thumbnails for html5 video
 - [ADD] option to show video title above the player

VERSION 5.07 [26.10.2020]

  
 - [FIX] swipe not working
 - [FIX] subtitles not visible when video has advert

VERSION 5.07 [24.10.2020]

  
 - [FIX] 360 video not pannable when used as advert

VERSION 5.06 [20.10.2020]

  
 - [UPDATE] improvements on embedding multiple players

VERSION 5.05 [18.9.2020]

 
 - [UPDATE] some database improvements

VERSION 5.02 [28.8.2020]

 
 - [FIX] navigation type (scroll, buttons, mouse move) missing from admin menu in Edit player section

VERSION 5.02 [13.8.2020]

 
 - [UPDATE] rename category/tag, prevent duplicate
 - [UPDATE] "Activate When Parent Visible" specify selector
 - [FIX] password field input not working

VERSION 5.01 [18.7.2020]

 
 - [FIX] statistics finish count not working
 - [UPDATE] play 360 video from hls or dash source

VERSION 5.0 [10.7.2020]

 
 - [FIX] javascript to footer not working with multiple players in page
 - [FIX] vimeo download video not working  
 - [FIX] playlist position grid / wall description style below thumbnail not working
 - [FIX] youtube playback rate not working 
 - [FIX] annotation close not removing correct annotation when showAnnotationsOnlyOnce 
 - [FIX] create tables on multisite
 - [FIX] create playlist from video statistics not working
 - [FIX] image ads not detect duration
 - [REMOVE] removed Youtube deprecated playback quality menu
 - [UPDATE] set poster for custom HTML
 - [UPDATE] ad_id can now be used with custom shortcode
 - [UPDATE] video statistics now working when no visible playlist is used 
 - [UPDATE] video statistics track video finish and download
 - [UPDATE] preloader visible before player loads
 - [UPDATE] if duration is used in playlist item thumbnail, duration is set after metadata if not available previously
 - [UPDATE] google analytics moved to callbacks
 - [UPDATE] redirect user to custom url on restricted videos 
 - [UPDATE] social sharing url for multiple players in page 
 - [ADD] support for shortcodes in annotations 
 - [ADD] sort videos by title in player
 - [ADD] display video percentage played in thumbnail
 - [ADD] option to show video poster on pause   
 - [ADD] option to hide player until playlist starts loading
 - [ADD] option to prevent Vimeo player from tracking session data, including cookies
 - [ADD] custom javascript section (add your own custom javascript to player)
 - [ADD] new skins and templates (grid and lists of thumbnails, separated playlists from player)
 - [ADD] option to show multiple playlists in page at once 
 - [ADD] thumbnail grid pagination 

VERSION 4.57 [22.5.2020]

  
 - [FIX] javascript to footer not working with multiple players in page
 - [FIX] duration not saved with image ads

VERSION 4.56 [21.4.2020]

 
 - [FIX] mvp_ad, mvp_annotation table doesnt exist during installation
 - [FIX] few other admin fixes

VERSION 4.55 [18.4.2020]

 
 - [UPDATE] restrict video view / download for specific user roles
 - [FIX] global per playlist video password not working

VERSION 4.5 [12.4.2020]

 
 - [FIX] mediaEndAction poster keeps duplicating posters
 - [FIX] seekbar wrong calculation
 - [FIX] duration field not saved for image ads
 - [FIX] "spaced" layout having next / previous playlist buttons in wrong position
 - [FIX] video preloader hidden when resume screen is shown (so its now seen behind transparent resume screen)
 - [FIX] IOS require double tap on unmute button if controls hidden
 - [ADD] option to set custom image loader
 - [REMOVE] option to disable adverts
 - [CHANGE] video poster is always shown (if exist) regardless of autoplay
 - [UPDATE] remember playback position now works with adverts (it remembers main video position, adverts are always played if exist) 
 - [UPDATE] lock video time is now available as global playlist option
 - [ADD] player custom classes
 - [UPDATE] support for unlimited number of ads before and after main video
 - [ADD] option to randomize ads
 - [ADD] option to show video duration in thumbnail and upnext
 - [FIX] up next thumbnail not showing correctly with random play
 - [ADD] up next / watched thumbnail over next and previous buttons
 - [ADD] coming next screen between videos (new mediaEndAction)
 - [ADD] related videos screen after video ends (new mediaEndAction). Show related videos from other playlists and load playlist on demand. 
 - [ADD] video play statistics with backend (count plays and time played), display statistics in frontend
 - [ADD] chapters menu list and button in controls to show chapter menu
 - [UPDATE] option to display video controls before video starts including chapter selector (requires video duration on self hosted video) 
 - [UPDATE] menu items bigger padding for better mobile usability
 - [ADD] display thumbnail list of playlists in frontend and on playlist select, load selected playlist in player
 - [ADD] player settings can now be passes with query string (parameters begins with "mvp-")
 - [ADD] create playlist from query string parameters 
 - [UPDATE] share specific video in playlist when used with social networking (direct link to video and current time)
 - [UPDATE] right click context menu update, share url to specific video in playlist
 - [UPDATE] option to provide multiple youtube api keys

VERSION 4.0 [1.3.2020]

 - [ADD] unmute button to unmute the video 
 - [ADD] optional search field in playlist
 - [UPDATE] use your own input search field for playlist items and specify dom selector 
 - [ADD] optional closed caption button in controls to toggle caption state
 - [UPDATE] autoplay in viewport multiple players like facebook
 - [ADD] open player in lightbox (with or without playlist)
 - [ADD] init player on dom selector click (and open specific video)
 - [ADD] optional button to close player minimize
 - [ADD] display collections from Vimeo (on demand), Vimeo user videos, Vimeo folders
 - [ADD] LIVE indicator in controls for live streams (auto or manual)
 - [ADD] option to disable seekbar to prevent skipping video
 - [ADD] only logged in users can download video (non logged in users are presented with login or register message)
 - [ADD] lock some videos, only logged in users can watch specific videos (or partial watch, for example first 15 seconds)
 - [ADD] callback beforeLoginScreen called before login screen opens 
 - [ADD] optional resume playback position prompt - ask user to continue watching where left off or start from the beginning
 - [FIX] parse vtt with multiline of text

VERSION 3.71 [16.2.2020]

 - [FIX] admin css tabs not working
 - [FIX] video quality change not working when Encrypt media paths is used

VERSION 3.71 [31.1.2020]

 - [UPDATE] cleaned double autoPlay setting (no more forceMutedAutoplay), autoPlay settings is now reponsible for muted autoplay

VERSION 3.71 [21.1.2020]

 - [UPDATE] player now retains layout in page while minimize on scroll 
 - [UPDATE] Google Analytics update
 - [UPDATE] new setting: combinePlayerRatio (boolean) keeps video ratio same when playlist is opened / closed in vlb, vrb layouts
 - [ADD] option to hide playlist on player minimize 
 - [ADD] restrict player width on minimize
 - [ADD] option to sort media loaded from folder
 - [ADD] set playback rate values
 - [ADD] load json playlist
 - [ADD] load any HTML into the player (ex. Facebook videos, Google maps etc..)

VERSION 3.56 [3.1.2020]

 - [ADD] option to activate the player when parent visible 
 - [UPDATE] retrieve media from database in ASC / DESC order

VERSION 3.55 [26.12.2019]

 - [ADD] video widget
 - [ADD] gutenberg block

VERSION 3.52 [5.12.2019]

 - [UPDATE] build multiple videos using shortcode

VERSION 3.51 [1.12.2019]

 - [FIX] duplicate player, playlist function jquery not defined

VERSION 3.51 [25.11.2019]

 - [FIX] hide player controls after image start with no duration, and after iframe shown in player

VERSION 3.51 [16.11.2019]

 - [UPDATE] toggle subtitle font size with keyboard controls (+/-)

VERSION 3.5 [16.11.2019]

 - [FIX] lightbox not opening when poster set
 - [FIX] truncate playlist description not working if playlist is closed on start
 - [UPDATE] updates to player resizing (player never larger than viewport)
 - [UPDATE] replace wordpress default video (html5, youtube, vimeo) 
 - [ADD] theater mode

VERSION 3.42 [4.11.2019]

 - [UPDATE] new import playlist / player option now works without LOAD DATA

VERSION 3.4 [24.10.2019]

 - [ADD] option to show poster after video end screen (self hosted, youtube, vimeo)
 - [ADD] option to skip poster 
 - [ADD] export / import player to csv (requires user FILE permission in database)

VERSION 3.3 [14.10.2019]

 - [ADD] new optional buttons in controls (rewind, skip backward, skip forward)
 - [ADD] new buttons in advert (volume, fullscreen)
 - [UPDATE] set default video quality on mobile
 - [ADD] more global playlist options (active subtitle, playback rate, start / end time)
 - [ADD] load more option for self hosted media
 - [ADD] option to choose Youtube and Vimeo thumbnail size
 - [ADD] audio visualizer as alternative to poster showing while audio plays
 - [ADD] image support
 - [FIX] Vimeo sort order

VERSION 3.15 [18.9.2019]

 - [UPDATE] Youtube api quota optimization

VERSION 3.1 [16.9.2019]

 - [UPDATE] admin updates

VERSION 3.01 [2.9.2019]

 - [UPDATE] small code improvements

VERSION 3.0 [28.8.2019]

 - [UPDATE] all new skins
 - [ADD] change css colors in backend 
 - [UPDATE] code improvements

VERSION 2.66 [.6.2019]

 - [ADD] caption font size breakpoints
 - [ADD] display captions over direct shortcode

VERSION 2.65 [14.6.2019]

 - [ADD] seek to chapter start option (when chapters are used) 
 - [UPDATE] improved mouse inactivity over player
 - [FIX] adverts not working with youtube, vimeo videos without data-noapi attribute
 - [ADD] option to set sticky video only if video is playing 

VERSION 2.61 [13.4.2019]

 - [FIX] click on playlist item cancels load more on total scroll

VERSION 2.6 [23.3.2019]

 - [FIX] fixed youtube single video list direct shortcode

VERSION 2.59 [15.3.2019]

 - [ADD] option to store playlist in browser to limit API requests for Youtube, Vimeo and other services

VERSION 2.58 [7.3.2019]

 - [FIX] small bug fixes (version number hasnt changed)

VERSION 2.58 [6.2.2019]

 - [ADD] support for Vimeo private unlisted videos
 - [UPDATE] improved embedding of multiple players in same page

VERSION 2.57 [27.1.2019]

 - [ADD] load Youtube channel by username, load Vimeo album by username

VERSION 2.56 [3.12.2018]

 - [ADD] set any frame as poster for self hosted video 
 - [UPDATE] some controls layout improvements

VERSION 2.55 [3.12.2018]

 - [ADD] picture in picture option 
 - [ADD] mpeg dash support
 - [ADD] new controls style
 - [ADD] chapter markers in seekbar for adverts
 - [UPDATE] small code improvements

VERSION 2.5 [20.11.2018]

 - [UPDATE] direction RTL compatibility
 - [ADD] hover preview for playlist thumbnails (gif)
 - [ADD] new player skins
 - [ADD] option to change any player icon with svg icons
 - [ADD] custom right click context menu
 - [ADD] option to show any playlists in page with shortcode so they can be loaded with api on runtime
 - [UPDATE] auto sort break points from low to high
 - [UPDATE] seekbar and time auto hide for Youtube live stream videos
 - [FIX] small bug fixes

VERSION 2.46 [18.10.2018]

 - [UPDATE] dynamic subtitle font size 
 - [UPDATE] option to encrypt media url directly in shortcode
 - [ADD] overwrite default wordpress mp4 video shortcode 

VERSION 2.45 [4.10.2018]

 - [ADD] new playlist positions (vertical left, horizontal top)
 - [ADD] new sharing sites (reddit, pinterest, digg, linkedin)
 - [ADD] optional published date in playlist items for Youtube and Vimeo (with title and description)
 - [FIX] wrong tooltip position in lightbox mode
 - [FIX] wrong grid gutter calculation

VERSION 2.42 [29.9.2018]

 - [FIX] first track not displayed in playlist with playlist_id shortcode
 - [FIX] having global playlist ads/annotations enabled (but not defined) prevented media ads/annotations to show
 - [FIX] having pre roll advert preventing annotations to show on main media

VERSION 2.41 [27.9.2018]

 - [ADD] Player quick demo importer with shortcodes

VERSION 2.4 [26.9.2018]

 - [ADD] AdSense support in player 
 - [ADD] automatically generate Vimeo download links
 - [ADD] export / import playlist to csv (requires user FILE priviledge in database)
 - [ADD] load playlists based on post categories and tags (taxonomy)
 - [ADD] password protected content (global per playlist or individual)
 - [ADD] Auxiliary shortcodes for creating players and playlists on the fly
 - [ADD] added Player API methods and Events section in admin
 - [ADD] custom annotation positions and margins over player, default annotation inactive opacity and close button positions
 - [ADD] option to minimize player to page bottom on scroll (limited to one player in page)
 - [ADD] option to copy & move tracks between playlists and filter tracks in playlist admin
 - [ADD] active item and timestamp parameters in url
 - [ADD] option to enable/disable adverts/annotations individually
 - [ADD] optional poster image for Youtube and Vimeo
 - [ADD] option to display poster image on mobile to preserve bandwidth
 - [ADD] WhatsApp share button
 - [UPDATE] added optional scrollbar for description and embed area instead of browser default one
 - [UPDATE] improved iframe loading in annotations
 - [FIX] small bug fixes in frontend and backend

VERSION 1.78 [16.8.2018]

 - [FIX] media order in playlist not saving after sort
 - [ADD] option to set image alt text
 - [UPDATE] improved subtitle styling

VERSION 1.77 [6.8.2018]

 - [ADD] Google Analytics tracking
 - [ADD] option to swipe the video

VERSION 1.76 [2.8.2018]

 - [CHANGE] new controls style
 - [UPDATE] improved vimeo playback (vimeo playlist can now contain both default and chromeless videos)

VERSION 1.75 [23.7.2018]

 - [UPDATE] improved chapters on mobile
 - [ADD] CSS shadow effects on player
 - [ADD] option to remember playback position on page reload
 - [ADD] new ad events to track ads (callbacks)
 - [FIX] mouse wheel on button navigation

VERSION 1.72 [19.7.2018]

 - [ADD] added sort and sort direction options for Youtube/Vimeo playlists
 - [FIX] chapters not working on Android
 - [FIX] big play button appearing over Vimeo default player

VERSION 1.71 [17.7.2018]

 - [ADD] new horizontal bottom button navigation with spaced layout between thumbnails (https://www.interactivepixel.net/env/mvp/button_navigation_h.html)
 - [FIX] some bug fixes from version 1.7

VERSION 1.7 [15.7.2018]

 - [ADD] conditional script loading (improves usability and performance)
 - [ADD] pre roll, mid roll, end roll adverts, individual per video / global per playlist (adverts can be self hosted videos, audio, images, youtube single video, vimeo single video)
 - [ADD] on screen popup annotations, individual per video / global per playlist (show/hide HTML elements on screen during playback)
 - [ADD] optional custom html content in playlist items 
 - [ADD] vimeo chromeless player 
 - [ADD] video redirect feature (on video end go to url)
 - [FIX] some issues with 360 playback
 - [FIX] video start time
 - [CHANGE] loadMoreOnTotalScroll moved from settings to data-load-more attribute on playlist item
 - [UPDATE] elements visibility (hide subtitles, annotations, upnext on mobile)
 - [UPDATE] overall code improvements
 - [ADD] optional place javascript in footer
 - [UPDATE] same player can now be reused in same page unlimited times

VERSION 1.37 [19.6.2018]

 - [FIX] Call to undefined function pag_isNullOrEmpty

VERSION 1.37 [14.6.2018]

 - [ADD] added video chapters option
 - [ADD] protected media and video urls (url encryption)

VERSION 1.36 [11.6.2018]

 - [ADD] HLS Live Streaming with Multiple Audio Tracks and Subtitles support 
 - [ADD] optional up next video feature
 - [ADD] new transparent controls layout
 - [ADD] optional no controls (for use as video background)
 - [ADD] option to hide certain buttons on mobile 
 - [FIX] remember playback rate speed on quality change
 - [FIX] playback quality change for youtube reloading video instead of quality 

VERSION 1.35 [3.6.2018]

    <strong>Note:</strong> this update will delete all current players in Player manager because of compatibility (playlist data remains saved)
 - [ADD] Youtube playback option without cookies
 - [FIX] navigation type buttons sometimes showing with no more items to load on load more option
 - [ADD] New 100% window size layouts
 - [ADD] general player sizing options
 - [ADD] optional grid calculations for playlistPosition outer (grid, wall layouts)
 - [ADD] optional thumbnail preview when seeking video (requires sprite of images for each video + vtt) 
 - [UPDATE] updates to lightbox layouts
 - [ADD] admin option to duplicate player and playlist
 - [ADD] optional playlist selector above the player (list or select option) with chosen playlists

VERSION 1.31 [14.5.2018]

 - [UPDATE] update for Chrome autoplay

VERSION 1.3 [6.5.2018]

 - [ADD] new option to autoplay videos after first video has been manually started
 - [ADD] new option to start playing video when player is visible on the page
 - [ADD] option to have youtube default player controls
 - [FIX] some bug fixes and code improvements

UPDATE 1.27 [25.4.2018]

 - [ADD] now you can set player ratio for video area (for example 4/3, 16/9 etc..) 
 - [ADD] ability to show / hide Load more button for Playlist style Outer or Wall
 - [UPDATE] load more button is now automatically removed when there is no more data to load  
 - [FIX] video not resizing if autoplay is false and poster was used   
 - [FIX] lightbox mode fullscreen 

UPDATE 1.25 [21.4.2018]

 - [UPDATE] new grid wall layout option with player as ligthbox

UPDATE 1.2 [9.4.2018]

 - [UPDATE] new playlist scroll options (buttons and hover)
 - [UPDATE] new admin details
 - [ADD] option to load more on total scroll in playlist (for Youtube and Vimeo videos)
 - [FIX] few bug fixes

UPDATE 1.0 [21.03.2018]

 - [FIX] few bug fixes

UPDATE 1.0 [20.03.2018]

 - [UPDATE] map.css share classes (facebook, twitter...)

VERSION 1.0 [11.03.2018]

 - first release

tags: video gallery, youtube, vimeo, hls, live streaming, dash, vast, ima, chromecast, chapters, learning, advertising

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