kennethrapp

<p>Convenient shortcodes for embedding youtube content (playlists, accounts and videos.) This plugin caches the json responses from Google’s API locally to avoid rate-limiting. Displays playlists and accounts in a responsive format, and includes title, user information, description, etc.</p>


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Convenient shortcodes for embedding youtube content (playlists, accounts and videos)

sohag007

<p>Craftsmenit-Video Platform for YouTube turns your WordPress site into a beautiful video platform powered by the YouTube Data API. Provide your API key and Channel ID, and the plugin automatically imports all playlists and videos, presenting them in a sleek, dark-themed interface with horizontal sliders, a hero section, modal previews, and a full-featured video player.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automatic YouTube Sync</strong> — Import all playlists and videos from any YouTube channel. Schedule syncs hourly, twice daily, or daily via WP Cron.</li>
<li><strong>Channel Auto-Detection</strong> — Channel name, logo, and banner are automatically fetched and applied.</li>
<li><strong>Beautiful Home Page</strong> — Hero section, search bar, and horizontal Swiper.js playlist rows with video thumbnail cards.</li>
<li><strong>Video Preview Modal</strong> — Click any card to open a popup with video preview and play button.</li>
<li><strong>Custom Video Player</strong> — Dedicated watch page using the YouTube IFrame API with custom controls (no native YouTube chrome).</li>
<li><strong>Tabbed Sidebar</strong> — Episodes tab lists all videos in the current playlist. Transcript tab displays synced captions with timestamps.</li>
<li><strong>Transcripts</strong> — Multi-language transcripts fetched via the <code>mrmysql/youtube-transcript</code> PHP package. Download as a text file.</li>
<li><strong>Continue Watching</strong> — Tracks playback progress for logged-in users and shows a “Continue Watching” row.</li>
<li><strong>My List / Favorites</strong> — Logged-in users can save videos to a personal list.</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Play Next</strong> — Automatically advances to the next video in a playlist.</li>
<li><strong>Keyboard Shortcuts</strong> — Space (play/pause), arrow keys (seek), F (fullscreen), M (mute).</li>
<li><strong>Speed Control & PiP</strong> — Playback speed adjustment and Picture-in-Picture support.</li>
<li><strong>Search</strong> — Real-time AJAX search across videos and playlists.</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> — Full API at <code>/wp-json/ytcp/v1/</code> for videos, playlists, search, progress, favorites, and transcripts.</li>
<li><strong>Customizable</strong> — Accent color picker, configurable URL slugs, and feature toggles for transcripts, history, favorites, auto-play, and PiP.</li>
<li><strong>Responsive</strong> — Fully responsive design for desktop, tablet, and mobile.</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong> — i18n support with the <code>craftsmenit-video-platform-for-youtube</code> text domain.</li>
<li><strong>Channel Switching</strong> — Changing the Channel ID and syncing purges old data and imports the new channel.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom Post Types</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>ytcp_video</code> — Each synced YouTube video.</li>
<li><code>ytcp_playlist</code> — Each synced YouTube playlist.</li>
<li><code>ytcp_genre</code> — Taxonomy for genre/tag classification.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom Database Tables</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>wp_ytcp_user_progress</code> — Tracks user playback position per video.</li>
<li><code>wp_ytcp_transcripts</code> — Caches fetched transcripts with language support.</li>
<li><code>wp_ytcp_favorites</code> — Stores user favorites / “My List” entries.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[ytcp]</code> — Full page layout (hero + search + playlist rows + modal).</li>
<li><code>[ytcp_hero]</code> — Hero section only.</li>
<li><code>[ytcp_playlist id="POST_ID"]</code> — Single playlist horizontal slider.</li>
<li><code>[ytcp_player video="POST_ID"]</code> — Single embedded video player.</li>
<li><code>[ytcp_search]</code> — Search bar component.</li>
</ul>
<h4>URL Structure</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>/watch/</code> — Home page with hero section and all playlist rows.</li>
<li><code>/watch/video-slug/</code> — Single video player page.</li>
<li><code>/series/playlist-slug/</code> — Single playlist page.</li>
</ul>
<p>(URL slugs are configurable in settings.)</p>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.8 or higher.</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher.</li>
<li>A YouTube Data API v3 key (free from the Google Cloud Console).</li>
<li>Composer dependencies are bundled in the <code>vendor/</code> directory.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external services to provide its full functionality. Please review the following:</p>
<h4>YouTube Data API v3 (googleapis.com)</h4>
<p>This plugin connects to Google’s YouTube Data API to fetch and synchronize YouTube channel content (playlists, videos, metadata, transcripts).</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong><br />
– Your YouTube API key (stored securely in WordPress options)<br />
– YouTube Channel ID<br />
– Requests for channel info, playlist listings, and video metadata<br />
– Requests are sent when: (1) manually syncing content from the admin dashboard, (2) during scheduled automatic syncs (via WP Cron), (3) when fetching transcripts for video display</p>
<p><strong>Service Provider:</strong> Google LLC</p>
<p><strong>Terms of Service:</strong> https://www.youtube.com/static/terms.html</p>
<p><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>
<h4>YouTube IFrame API (youtube.com)</h4>
<p>The custom video player uses YouTube’s IFrame Embed API to display and control video playback on the watch/player pages.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong><br />
– Your video embeds are served through YouTube’s iframe infrastructure<br />
– Standard YouTube analytics data (views, watch time) applies</p>
<p><strong>Service Provider:</strong> Google LLC</p>
<p><strong>Terms of Service:</strong> https://www.youtube.com/static/terms.html</p>
<p><strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> https://policies.google.com/privacy</p>


Craftsmenit-Video Platform for YouTube

Transform any YouTube channel into a beautiful video platform with automatic playlist sync, custom player, transcripts, watch history, and more.

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