Marco Milesi

<p><strong>Telegram Bot & Channel</strong> is the all-in-one solution to connect your WordPress site with Telegram. Instantly broadcast posts, automate notifications, and create interactive bots for your audience. No coding required!</p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong><br />
– 🤖 <strong>Bot builder:</strong> Create interactive autoresponders for users and groups<br />
– 📣 <strong>Broadcast:</strong> Send posts, pages, or custom messages to your channels, groups, and subscribers<br />
– 🔔 <strong>Automated notifications:</strong> Instantly notify your audience about new content<br />
– 🔗 <strong>Zapier integration:</strong> Connect Telegram with 400+ apps and automate your workflows<br />
– 🔐 <strong>Secure:</strong> All connections use Telegram WebHooks and require SSL for maximum security<br />
– 🛡️ <strong>Modern UI:</strong> Clean, user-friendly admin panels with stats, logs, and quick actions</p>
<p><strong>Why choose this plugin?</strong><br />
– 100% free and open source<br />
– No third-party servers: your data stays on your site<br />
– Easy setup: just add your bot token and go<br />
– Developer-friendly: extend with custom PHP actions and filters</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<p><strong>Bot & Broadcast:</strong><br />
– Send posts, pages, or custom messages with flexible templates<br />
– Schedule broadcasts for future posts<br />
– Use custom keyboards and inline buttons for rich user interaction<br />
– Broadcast to users, groups, supergroups, and channels<br />
– Unlimited autoresponders and command triggers<br />
– View insights about your Telegram audience<br />
– Haversine algorithm for geo-targeted content<br />
– Create custom applications with command variables</p>
<p><strong>Zapier & Automation:</strong><br />
– Connect Telegram to 400+ apps (RSS, Instagram, Google Sheets, and more)<br />
– Automate news, weather, social, and IoT notifications<br />
– Easy Zapier invite and setup</p>
<p><strong>Security & Privacy:</strong><br />
– All actions protected by WordPress nonces (CSRF protection)<br />
– Only supports secure Telegram WebHooks (SSL required)<br />
– No data sent to third-party servers (except optional Zapier integration)</p>
<p><strong>Screenshots:</strong><br />
1. Modern dashboard with stats and recent activity<br />
2. Subscribers list<br />
3. Commands and autoresponders<br />
4. Zapier integration<br />
5. Plugin settings with tabs<br />
6. Dynamic replies and inline buttons<br />
7. Keyboard example<br />
8. Post broadcasting<br />
9. Native Gutenberg support</p>


Telegram Bot & Channel

Supercharge your WordPress site with Telegram! Broadcast posts, automate notifications, and build interactive bots for your users, groups, and channel …

sdaweb

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<p>SDAweb Channels for YouTube is a lightweight, privacy-friendly way to showcase YouTube content on your WordPress site. Add any number of public YouTube channels and display their videos using shortcodes or a Gutenberg block. Videos are cached locally so visitor page views consume zero API quota.</p>
<h4>Layouts & Playback</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Grid</strong> — Responsive multi-column grid (1–4 columns)</li>
<li><strong>Tabs</strong> — Channel-tabbed interface with 3 navigation modes: scroll, wrapping pills, and avatar strip</li>
<li><strong>Slider</strong> — Horizontal carousel with arrow navigation</li>
<li><strong>Auto player</strong> (default) — Adapts to screen size: inline on desktop, lightbox on mobile phones</li>
<li><strong>Lightbox player</strong> — Fullscreen overlay with keyboard shortcuts (arrow keys, Escape), swipe gestures, and prev/next navigation</li>
<li><strong>Inline player</strong> — Play directly inside the video card with expand-to-lightbox</li>
<li><strong>Link mode</strong> — Opens videos on YouTube in a new tab</li>
<li><strong>Avatar strip</strong> — Compact row of channel avatars with labeled names and smart truncation</li>
<li><strong>Mobile bottom sheet</strong> — Touch-optimized player with swipe-to-dismiss</li>
<li><strong>Landscape mobile</strong> — Optimized layouts: horizontal cards for live streams, 2-column grid for regular content</li>
</ul>
<h4>Live & Upcoming Streams</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic detection of live broadcasts and scheduled upcoming streams</li>
<li>Smart sort order: live streams first, then all streams sorted by proximity to the current time — the most relevant broadcasts always appear first</li>
<li>Dedicated <code>[sdawchfo_live]</code> shortcode for live and upcoming content</li>
<li>Live badge with concurrent viewer count and pulse animation</li>
<li>Upcoming badge with scheduled start time countdown</li>
<li>Toggleable “Live now” and “Coming up” section headings</li>
<li>Stale guard: upcoming streams auto-expire after 6 hours, live after 24 hours — no stuck statuses</li>
<li>5-minute background polling keeps live status current (1-minute with Broadcast Boost)</li>
<li>Live Broadcast Boost — configurable day/time window for 1-minute polling during scheduled broadcasts</li>
<li>Zero-quota RSS feed discovery catches scheduled broadcasts not in the uploads playlist</li>
<li>Live and upcoming streams are automatically excluded from regular shortcodes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Channel Management</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add channels by URL, handle (@username), or channel ID</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop reordering controls tab and section display order</li>
<li>Custom labels per channel for friendly display names</li>
<li>Automatic video caching with configurable 1–24 hour refresh intervals (up to 3 channels per cron run)</li>
<li>Manual refresh per channel or all channels at once</li>
<li>Import and export channels and settings as JSON</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>Four shortcodes cover every use case:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_channel]</code> — Videos from a single channel (by id, handle, or label)</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_channels]</code> — Multiple channels in grid, tabs, or slider layout</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_feed]</code> — Combined feed mixing videos from all channels</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_live]</code> — Live and upcoming streams with empty-state message</li>
</ul>
<p>All shortcodes support these attributes: <code>count</code>, <code>columns</code>, <code>layout</code>, <code>sort</code>, <code>player</code>, <code>pagination</code>, <code>per_page</code>, <code>show_stats</code>, <code>show_duration</code>, <code>show_channel</code>, and <code>live_only</code>.</p>
<h4>Additional Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg block with live preview and inspector controls</li>
<li>Shortcode builder in the admin dashboard — no coding required</li>
<li>Customizable frontend labels (26 strings) for full translation support</li>
<li>Customizable appearance: badge styles, button styles, tab colors, and time text colors with color pickers</li>
<li>Load More pagination with configurable batch size</li>
<li>Video stats: views, likes, duration, publish date</li>
<li>Detects and labels YouTube Shorts</li>
<li>Up to 100 videos per channel with automatic API pagination</li>
<li>Import/export for easy migration between sites</li>
<li>Tab navigation modes: scroll, wrapping pills, or avatar strip</li>
<li>REST API endpoints for custom and headless integrations</li>
<li>Server cron setup guidance in the admin settings</li>
<li>Channel name truncation setting for the avatar strip</li>
<li>Automatic cleanup of private and deleted videos from cache</li>
<li>Dark theme support via CSS custom property (–sdawchfo-card-bg)</li>
<li>Admin settings: tabbed Plugin Overview with 7 sections, quick-access links, and info tooltips explaining technical terms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>All video data is cached in your local database</li>
<li>Visitor page views make zero external API calls</li>
<li>No cookies are set and no visitor data is sent to third parties</li>
<li>YouTube embeds use the privacy-enhanced <code>youtube-nocookie.com</code> domain</li>
<li>YouTube embeds load only when a visitor clicks play</li>
<li>Lazy loading: thumbnail images load only when they scroll into view</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<h4>YouTube Data API v3</h4>
<p>This plugin connects to the YouTube Data API v3 to fetch channel information and video data. API calls are made server-side only when:</p>
<ul>
<li>An admin adds or refreshes a channel</li>
<li>The scheduled cron refresh runs (configurable interval, default 6 hours)</li>
<li>The live status cron runs (every 5 minutes, or every 1 minute during a configured Broadcast Boost window)</li>
</ul>
<p>No API calls are made during normal visitor page views — all data is served from the local cache.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC</li>
<li>API endpoint: <code>https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3</code></li>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube API Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p>A YouTube Data API v3 key is required. You can obtain one for free from the <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Cloud Console</a>.</p>
<h4>YouTube RSS Feeds</h4>
<p>This plugin fetches public YouTube RSS feeds (<code>https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml</code>) to discover recently published and scheduled videos. These requests are read-only, use no API quota, and contain only publicly available video IDs.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube Embeds</h4>
<p>When a visitor clicks play on a video, an iframe loads from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain (<code>youtube-nocookie.com</code>). No embed loads until the visitor initiates playback. No cookies are set by this domain.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube IFrame Player API</h4>
<p>When a visitor opens the lightbox player, the YouTube IFrame Player API script (<code>https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api</code>) is loaded to enable programmatic playback control (mute/unmute toggle). This script is only loaded when the lightbox is first opened — not on page load. No data is sent to YouTube beyond what the standard embed already transmits.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li>API documentation: <a href="https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube IFrame Player API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>


SDAweb Channels for YouTube

Display YouTube channels with grids, tabs, sliders, live stream badges, and lightbox playback.

Telegram Bot & Channel vs SDAweb Channels for YouTube