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Video Blogster Pro – import YouTube videos to WordPress. Also DailyMotion, Spotify, Vimeo, more Changelog

Every recorded version, newest first, with what changed in each one.

Latest 4.9.0.415 versions

Undated · 15 versions

  1. 4.9.0.4

    Latest
    1 new1 fix
    New
    • new Bearer token for API requests.
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes

  2. 4.9.0.3

    1 fix2 changes
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • set VideoScheduledAt to null for completed/live broadcasts.
    • set concurrentViewers to 0 for completed/upcoming broadcasts.

  3. 4.9.0.2

    2 fixes
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    • fix for fetching medium size YouTube thumbnails.

  4. 4.9.0.1

    1 fix2 changes
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • ensure mt_rand args are integers for PHP 8.1+
    • video and comment field support for X-Y broke -1 entry. Fixed.

  5. 4.9

    4 new1 improvement2 fixes2 removed8 changes
    New
    • Added dismissible notice about important YouTube ToS changes.
    • Added new filter 'vbp_publish_the_video_finished'
    • Added template tag %VideoScheduledAt%, for live YouTube videos.
    • Added ability to request a random number from a range X-Y for videos and comments.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    • Fix for finding exact position for multi-byte strings when using content filters.
    Removed
    • removed Utility Functions
    • Removed word boundary regex flag for Replace Phrases check. Now optional filter.
    Changes
    • YouTube: posts with valid videos now refresh metadata (views, likes, etc.) in custom meta fields every 30 days according to ToS Policy #: III.E.4.d
    • YouTube: Added Main Settings option for action on videos that are deleted from YouTube.
    • RSS: add support for get_categories inside an enclosure.
    • RSS: default feed entry type to video if enclosure does not define type/medium.
    • Allow support for fractional values for Scheduler hours like 0.75 be careful.
    • Ensure videos imported do not have content publish dates ahead of the current server time.
    • Ensure Image Template resolves with all valid file characters.
    • Increased logfile size in sql from text(64k) to longtext(4gb).

  6. 4.8.3

    1 new1 improvement1 fix7 changes
    New
    • Added ability to quick set tags with an input field in Create Posts tab.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • spintax rule brackets changed from {ONE|TWO} to {{ONE|TWO}}
    • More debugging messages when checking for duplicate posts.
    • Check for WordPress error after get_posts when searching for duplicates.
    • VBP will now check for duplicate posts in the auto-draft and inherit statuses, just in case.
    • YouTube removed public captions support.
    • YouTube: remove %VideoCaptions% template tag in post body template if no video captions found.
    • convert ini_get shorthand values (i.e. 8M) to bytes for comparison checks.

  7. 4.8.2

    1 new1 improvement1 fix5 changes
    New
    • added vbp_default_post_template filter.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • expanded Envato API error response info.
    • extra checks for PHP max post size and max input vars.
    • video-blogster-frontend.css was missing from zip file for Force Embed option.
    • PHP 8 support changes.
    • YouTube: Better channel ID mapping for custom channel names like @handles.

  8. 4.8.1

    1 fix4 changes
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • SoundCloud - removed support. API is no longer public.
    • YouTube - removed caption import. No longer public and requires oAuth.
    • PHP 8 support changes.
    • WP 5.9 support changes.

  9. 4.8

    4 new1 improvement1 fix3 changes
    New
    • Added feed option to select a media image to use for all imported feed videos.
    • Added feed option to force embed to be responsive.
    • Added filter 'vbp_skip_search_locations'.
    • Added filter 'vbp_post_already_exists' for post duplicate check so user can support other import plugins.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • YouTube - assume maxresdefault entry even when missing from API.
    • Ensure translations by Google do not strip html tags.
    • Ensure translations by MS Azure do not strip html tags.

  10. 4.7.4

    1 fix3 changes
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • Theme helpers use changed vbp_ filters.
    • Minor html fixes.
    • YouTube Query: recognize 'search only' even if ID field has a value.

  11. 4.7.3

    1 fix1 change
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • Backwards compat with older PHP versions for the new sanitization checks.

  12. 4.7.2

    1 improvement3 changes
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Changes
    • Plugin Update Checker updated to v4.11
    • All filters and action hooks now have vbp_ prefix.
    • Sanitize all output elements.

  13. 4.7.1

    1 new1 improvement1 change
    New
    • Added option in Create The Posts tab -> Post Taxonomies to not clear post taxonomies when updating a previous import.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Changes
    • YouTube custom channel page mapping is saved to a 10 day transient.

  14. 4.7

    1 new1 improvement2 fixes3 changes
    New
    • Added link to Google's Privacy Policy on YouTube feeds.
    Improved
    • Enhancements
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    • Fix for Enfold theme-helper file.
    Changes
    • YouTube image request size now defaults to 'largest available'.
    • YouTube custom channel pages are now automatically mapped to their channel IDs.
    • Content filters now use multibyte function calls for handling languages that are different from internal encoding.

  15. 4.6.2

    1 fix1 change
    Fixed
    • Bugfixes
    Changes
    • YouTube: Match contentDetails->captions to either "true" or true.

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