Field: oEmbed

Version: 1.4

Easily embed videos/images from ANY* website that implements the oEmbed format

@see http://oembed.com

SPECS

• Adds a field that takes as input the link to the page that has the embeded media
• Caches the oEmbed XML info into the database
  • Easily incorporate this XML via your Data Sources
  • Refreshes the info each time the entry is saved
• *Currently supported services:
  • Vimeo
  • Youtube
  • Dailymotion
  • Twitter
  • Flickr
  • Qik
  • Viddler
    • Anybody can add a service
      Just fork, code the missing Service Driver and request a pull!

REQUIREMENTS

• Symphony CMS version 2.2.5 and up (as of the day of the last release of this extension)

INSTALLATION

• Unzip the oembed_field.zip file
• (re)Name the folder oembed_field
• Put into the extension directory
• Enable/install just like any other extension

Voila !

HOW TO USE

• After installation, add a oEmbed field to a section
• Configure the field
  • Select at least one supported driver
  • You can add extra parameters to the oEmbed request's query string
• All the data will be available as xml in a datasource
• Use the oembed tag for embeding the resource into your frontend

TODO

• Adds a auto-refresh data mechanism
• Automatically add sites in the JIT authorized sites (for thumbnail and image services)
• Add MySpace driver: Waiting for MySpace to complete their oEmbed service

CREDITS

http://www.nitriques.com/open-source/

http://www.deuxhuithuit.com/

And thanks to everybody that added ServiceDrivers, reported bugs or submitted any improvements !