=== Youtube Feeder ===
Contributors: awensley
Donate link: http://andrewensley.com/youtube-feeder-wordpress-plugin/
Tags: youtube, video, videos, playlist, list, live, feed, livefeed, youtube-feeder, feeder, youtubefeeder
Requires at least: 2.6
Tested up to: 3.0.1
Stable tag: 1.0.3

Allows you to embed a dynamic Youtube video feed anywhere on your Wordpress blog.

== Description ==

Youtube Feeder allows you to embed a live Youtube feed anywhere in your Wordpress blog.  The feed is always up to date because it pulls directly from Youtube's data api, but it can also cache the Youtube feed based on configurable settings.

The plugin is very flexible because every aspect is configurable.  Each video feed can be configured separately, or you can use defaults that take effect site-wide.  Each component is given highly accessible classes for complete customization of the display through CSS.

The "Playlist" style of display was made possible by [a jQuery plugin by Dan Drayne](http://www.geckonewmedia.com/blog/2009/8/14/jquery-youtube-playlist-plugin---youtubeplaylist/).  The code is used with permission.

== Installation ==

Follow these instructions to install the plugin.

1. Unzip the files from the download file
2. Upload the entire `youtube-feeder` folder to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
3. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
4. Go to the Youtube Feeder options page and choose your settings
5. Put the shortcode [youtubefeeder] in any post or page or embed_youtube_feed() anywhere in your template files.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

None yet

== Screenshots ==

1. The options page
2. Demo of the simple "list" style
3. Demo of the "playlist" style

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.3 =
* Added ability to embed the most recent thumbnail from a feed.

= 1.0.2 =
* Added ability to view videos fullscreen and fixed a bug with updating cache settings.
* BE SURE TO BACKUP ANY CHANGES TO style.css BEFORE UPGRADING

= 1.0.1 =
* Added ability to add thumbnails to the playlist style and fixed some bugs.

== Changelog ==

= 1.0.3 =
* Added the ability to embed the most recent thumbnail from a feed.
* Added the ability to display the video description in "playlist" style and remove it in simple "list" style.
* Changed the default embed style to "playlist".
* Changed preview to show default youtube user (if available) instead of a static user.
* Fixed bug in get_youtube_published_date() function.
* Changed some of the default CSS classes.
* Changed URL for thumbnails.

= 1.0.2 =
* Added ability to view videos fullscreen.
* Fixed a bug with updating cache settings.

= 1.0.1 =
* Fixed bug with embed_youtube_feed() and get_youtube_published_date() raising warnings when no argument was supplied.
* Added ability to add thumbnails to "playlist" style.
* Added ability to clear the Youtube Feeder Cache.
* Added message pointing to this page for FAQ and Support to the top of the settings page.
* Changed name of main plugin file from 'youtube_feed.php' to 'youtube-feeder.php' for consistency.

= 1.0.0 =
* Initial release

== Features ==

* Retrieves and embeds the newest videos from a Youtube user's feed automatically.  No more updating pages or fiddling with embed code.
* Displays player, title, date, and description for every video.
* Configurable video size.  Can be set site-wide or per video feed.
* Display styles completely customizable with simple tweaks to included CSS file.
* Completely configurable date format.
* Configurable caching of feeds to reduce server load and load time for visitors.  Can be handled site-wide or per video feed.
* Can simply list each video or create a player, allowing visitors to click on each video title, loading it dynamically into the single player.
* Configurable number of videos displayed in each feed.
* Dedicated function to get the published date of the most recent video in a feed.
* Dedicated function to get the thumbnail of the most recent video in a feed.

== Requirements ==

* Your server's PHP configuration (PHP.ini) must have [allow_url_fopen](http://www.php.net/manual/en/filesystem.configuration.php#ini.allow-url-fopen) set to "On"
* The [PHP JSON extension](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.json.php)

== License ==

This plugin is released under the GPLv3 license and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law.  I make no guarantee this plugin will work for you.

== Support ==

For support, please visit the [plugin page](http://andrewensley.com/youtube-feeder-wordpress-plugin/)