First of all, make sure you always download the latest version of AllVideos (currently version 4.x).
The following documentation applies to AllVideos version 3.1 or newer.

Installation

AllVideos comes in one unified installer for Joomla! versions 1.5, 2.5 & 3.0. After you download the zip file from our homepage or the AllVideos product page, upload and install the plugin by using the Joomla! installer. Navigate to:

• Extensions >> Install/Uninstall (for Joomla! 1.5) or
• Extensions >> Extension Manager (for Joomla! 2.5 or newer)

…to install the plugin.

Finally, navigate to Extensions >> Plugin Manager (all Joomla! versions) and publish the plugin. To edit the plugin parameters, simply click on its name “AllVideos (by JoomlaWorks)”.

Upgrading

Follow the same procedure as above. New files will simply override the old ones upon installation of a newer package.

Simple Options

This is a screenshot of the plugin parameters (screenshot taken from the plugin’s latest version in Joomla! 1.5 – parameters are identical in other Joomla! versions of course). The parameters contain tooltips with more info were necessary. Usually the only things you need to change are the video dimensions.

Custom options per video

Easy, descriptive syntax for media embedding. Use: {formatORprovider}filenameORvideoID{/formatORprovider}
You can also use syntax like: {format/provider}filenameORvideoID|width|height|autoplay{/format/provider}

…where “width” and “height” are the media dimensions in pixels and “autoplay” is enabled using 1 (use 0 to disable it).

For example, a YouTube video with 600×450 dimensions that autoplays on page load would be displayed adding this plugin tag in your Joomla! article (or K2 item, or Virtuemart product etc.): {youtube}he73js822|600|450|1{/youtube}

Please note that for providers like YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Blip.tv, Justin.tv, SoundCloud, Twitvid & yFrog you can also use the entire video page URL instead of just the ID.

MVC Templating

The feature trully setting apart all our plugins from any other Joomla! plugin are their MVC architecture, currently available in Joomla! for components and modules only. That means you can use HTML and CSS template overrides inside your Joomla! template and completely change the way the plugin elements display on your website!

So you can either choose to use the versatile base styling of the plugin or simply override it (both the HTML and CSS code) by copying the plugin’s folder /plugins/content/jw_allvideos/tmpl/Classic in Joomla! 1.5 or the folder /plugins/content/jw_allvideos/jw_allvideos/tmpl/Classic in Joomla! 2.5 or newer TO your Joomla! template’s /templates/YOURJOOMLATEMPLATE/html/jw_allvideos/ folder (create it if it doesn’t exist), as you would with components and modules.

Whatever changes you do from now on within this folder, will completely override the plugin’s output, exactly as you would with any other MVC component or module.

The good thing about MVC templating is you don’t have to worry about future updates breaking your styling.

Available tags in AllVideos

Below are two tables describing what audio/video formats and video providers are supported by AllVideos.

In the audio/video formats table you can see the type, paths and what Joomla! tag to enter within your content items/articles. Please note that if for example you divide your video/audio folder into subfolders, then you need to specify the folder path AFTER the master video/audio folder path.

In plain English this means that if your video exists in images/stories/videos/summer/trip_to_paris.flv and your “Local Video Folder” parameter is set to images/stories, you would simply enter {flv}summer/trip_to_paris{/flv}.

AllVideos – Supported Video & Audio Formats : Formats

VIDEO FORMATS		Note: for this example, we assume that the plugin parameter “Local Video Folder” is set to “images/stories/videos”
.	Video Formats using the AllVideos Flash/HTML5 video player	Actual file path	AllVideos plugin tag to enter in Joomla!
.	FLV	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.flv	{flv}our-family-trips/paris{/flv}
.	FLV hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.flv	{flvremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.flv{/flvremote}
.	MP4 (H.264 Video)	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.mp4	{mp4}our-family-trips/paris{/mp4}
.	MP4 (H.264 Video) hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.mp4	{mp4remote}http://domain.com/media/paris.mp4{/mp4remote}
.	OGV (OGG VIdeo)	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.ogv	{ogv}our-family-trips/paris{/ogv}
.	OGV (OGG VIdeo) hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.ogv	{ogvremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.ogv{/ogvremote}
.	WebM	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.webm	{webm}our-family-trips/paris{/webm}
.	WebM hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.webm	{webmremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.webm{/webmremote}
.	F4V	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.f4v	{f4v}our-family-trips/paris{/f4v}
.	F4V hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.f4v	{f4vremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.f4v{/f4vremote}
.	M4V (H.264 Video)	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.m4v	{m4v}our-family-trips/paris{/m4v}
.	M4V (H.264 Video) hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.m4v	{m4vremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.m4v{/m4vremote}
.	3GP	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.3gp	{3gp}our-family-trips/paris{/3gp}
.	3GP hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.3gp	{3gpremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.3gp{/3gpremote}
.	3G2	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.3g2	{3g2}our-family-trips/paris{/3g2}
.	3G2 hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.3g2	{3g2remote}http://domain.com/media/paris.3g2{/3g2remote}
.
.	Video Formats using the native QuickTime plug-in for playback	Actual file path	AllVideos plugin tag to enter in Joomla!
.	MOV	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.mov	{mov}our-family-trips/paris{/mov}
.	MOV hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.mov	{movremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.mov{/movremote}
.	MPEG	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.mpeg	{mpeg}our-family-trips/paris{/mpeg}
.	MPEG hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.mpeg	{mpegremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.mpeg{/mpegremote}
.	MPG	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.mpg	{mpg}our-family-trips/paris{/mpg}
.	MPG hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.mpg	{mpgremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.mpg{/mpgremote}
.	AVI (must contain web compatible video)	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.avi	{avi}our-family-trips/paris{/avi}
.	AVI (must contain web compatible video) hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.avi	{aviremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.avi{/aviremote}
.
.	Video Formats using the native Windows Media plug-in for playback	Actual file path	AllVideos plugin tag to enter in Joomla!
.	WMV	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.wmv	{wmv}our-family-trips/paris{/wmv}
.	WMV hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.wmv	{wmvremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.wmv{/wmvremote}
.
.	Video Formats using the native DivX plug-in for playback	Actual file path	AllVideos plugin tag to enter in Joomla!
.	DivX	images/stories/videos/our-family-trips/paris.divx	{divx}our-family-trips/paris{/divx}
.	DivX hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/paris.divx	{divxremote}http://domain.com/media/paris.divx{/divxremote}
.
.	Formats using the native Flash browser plug-in for playback (usually used for video or animated banners)	Actual file path	AllVideos plugin tag to enter in Joomla!
.	SWF (Shockwave Flash)	images/stories/videos/banners/promo.swf	{swf}banners/promo{/swf}
.	SWF (Shockwave Flash) hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/media/promo.swf	{swfremote}http://domain.com/media/promo.swf{/swfremote}
.
.
.	AUDIO FORMATS		Note: for this example, we assume that the plugin parameter “Local Audio Folder” is set to “images/stories/audio”
.	Audio Formats using the AllVideos Flash/HTML5 video player	Actual file path	AllVideos tag to enter in Joomla!
.	MP3	images/stories/audio/podcasts/theJoomlaShow.mp3	{mp3}podcasts/theJoomlaShow{/mp3}
.	MP3 hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.mp3	{mp3remote}http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.mp3{/mp3remote}
.	AAC	images/stories/audio/podcasts/theJoomlaShow.aac	{aac}podcasts/theJoomlaShow{/aac}
.	AAC hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.aac	{aacremote}http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.aac{/aacremote}
.	M4a	images/stories/audio/podcasts/theJoomlaShow.mp4	{mp4}podcasts/theJoomlaShow{/mp4}
.	M4a hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.mp4	{mp4remote}http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.mp4{/mp4remote}
.	OGG Theora	images/stories/audio/podcasts/theJoomlaShow.ogg	{ogg}podcasts/theJoomlaShow{/ogg}
.	OGG Theora hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.ogg	{oggremote}http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.ogg{/oggremote}
.
.	Audio Formats using the native Windows Media plug-in for playback	Actual file path	AllVideos tag to enter in Joomla!
.	WMA	images/stories/audio/podcasts/theJoomlaShow.wma	{wma}podcasts/theJoomlaShow{/wma}
.	WMA hosted on remote server	http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.wma	{wmaremote}http://domain.com/audio/theJoomlaShow.wma{/wmaremote}

In the video providers table below you can see the provider’s name, a sample URL to a video page, what video ID to “extract” and what Joomla! tag to enter within your content items/articles.

 

AllVideos – Supported Video & Audio Providers : Video Providers

Since v4.2+ of the plugin, we are adding new providers which previously could not be added with the “id” pattern.
SoundCloud.com is the first such provider supported and you now copy & paste the full URL, which you then place inside {soundcloud} plugin tags.

.	Video Provider (Flash/HTML5 streaming)	Video URL	Video ID to grab from Video URL (usually the last part of the URL)	AllVideos tag to enter in Joomla!
.	youtube.com	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV81bAghxBU	Grab the full URL or just “DV81bAghxBU”	{youtube}DV81bAghxBU{/youtube}
.	vimeo.com	http://www.vimeo.com/1319796	Grab the full URL or just “1319796”	{vimeo}1319796{/vimeo}
.	dailymotion.com	http://www.dailymotion.com/featured/video/x35714_cap-nord-projet-1_creation	Grab the full URL or just “x35714_cap-nord-projet-1_creation”	{dailymotion}x35714_cap-nord-projet-1_creation{/dailymotion}
.
.	Video Provider (Flash streaming only)	Video URL	Video ID to grab from Video URL (usually the last part of the URL)	AllVideos tag to enter in Joomla!
.	123video.nl	http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=248020	248020	{123video}248020{/123video}
.	aniboom.com	http://www.aniboom.com/video/28604/Kashe-Li-Its-Hard/	28604	{aniboom}28604{/aniboom}
.	collegehumor.com	http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3515739/bowsers-minions	3515739	{collegehumor}3515739{/collegehumor}
.	dotsub.com	http://dotsub.com/view/9518104c-aa15-4646-9a39-a789e5586cdb	9518104c-aa15-4646-9a39-a789e5586cdb	{dotsub}9518104c-aa15-4646-9a39-a789e5586cdb{/dotsub}
.	flickr.com	http://www.flickr.com/photos/bswise/5930051523/in/pool-726923@N23/	5930051523	{flickr}5930051523{/flickr}
.	funnyordie.com	http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7c52bd0f81/the-pussy-patch-from-lil-jon	7c52bd0f81	{funnyordie}7c52bd0f81{/funnyordie}
.	gametrailers.com	http://www.gametrailers.com/video/downloadable-content-soul-calibur/41925	41925	{gametrailers}41925{/gametrailers}
.	goal4replay.net	http://www.goal4replay.net/VideoWatchF.asp?ID=56215&Ln=En	56215	{goal4replay}56215{/goal4replay}
.	godtube.com	http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=FJ219MNU	FJ219MNU	{godtube}FJ219MNU{/godtube}
.	grindtv.com	http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/video/snowmobile_riding_in_labrador/#60513	60513	{grindtv}60513{/grindtv}
.	kewego.com	http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoafYcaT.html	iLyROoafYcaT	{kewego}/iLyROoafYcaT{/kewego}
.	ku6.com (China)	http://v.ku6.com/special/show_4416694/SaBUoSwhqBgcuTd1.html	SaBUoSwhqBgcuTd1.html	{ku6}SaBUoSwhqBgcuTd1.html{/ku6}
.	liveleak.com	http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2eb_1217374911	2eb_1217374911	{liveleak}2eb_1217374911{/liveleak}
.	livevideo.com	http://www.livevideo.com/video/EuroChild/5EEFC251BB0C43229FB0C9C70A30AF69/speakswedishstupid-a-furry-s.aspx	5EEFC251BB0C43229FB0C9C70A30AF69	{livevideo}5EEFC251BB0C43229FB0C9C70A30AF69{/livevideo}
.	metacafe.com	http://www.metacafe.com/watch/6758278/senna_movie_trailer/	6758278/senna_movie_trailer/	{metacafe}6758278/senna_movie_trailer/{/metacafe}
.	myspace.com	http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/37910278	37910278	{myspace}37910278{/myspace}
.	myvideo.de	http://www.myvideo.de/watch/8200801/Call_out_Video_Zeig_mir_wie_du_tanzt	8200801	{myvideo}8200801{/myvideo}
.	sapo.pt	http://videos.sapo.pt/34NipYH7bWgUzc3pZgwo	34NipYH7bWgUzc3pZgwo	{sapo}34NipYH7bWgUzc3pZgwo{/sapo}
.	screenr.com	http://www.screenr.com/LQ2s	LQ2s	{screenr}LQ2s{/screenr}
.	sevenload.com	http://en.sevenload.com/videos/C4vgVtx-Startrek-Just-Got-Smaller	C4vgVtx	{sevenload}C4vgVtx{/sevenload}
.	sohu.com (China)	http://my.tv.sohu.com/u/vw/6854750	6854750	{sohu}6854750{/sohu}
.	southparkstudios.com (Clips only)	http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/388728/it-sounds-like-poo	388728	{southpark}388728{/southpark}
.	stupidvideos.com	http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/animals/Cat_Practices_Jumping_Before_Jump_1/#334088	334088	{stupidvideos}334088{/stupidvideos}
.	tudou.com	http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/vHRA5NP3ge8/	vHRA5NP3ge8	{tudou}vHRA5NP3ge8/{/tudou}
.	ustream.tv	http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15746278	15746278	{ustream}15746278{/ustream}
.	vbox7.com	http://vbox7.com/play:1cbe43e895	1cbe43e895	{vbox7}1cbe43e895{/vbox7}
.	veevr.com	http://veevr.com/videos/T5THb081f	T5THb081f	{veevr}T5THb081f{/veevr}
.	veoh.com	http://www.veoh.com/watch/v21091373cQe4FGa9	v21091373cQe4FGa9	{veoh}v21091373cQe4FGa9{/veoh}
.	vidiac.com	http://www.vidiac.com/video/Dating-Stupid-Girls;Funny-Stuff	Dating-Stupid-Girls;Funny-Stuff	{vidiac}Dating-Stupid-Girls;Funny-Stuff{/vidiac}
.	video.yahoo.com	http://video.yahoo.com/editorspicks-12135647/featured-24306389/mission-impossible-4-trailer-25805900.html	mission-impossible-4-trailer-25805900.html	{yahoo}mission-impossible-4-trailer-25805900.html{/yahoo}
.	youku.com (China)	http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzAxNDM3Ng==.html	id_XNzAxNDM3Ng==.html	{youku}id_XNzAxNDM3Ng==.html{/youku}
.	youmaker.com	http://www.youmaker.com/video/svb5-ac21c98f0eb1467faa423c52fe90ee9f0020.html	svb5-ac21c98f0eb1467faa423c52fe90ee9f0020.html	{youmaker}svb5-ac21c98f0eb1467faa423c52fe90ee9f0020.html{/youmaker}
.
.	Added in v4.2
.	SoundCloud.com (audio)	http://soundcloud.com/sebastien-tellier/look	http://soundcloud.com/sebastien-tellier/look	{soundcloud}http://soundcloud.com/sebastien-tellier/look{/soundcloud}
.
.	Added in v4.3
.	blip.tv	http://blip.tv/joomlaworks/k2-for-joomla-dec-2010-4565453	http://blip.tv/joomlaworks/k2-for-joomla-dec-2010-4565453	{blip}http://blip.tv/joomlaworks/k2-for-joomla-dec-2010-4565453{/blip}
.	justin.tv	http://www.justin.tv/jessicaycombinator/b/258383456	http://www.justin.tv/jessicaycombinator/b/258383456	{justin}http://www.justin.tv/jessicaycombinator/b/258383456{/justin}
.	twitvid.com	http://www.twitvid.com/PMRZA	Grab the full URL or just “PMRZA”	{twitvid}http://www.twitvid.com/PMRZA{/twitvid}
.	yfrog.com	http://yfrog.com/0ia9mcz	Grab the full URL or just “0ia9mcz”	{yfrog}http://yfrog.com/0ia9mcz{/yfrog}

 

Since v4.2+ of the plugin, we are adding new providers which previously could not be added with the “id” pattern.
SoundCloud.com is the first such provider supported and you now copy & paste the full URL, which you then place inside {soundcloud} plugin tags.