Released Talmyric Video Clips 1.0.10

Full feature list​

Create clips from the editor​

• Dedicated YouTube clip toolbar button.
• Clip creation window with a YouTube URL or video ID field.
• Separate Start and End fields.
• Accepts whole seconds, mm:ss, or hh:mm:ss.
• Optional plain-text caption of up to 200 characters.
• Preview the video before inserting the clip.
• Explore the preview freely to find the right moment.
• Set start here and Set end here buttons capture the preview’s current position.
• Automatically inserts the clip’s BB code into the message.

Timestamped YouTube links​

• Recognizes supported timestamps in pasted YouTube links.
• Supports formats such as t=255, t=255s, t=4m15s, t=1h2m3s, and start=255.
• Supports recognized timestamp fragments such as #t=255s.
• Automatically fills Start and adjusts End.
• Preserves the current valid clip length when moving to a new timestamp.
• Leaves both time fields editable.
• Includes an Add start time to link button that builds the timestamped link for you.
• Provides instructions explaining how to use the timestamp button.

Embedded playback​

• Loads the YouTube player only after someone clicks Play clip.
• Starts playback muted.
• Visible mute/unmute control.
• Repeats the selected segment when looping is enabled.
• Optional single-play mode stops at the selected end.
• Replay clip restarts the selected segment.
• Clear duration label, such as 10-second clip · 4:00–4:10.
• Optional caption displayed above the player.
• Direct Watch on YouTube link.
• Pauses playback when the browser tab is hidden or the player is mostly offscreen.
• Unmuting one Talmyric player pauses other Talmyric players on the page.

Edit existing clips​

• Dedicated Edit YouTube clip toolbar button.
• Lists clips found in the message being edited.
• Opens the selected clip with its caption and times already filled in.
• Supports adjusting the video, caption, and selected segment.
• Replaces only the chosen occurrence, including when a message contains duplicate clips.
• Preserves surrounding message content.
• Cancel leaves the original clip unchanged.

Copy and quote clips​

• Copy clip copies the video ID, caption, and selected times as BB code.
• Works without loading or playing the video.
• Manual-copy dialog is available when automatic clipboard access is blocked.
• Quote this clip inserts the selected clip into quick reply using XenForo’s normal author/post attribution.
• Appends the quote to the reply draft without clearing existing text.
• Leaves members free to add their comment and submit the reply themselves.
• Quote availability follows native quote/quick-reply controls and the add-on’s create permission.

Administrator options​

All settings are available under:

ACP → Setup → Options → Talmyric Video Clips

• Enable or disable clip embedding.
• Configure minimum clip duration.
• Configure maximum clip duration.
• Configure maximum clips per message.
• Choose the default clip length.
• Show or hide the Copy clip button.
• Show or hide the Replay clip button.
• Show or hide the Quote this clip button.
• Enable or disable automatic looping.
• Choose Compact, Standard, or Wide player sizes.
• Keep timestamp instructions visible or place them behind a Help button.

Player sizes have maximum widths of 480px, 640px, and 960px, and shrink to fit the available message or screen width.

Permissions and validation​

• Separate user-group permissions for creating clips and playing embedded clips.
• Users without embedded-playback permission receive a timestamped YouTube link.
• Server-side validation of video IDs, supported URLs, timestamps, captions, and clip duration.
• Clip creation permission also applies to manually entered BB code.
• Clips count toward the add-on’s per-message limit and XenForo’s normal media limit.
• Captions display as escaped plain text.
• Clip BB code is disabled in signatures.
• No server-side downloading of user-supplied video URLs.

Lightweight integration​

• Standalone core XenForo add-on.
• No XenForo Media Gallery dependency.
• No YouTube Data API key.
• No video uploads, transcoding, or locally hosted video files.
• No custom database tables.
• Uses YouTube’s official embedded player.
• Uses a privacy-enhanced YouTube embed host.
• Includes standard XenForo add-on metadata and XML exports.
• Includes installation, upgrade, and validation documentation.
• Developer link appears in the XenForo add-on list.