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Had to make JavaScript fixes to get Seesmic plugin to work!
I installed the plugin as described, but no dice. Looked at TechCrunch's code, and they had a bunch of JavaScript includes I didn't, so I added those. Still no dice. But then I got a JavaScript error saying "recorderVersion not defined". Looked at TechCrunch's code.. "http://seesmic.com/Widgets/StandaloneRecorder.swf" was hard coded in instead of the "recorderVersion" in my JavaScript files.
I added these lines to the start of seesmic-wp-plugin.js, and then it worked:
var recorderVersion = "http://seesmic.com/Widgets/StandaloneRecorder.swf";
var playerVersion = "http://seesmic.com/Widgets/StandalonePlayer.swf";
I also had to add these lines to my WordPress header template:
<link href="/wp-content/plugins/seesmic-wp-plugin/seesmic-wp-plugin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
I suspect most people are not as persistent as me. It now works great though, but seems weird I have to do this. I'm using WordPress 2.5.
I added these lines to the start of seesmic-wp-plugin.js, and then it worked:
var recorderVersion = "http://seesmic.com/Widgets/StandaloneRecorder.swf";
var playerVersion = "http://seesmic.com/Widgets/StandalonePlayer.swf";
I also had to add these lines to my WordPress header template:
<link href="/wp-content/plugins/seesmic-wp-plugin/seesmic-wp-plugin.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
I suspect most people are not as persistent as me. It now works great though, but seems weird I have to do this. I'm using WordPress 2.5.
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Inappropriate?Peter... thanks for the heads up. We will definitely look into this. -
Inappropriate?It's probably not a fix to the JavaScript issues I raised, but I suspect the plugin might be putting the <link> references in the WordPress 'header' variable which is commonly (but not always) used by the header /template/. I don't use the header variable in my template which might explain that particular part of the problem (and allow this to be explained in the docs). -
Inappropriate?Just had a look through the PHP code, and yes, it seems like everything is getting added to the wp_head. I went back to my template and added this into the <head></head> section:
<?php wp_head(); ?>
And then it supplies all the correct stuff, and even sets the recorderVersion and playerVersion variables.
So.. not exactly a bug, but it needs to be explained in the documentation or as an FAQ or something. Not everyone uses wp_head() in their templates, or removes it from the standard ones (as I did), because wp_head can often include other stuff we don't want on our pages.
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Inappropriate?I've added this to the Seesmic Wordpress Plugin wiki page:
"You need to make sure wp_head is being included in your header template in between the HEAD tags, like so: <?php wp_head(); ?> If not, the JavaScript includes will not be defined correctly and you will not be able to record or play videos."
So.. that should, in theory, clear it all up. Thanks! -
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Inappropriate?I applied those 2 lines at the top, and I was able to FINALLY have a video go through the completion process. Thanks for posting this Peter, and thanks for your help Critter!
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One more thing, I went back to my original theme, and was still able to record a video, which is great. But, I'm back to the same problem of the video comment button not showing up on the comments page. I know nothing about code and was wondering what I need to put there for the video comment button to appear. (it was showing up on the other theme)
