NEW: now you have both options: to set the video background only for a div or for entire page.
**FEATURES:**
+ **YouTube, Vimeo and Self-Hosted support** - It plays YouTube, Vimeo and Self-Hosted video files. For YouTube & Vimeo all you need to use is the video ID
+ **Responsive Design** - The plugin is fully responsive, including images and videos and will adapt the browser/device resolution
+ **Mobile Compatible** - It is compatible with IOS and Android operating systems.
+ **Option To Automatically Obtain the Video Thumbnail, Title and Description From YouTube Servers** - All you need to use is the YouTube video ID and the plugin will get these information from YouTube server. Parameters to use your own information
+ **Fixed Width/Full Width** - You can use the plugin as a fixed width or as a full width video player
+ **FullScreen video background** - The plugin can be used as a full-screen video background for your website. The video will cover the entire screen without any black stripes. Optional fallback image for mobile devices.
+ **Texture Over Video** - Optional parameter to add a texture over the images. In this manner you’ll not have to modify each image to add the texture.
+ **Multiple Parameters** - Over 30 parameters from where you can customize your player, including: autoplay, loop, colors, dimensions, show/hide video controllers, randomize videos…
+ **Border** - For Fixed Width and Full Width version you have parameters to set the border width and color.
+ **Bottom Navigation Positioning** - You can position the bottom navigation to left, right or center.
+ **Lightweight** - The JS file has around 22KB
**Note for IOS & Android (restrictions imposed by Apple & Google):** - The autoplay will not work on mobile devices (smartphones or tablets) because IOS/Android has disabled autoplay feature and it can’t be controlled from JS. If you start it on a smartphone, it will come in front of your website in fullscreen mode. On tablets, it will behave like it does on desktop.
**VIDEO TUTORIAL:**
+ You'll find detailed video tutorials in the help documentation
**UPDATES / RELEASE LOG**
+ Version 1.9.3 Release Date: February 25, 2020
- updates for 2020
+ Version 1.9.2 Release Date: November 11, 2019
- code improvements
+ Version 1.9.1 Release Date: August 27, 2019
- replaced die() function with wp_die()
+ Version 1.9 Release Date: May 30, 2019
- added autoplay for YouTube videos on IOS/Android
+ Version 1.8.9 Release Date: April 18, 2019
- updated the plugin to respect the latest Envato WordPress Plugin Requirements
+ Version 1.8.8 Release Date: January 29, 2019
- 'Center Plugin' parameter was added. By setting it 'true' the player will center on the page
+ Version 1.8.7 Release Date: November 17, 2018
- code improvements
+ Version 1.8.6 Release Date: October 09, 2018
- bug fix for thumbs navigation on full width version
+ Version 1.8.5.2 Release Date: August 22, 2018
- multiple code improvements
+ Version 1.8.5.1 Release Date: July 11, 2018
- code improvements
+ Version 1.8.5 Release Date: June 25, 2018
- updated the Vimeo API to the latest version
+ Version 1.8.4 Release Date: April 25, 2018
- when initial volume is set to 0 the html5 video tag is also set to muted
+ Version 1.8.3.2 Release Date: January 18, 2018
- code improvements
+ Version 1.8.3.1 Release Date: August 25, 2017
- auto-play option added for IOS devices when self-hosted videos are used
+ Version 1.8.3 Release Date: April 21, 2017
- support for HTTPS websites
+ Version 1.8.2 Release Date: February 25, 2017
- code improvements
+ Version 1.8.1 Release Date: October 11, 2016
- feature: added the new Media Library selection window
- code improvements
+ Version 1.8 Release Date: June 25, 2016
- feature: optional fallback image for mobile devices
- feature: Vimeo videos can hide the controls, too
+ Version 1.7 Release Date: February 05, 2016
- feature: new parameter to show/hide the playlist tooltip for each thumb
+ Version 1.6.1 Release Date: January 07, 2016
- bug fix: fixed an issue in admin section which only appeared when the plugin was used on a sub-domain
+ Version 1.6 Release Date: January 05, 2016
- feature: smoother loop when there's only one video in the playlist
+ Version 1.5 Release Date: October 15, 2015
- bug fix: For YouTube videos, with the new YouTube API, the preview image didn't appear. Problem fixed.
+ Version 1.4 Release Date: August 10, 2015
- code improvement
+ Version 1.3 Release Date: July 04, 2015
- bug fix: Vimeo videos will preserve the initial volume value while navigating the playlist
+ Version 1.2 Release Date: February 05, 2015
- bug fix: fixed an issue with the initial volume value
+ Version 1.1 Release Date: January 24, 2015 , 2015
- feature: added 'modestbranding' for YouTube player
+ Version 1.0 Release Date: October 28, 2014