Hover Video Preview

May 11, 2015

Hover Video Preview Plugin

Quickly and easily add an auto-playing YouTube video in a tooltip when the user hovers over any element.

Hover Video Preview for WordPress

This plugin makes it very easy to add a video preview tooltip when a user hovers over any element.

Installation

Installing the plugin

  1. In your WordPress admin panel go to Plugins > New Plugin, search for Hover Video Preview and click “Install now
  2. Alternatively, download the plugin and upload the contents to hover-video-preview.zip to your plugins directory, which usually is /wp-content/plugins.
  3. Activate the plugin

Using the shortcode

YouTube

[hover_video_preview provider="youtube" video_id="GeIAXlwVlZc" mute="0"]<img src="http://placehold.it/200x200.jpg"/>[/hover_video_preview] 

Vimeo

[hover_video_preview provider="vimeo" video_id="115494492" mute="1"]<img src="http://placehold.it/200x200.jpg"/>[/hover_video_preview] 

Screenshots

  1. Quickly and easily add an auto-playing video tooltip when a user hovers over an image.

    Quickly and easily add an auto-playing video tooltip when a user hovers over an image.

FAQ

Can I request additional features?

You can request additional features on the support page, find me on twitter and reach out directly, @jasonpancake, or contact me through my site http://jasonpancake.com.

Changelog

1.0.2

  • Added support for Vimeo
  • Added ability to mute the video when it first starts playing

1.0.1

  • Added an FAQ and screenshot to the plugin page
  • Updated the settings page for the plugin

1.0.0

  • Initial release

Details

  • Version: 1.0.2
  • Active installations: 60
  • WordPress Version: 3.0.1
  • Tested up to: 4.2.38

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