Security / Privacy

  • Resolved clarkstudios

    (@clarkstudios)


    1 year, 10 months ago

    If I use do_shortcode('[videopress ... ]'); is there any parameters to hide the sharing bar? I only seem to be able to do this via the block builder and there seem to be no options in the back end when editing a video in the VideoPress area.

    Also can you default set the privacy of your videos? And if they are private are videos tied to the URL that Jetpack is installed too. I.e. could someone copy the iframe from the source and embed it on another site?

    Lastly in the backend there is a link for the Video URL – if I copy that and paste in into my browser and lets say it is a mov file it downloads the file. Is that URL publicly available anywhere or is that for the benefit of the admin?

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  • H @clarkstudios,

    Thanks for getting in touch.

    is there any parameters to hide the sharing bar?

    For now, these are the only shortcode attributes that are supported:

    • w=X for width in pixels, do not include units
    • h=Y for height in pixels, do not include units
    • hd=true/false to force HD playback
    • freedom=true/false to force only use open source video formats
    • autoplay=true/false to automatically play the video when it loads
    • loop=true/false?to automatically play the video over and over

    There are no attributes that allow you to disable sharing. To disable the sharing menu for a video, you have to go to WordPress.com and do so from the Media library for your site. The process is described in this support guide.

    In the near future, we’ll add more of those features to the WP Admin backend when editing a video in the VideoPress area.

    Also can you default set the privacy of your videos?

    If you’re on the latest version of the plugin, you should be able to set the site-wide privacy for your videos from the VideoPress plugin area/page at SITE_ADDRESS/wp-admin/admin.php?page=jetpack-videopress#/. That privacy setting means that only registered (logged-in) members of your site can view your videos.

    Is that URL publicly available anywhere or is that for the benefit of the admin?

    The URL is available for admins in WordPress.com or the WordPress admin backend. A short URL is also available when sharing is enabled for your videos.

    That said, tech-savvy users who can inspect HTML elements can easily retrieve the URL from the browser even if it’s private. If it’s private, the only difference is that they’d have to be logged in.

    It’s difficult to completely protect your videos and other intellectual property from malicious users as long as it’s on the web. In addition to all these gating mechanisms and a security firewall, you may want to consider putting some legal measures in place that allow you to take action when your copyrights are violated.

    I hope this helps.

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