Videos Category to Curate YouTube Channel

[jaswrks]

@raamdev writes...

WPKBA could, in the future, be enhanced to search any Markdown files in the "Videos" category (configurable from the option panel) for YouTube video links; it could then use the first YouTube video link it finds to create a thumbnail, if we wanted to lay videos out in a grid format or something.

Going w/ the YouTube Idea; What Needs To Occur?

• [ ] Review YouTube API examples for PHP
• [ ] Determine ways that a site owner can include/exclude videos.
• [ ] Determine what options need to be configurable.
• [ ] Add a new shortcode option for [kb_articles_list /] that enables or disables this functionality that will be connected to a special category named videos.
• [ ] Consider adding a new shortcode: [kb_articles_video_grid /].

[raamdev]

Another idea, related to this: Instead of using KB Articles for the "Videos" tab, integrate this with a YouTube Channel so that the "Videos" tab would simply curate content from an existing YouTube Channel, laying out any videos it finds in a grid-format. This could be used instead of creating KB Articles with links to YouTube videos.

[jaswrks]

@raamdev writes...

"Videos" tab would simply curate content from an existing YouTube Channel

I like this idea better than trying to parse articles. Thank you.

[jaswrks]

• Marking this as ready for work.
• Changing title of this issue; going with YouTube idea.

[jaswrks]

Marking this as "needs research" and adding a list of actions (↑ above) that need to occur.