wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android
Video thumbnails missing in posts list and preview for video shortcodes such as `[wpvideo]`
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[Type] Enhancement
Media
Posts + Pages
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Expected behavior
To see a video thumbnail in the Posts list or post preview
Actual behavior
The shortcode is shown instead
Steps to reproduce the behavior
- Create a new post with a wpvideo shortcode and publish it
- Look at the card on the Posts page
It would be nice to see a thumbnail of the video, but instead all I see is the shortcode like [wpvideo] (note that it's not even the full shortcode, it's missing the video code itself).
Tested on Nexus 6P, Android 7.1.2, wp alpha-38
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Research direction
Start by tracing how post content is rendered for the Posts page card and post preview, then follow the handling of [wpvideo] shortcodes. Reproduce with a published post containing a wpvideo shortcode; done means both views show the video's thumbnail instead of the shortcode text.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- content, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100