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Correction vast=”skip” is actually not working on individual videos.
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Hello Ron,
sorry about that, could you please check if you are using multiple ad tags in the waterfall loading? In that case, you might need to add:
vast=”skip” vast1=”skip” vast2=”skip”
I see that it’s cumbersome, we will improve this.
Thanks,
Martin
This is basically what I have. I obviously changed the links but this is the format. There is no waterfall.
[fvplayer src="http://myexamplevideo/11111111.hd.mp4?s=7a9211af" vast="skip" autoplay="false" embed="false" splash="http://mysite.com/wp-content/taylor1-e1425708125505.png" playlist="http://myexamplevideo/2222222.hd.mp4?s=ebb7b"]
Hello Ron,
I tested this again with both VAST and VPAID ads and I’m not noticing any issue with it.
Could you please post a link to your site where we can see this?
Thanks,
Martin
Sure, here you go.
Hello Ron,
I had a look and it appears that your vast=”skip” attribute of shortcode is not parsed at all. Perhaps you have some hidden character in the shortcode which prevents it from running properly.
Could you please test this with the shortcode from here? https://gist.github.com/foliovision/8ef1090c8ee1c12f46b6
I also tested using all the shortcode attributes which you provided in the example above (src, vast, autoplay, embed, splash, playlist) but I still wasn’t able to reproduce the issue.
Thanks,
Martin
So that shortcode works when it is just one video. I took out the embed=, autoplay=, etc. and it worked. I think the problem is coming into play when I add a playlist. It will skip the first video (which is my own ad not VAST) and play VAST on the second video. Here is an example of the new shortcode I entered. If there is not a solution to this yet it’s OK, but I will let my direct advertisers know.
[fvplayer src="http://myexamplevideo/11111111.hd.mp4?s=7a9211af" splash="http://mysite.com/wp-content/taylor1-e1425708125505.png" playlist="http://myexamplevideo/2222222.hd.mp4?s=ebb7b" vast="skip"]
Hello Ron,
thank you for the bug report, I see the issue with playlists. If there is vast=”skip” it should skip any VAST ads on the entire playlist. We will get that fixed.
Thanks,
Martin
Martin, is there an update for the vast=”skip” on the entire playlist? I have two direct advertisers lined up and can’t move forward until it’s resolved.
Hello Ron,
I’m sorry, but I’m not able to reproduce this issue anymore. The vast=”skip” simply works in playlists. I know I said I can reproduce the issue the last time and I’m sorry if you lost some time waiting for this, but I just can’t see any problem here anymore. Perhaps I used an older version of our plugin the last time. You are already on the latest version, I checked.
Could you please setup your playlist with vast=”skip” now and send us the URL? Then I’ll have a look and test it right on your website. If I see a problem, I’ll work on fixing it right away.
Thanks,
Martin
Here is the URL as well a sample of the shortcode I used. I used fake links in the shortcode below but wanted to show what format I am using. You can see I am using a playlist with splash image. The VAST ad is running before both videos and I need VAST to skip on both in playlist.
http://streamnowtv.com/2015/01/starting-a-company/
[fvplayer src="http://video/external/12433.hd.mp4?s=1c89e8fdep" splash="http://mysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0350308.png" playlist="http://video/external/116036567.hd.mp4?s=58a10e5cd" vast="skip"]
Hello Ron,
when I tested this with your videos, it worked. On your site it appears there is no vast=”skip”.
Since we are running out of ideas, we will contact you directly about having a look at your site hands on.
Thanks,
Martin
Hello Ron,
so after a closer look at your website, this appears to be a conflict with one of the following:
Easy Twitter Feed Widget
FV Player VAST
FV WordPress Flowplayer
iOS Smart App Banner
Polls by OpinionStage
Quick Chat
Sharexy
WP-redditOr your Realnews theme (Theme Forest).
We put in a quick fix which we will include in the new version.
Thanks,
Martin
