=== Son of GIFV ===
Contributors: gungeekatx
Tags: gif, gifv, animated gif, mp4
Donate link: https://petenelson.io/
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 4.7
Stable tag: 1.0.0
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Convert animated GIFs to GIFV format

== Description ==

Animated GIFs are large.  The GIFV format introduced by [Imgur](https://blog.imgur.com/2014/10/09/introducing-gifv/)
solves this problem by converting animated GIFs to MP4 and embedding them in an HTML page.  This plugin
leverages the [Imgur API](https://api.imgur.com/) to convert animated GIFs hosted on your WordPress site
into locally hosted GIFV URLs.

* Adds "Convert to GIFV" to the Media Library
* Creates URLs for converted GIFV files (ex: mysite.com/animated.gifv)
* Twitter card and Facebook opengraph support for sharing
* WP-CLI support via "gifv" 

Plugin name inspired by [Son of Clippy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/son-of-clippy/)

Find us on [GitHub](https://github.com/petenelson/son-of-gifv)


== Installation ==

1. Upload the son-of-gifv directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Visit Settings > Son of GIFV to configure plugin settings

== Changelog ==

= v1.0.0 October 1, 2016 =
* Initial release


== Upgrade Notice ==

= v1.0.0 October 1, 2016 =
* Initial release


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How does it work? =

1. "Convert GIFV" is selected.
2. The animated GIF is upload to the Imgur API.
3. The Imgur API converts it to MP4 format.
4. The MP4 and a thumbnail are downloaded back into your WordPress site.
5. The original GIF is flagged with the GIFV information.


== Screenshots ==

1. "Convert to GIFV" on a media admin screen
2. "View GIFV" link for a GIF that has been converted
3. "View GIFV" link when viewing a GIF in the media grid
4. Inline "View GIFV" link when viewing the media list
5. Example of the .gifv extension displaying the converted GIF
