Welcome to HelixWare’s documentation!

Contents:

Getting Started

Note

You need an account on HelixWare or a compatible server in order to be able to use this plugin.

Compatibility

HelixWare is compatible with WordPress 3.9 and later.

Installation

Download the provided zip file to the wp-content/plugins directory of your WordPress installation. Unzip the file, from the command line:

unzip helixware.zip

Activation

From the WordPress administration menu, click on Plugins / Installed Plugins. Then click on Activate on the HelixWare plugin.

If the plugin is successfully activated you should see the following banner below the title in the admin screens:

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Note

Until HelixWare is correctly configured, the banner will show loading... instead of the quota value.

Configuration

Hover on the Settings menu from the left bar, a menu will open. Click on HelixWare to open the settings screen:

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From this screen you can set the following settings:

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Server URL
The URL to the HelixWare server API.
Application Key
Your application key.
Application Secret
Your application secret.

Configure all the settings with the values that the HelixWare team will provide to you. Don’t forget to save the changes by clicking on Save Changes.

Note

After saving the HelixWare quota bar should show how much space is available in your account. If it displays loading for an indefinite time, it means that the account data might not be valid. Please check with the HelixWare team is such a case.

You can now continue to the Uploading Videos page.

Uploading Videos

Note

HelixWare is integrated in WordPress, the upload of videos is performed using the well-known Add New Media page of WordPress.

WordPress login

Log into the WordPress admin screen, and click on Media / Add New from the left side menu:

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Upload

Drag (or select) one or more videos from your computer on the Drop files here box:

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Note

The WordPress standard upload limit does not apply to HelixWare uploads. The HelixWare upload limit is specified right after WordPress limit and is usually more than one GB.

Progress

The upload will start, a bar will show its progress:

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Create post

When the upload is complete, you can create a new post by selecting its type, title and tags. Then click on Save:

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Note

HelixWare plugin will create a post with the video player shortcode embedded in its content. HelixWare plugin will also create a video thumbnail (by default using the frame at 15”) that will be set as featured image.

Edit post

When the post is saved, an edit link appears. You can click this link to open the edit post screen.

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Warning

If you click on the edit link while other uploads are still in progress, you might interrupt them. It is strongly recommended for all the uploads to finish before clicking on the edit link. You can always edit the posts by going to the posts list at a later stage.

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