/*
Widget Name: Button
Description: Create a custom button with flexible styling, icon support, and click tracking functionality.
Author: SiteOrigin
Author URI: https://siteorigin.com
Documentation: https://siteorigin.com/widgets-bundle/button-widget-documentation/
Keywords: event, icon, link
*/
class SiteOrigin_Widget_Button_Widget extends SiteOrigin_Widget {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct(
'sow-button',
__( 'SiteOrigin Button', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
array(
'description' => __( 'Create a custom button with flexible styling, icon support, and click tracking functionality.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'help' => 'https://siteorigin.com/widgets-bundle/button-widget-documentation/',
),
array(
),
false,
plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ )
);
}
public function get_settings_form() {
return array(
'responsive_breakpoint' => array(
'type' => 'measurement',
'label' => __( 'Responsive Breakpoint', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => '780px',
'description' => __( 'This setting controls when the Mobile Align setting will be used. The default value is 780px.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
);
}
public function initialize() {
$this->register_frontend_styles(
array(
array(
'sow-button-base',
plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) . 'css/style.css',
array(),
SOW_BUNDLE_VERSION,
),
)
);
}
public function get_widget_form() {
return array(
'text' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Button Text', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'url' => array(
'type' => 'link',
'label' => __( 'Destination URL', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'allow_shortcode' => true,
),
'new_window' => array(
'type' => 'checkbox',
'default' => false,
'label' => __( 'Open in a new window', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'download' => array(
'type' => 'checkbox',
'default' => false,
'label' => __( 'Download', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'The Destination URL will be downloaded when a user clicks on the button.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'button_icon' => array(
'type' => 'section',
'label' => __( 'Icon', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'fields' => array(
'icon_selected' => array(
'type' => 'icon',
'label' => __( 'Icon', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'icon_color' => array(
'type' => 'color',
'label' => __( 'Icon Color', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'icon' => array(
'type' => 'media',
'label' => __( 'Image Icon', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Replaces the icon with your own image icon.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'icon_placement' => array(
'type' => 'select',
'label' => __( 'Icon Placement', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => 'left',
'options' => array(
'top' => __( 'Top', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'right' => __( 'Right', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'bottom' => __( 'Bottom', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'left' => __( 'Left', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
),
),
'design' => array(
'type' => 'section',
'label' => __( 'Design and Layout', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'hide' => true,
'fields' => array(
'width' => array(
'type' => 'measurement',
'label' => __( 'Width', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Leave blank to let the button resize according to content.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'align' => array(
'type' => 'select',
'label' => __( 'Align', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => 'center',
'options' => array(
'left' => __( 'Left', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'right' => __( 'Right', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'center' => __( 'Center', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'justify' => __( 'Full Width', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
'mobile_align' => array(
'type' => 'select',
'label' => __( 'Mobile Align', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => 'center',
'options' => array(
'left' => __( 'Left', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'right' => __( 'Right', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'center' => __( 'Center', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'justify' => __( 'Full Width', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
'theme' => array(
'type' => 'select',
'label' => __( 'Button Theme', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => 'flat',
'options' => array(
'atom' => __( 'Atom', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'flat' => __( 'Flat', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'wire' => __( 'Wire', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
'button_color' => array(
'type' => 'color',
'label' => __( 'Button Color', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'text_color' => array(
'type' => 'color',
'label' => __( 'Text Color', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'hover' => array(
'type' => 'checkbox',
'default' => true,
'label' => __( 'Use hover effects', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'state_emitter' => array(
'callback' => 'conditional',
'args' => array(
'hover[show]: val',
'hover[hide]: ! val',
),
),
),
'hover_background_color' => array(
'type' => 'color',
'label' => __( 'Hover Background Color', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'state_handler' => array(
'hover[show]' => array( 'show' ),
'hover[hide]' => array( 'hide' ),
),
),
'hover_text_color' => array(
'type' => 'color',
'label' => __( 'Hover Text Color', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'state_handler' => array(
'hover[show]' => array( 'show' ),
'hover[hide]' => array( 'hide' ),
),
),
'font' => array(
'type' => 'font',
'label' => __( 'Font', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => 'default',
),
'font_size' => array(
'type' => 'measurement',
'label' => __( 'Font Size', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => '1em',
),
'icon_size' => array(
'type' => 'measurement',
'label' => __( 'Icon Size', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => '1.3em',
),
'padding' => array(
'type' => 'measurement',
'label' => __( 'Padding', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => '1em',
),
'rounding' => array(
'type' => 'multi-measurement',
'label' => __( 'Rounding', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'default' => '0.25em 0.25em 0.25em 0.25em',
'measurements' => array(
'top' => array(
'label' => __( 'Top', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'right' => array(
'label' => __( 'Right', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'bottom' => array(
'label' => __( 'Bottom', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'left' => array(
'label' => __( 'Left', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
),
),
),
'attributes' => array(
'type' => 'section',
'label' => __( 'Other Attributes and SEO', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'hide' => true,
'fields' => array(
'id' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Button ID', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'An ID attribute allows you to target this button in JavaScript.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'classes' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Button Classes', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Additional CSS classes added to the button link.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'title' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Title Attribute', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Adds a title attribute to the button link.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
'on_click' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Onclick', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Run this JavaScript when the button is clicked. Ideal for tracking.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'onclick' => true,
),
'rel' => array(
'type' => 'text',
'label' => __( 'Rel Attribute', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'description' => __( 'Adds a rel attribute to the button link.', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
),
),
),
);
}
public function get_style_name( $instance ) {
if ( empty( $instance['design']['theme'] ) ) {
return 'atom';
}
return $instance['design']['theme'];
}
/**
* Get the variables for the Button Widget.
*
* @return array
*/
public function get_template_variables( $instance, $args ) {
$button_attributes = array();
$attributes = $instance['attributes'];
$classes = ! empty( $attributes['classes'] ) ? $attributes['classes'] : '';
if ( ! empty( $classes ) ) {
$classes .= ' ';
}
$classes .= 'sowb-button ow-icon-placement-' . $instance['button_icon']['icon_placement'];
if ( ! empty( $instance['design']['hover'] ) ) {
$classes .= ' ow-button-hover';
}
$button_attributes['class'] = implode(
' ',
array_map(
'sanitize_html_class',
explode( ' ', $classes )
)
);
if ( ! empty( $instance['new_window'] ) ) {
$button_attributes['target'] = '_blank';
$button_attributes['rel'] = 'noopener noreferrer';
}
if ( ! empty( $instance['download'] ) ) {
$button_attributes['download'] = null;
}
if ( ! empty( $attributes['id'] ) ) {
$button_attributes['id'] = $attributes['id'];
}
if ( ! empty( $attributes['title'] ) ) {
$button_attributes['title'] = $attributes['title'];
}
if ( ! empty( $attributes['rel'] ) ) {
if ( isset( $button_attributes['rel'] ) ) {
$button_attributes['rel'] .= " $attributes[rel]";
} else {
$button_attributes['rel'] = $attributes['rel'];
}
}
$icon_image_url = '';
if ( ! empty( $instance['button_icon']['icon'] ) ) {
$attachment = wp_get_attachment_image_src( $instance['button_icon']['icon'] );
if ( ! empty( $attachment ) ) {
$icon_image_url = $attachment[0];
}
}
return array(
'button_attributes' => apply_filters( 'siteorigin_widgets_button_attributes', $button_attributes, $instance ),
'href' => ! empty( $instance['url'] ) ? $instance['url'] : '',
'on_click' => ! empty( $attributes['on_click'] ) ? $attributes['on_click'] : '',
'align' => $instance['design']['align'],
'icon_image_url' => $icon_image_url,
'icon' => $instance['button_icon']['icon_selected'],
'icon_color' => $instance['button_icon']['icon_color'],
'text' => $instance['text'],
);
}
/**
* Get the variables that we'll be injecting into the less stylesheet.
*
* @return array
*/
public function get_less_variables( $instance ) {
if ( empty( $instance ) || empty( $instance['design'] ) ) {
return array();
}
$text_color = isset( $instance['design']['text_color'] ) ? $instance['design']['text_color'] : '';
$button_color = isset( $instance['design']['button_color'] ) ? $instance['design']['button_color'] : '';
$less_vars = array(
'button_width' => isset( $instance['design']['width'] ) ? $instance['design']['width'] : '',
'button_color' => $button_color,
'text_color' => $text_color,
'icon_size' => ! empty( $instance['design']['icon_size'] ) ? $instance['design']['icon_size'] : '1.3em',
'hover_text_color' => ! empty( $instance['design']['hover_text_color'] ) ? $instance['design']['hover_text_color'] : $text_color,
'hover_background_color' => ! empty( $instance['design']['hover_background_color'] ) ? $instance['design']['hover_background_color'] : $button_color,
'font_size' => isset( $instance['design']['font_size'] ) ? $instance['design']['font_size'] : '',
'rounding' => isset( $instance['design']['rounding'] ) ? $instance['design']['rounding'] : '',
'padding' => isset( $instance['design']['padding'] ) ? $instance['design']['padding'] : '',
'has_text' => empty( $instance['text'] ) ? 'false' : 'true',
'responsive_breakpoint' => $this->get_global_settings( 'responsive_breakpoint' ),
'align' => ! empty( $instance['design']['align'] ) ? $instance['design']['align'] : 'center',
'mobile_align' => ! empty( $instance['design']['mobile_align'] ) ? $instance['design']['mobile_align'] : 'center',
'has_button_icon' => empty( $instance['button_icon']['icon_selected'] ) ? 'false' : 'true',
);
if ( ! empty( $instance['design']['font'] ) ) {
$font = siteorigin_widget_get_font( $instance['design']['font'] );
$less_vars['button_font'] = $font['family'];
if ( ! empty( $font['weight'] ) ) {
$less_vars['button_font_weight'] = $font['weight_raw'];
$less_vars['button_font_style'] = $font['style'];
}
}
return $less_vars;
}
/**
* Make sure the instance is the most up to date version.
*
* @return mixed
*/
public function modify_instance( $instance ) {
if ( empty( $instance ) ) {
return array();
}
$migrate_props = array(
'button_icon' => array(
'icon_selected',
'icon_color',
'icon',
),
'design' => array(
'align',
'theme',
'button_color',
'text_color',
'hover',
'hover_text_color',
'hover_background_color',
'font_size',
'rounding',
'padding',
),
'attributes' => array(
'id',
),
);
foreach ( $migrate_props as $prop => $sub_props ) {
if ( empty( $instance[ $prop ] ) ) {
$instance[ $prop ] = array();
foreach ( $sub_props as $sub_prop ) {
if ( isset( $instance[ $sub_prop ] ) ) {
$instance[ $prop ][ $sub_prop ] = $instance[ $sub_prop ];
unset( $instance[ $sub_prop ] );
}
}
}
}
// Migrate onclick setting to prevent Wordfence flag.
if (
! empty( $instance['attributes'] ) &&
! empty( $instance['attributes']['onclick'] )
) {
$instance['attributes']['on_click'] = $instance['attributes']['onclick'];
}
// If the mobile_align setting isn't set, set it to the same value as the align value.
if (
! empty( $instance['design'] ) &&
! empty( $instance['design']['align'] ) &&
empty( $instance['design']['mobile_align'] )
) {
$instance['design']['mobile_align'] = $instance['design']['align'];
}
// Migrate predefined settings to more customizable settings.
if ( ! empty( $instance['design']['font_size'] ) && is_numeric( $instance['design']['font_size'] ) ) {
$instance['design']['font_size'] .= 'em';
}
if ( ! empty( $instance['design']['padding'] ) && is_numeric( $instance['design']['padding'] ) ) {
$instance['design']['padding'] .= 'em';
}
if ( ! empty( $instance['design']['rounding'] ) && is_numeric( $instance['design']['rounding'] ) ) {
$instance['design']['rounding'] = $instance['design']['rounding'] . 'em ' . $instance['design']['rounding'] . 'em ' . $instance['design']['rounding'] . 'em ' . $instance['design']['rounding'] . 'em';
}
if ( empty( $instance['design']['icon_size'] ) ) {
$instance['design']['icon_size'] = '1.3em';
}
return $instance;
}
public function get_form_teaser() {
if ( class_exists( 'SiteOrigin_Premium' ) ) {
return false;
}
return array(
sprintf(
__( 'Add a beautiful tooltip to the Button Widget with %sSiteOrigin Premium%s', 'so-widgets-bundle' ),
'',
' '
),
);
}
}
siteorigin_widget_register( 'sow-button', __FILE__, 'SiteOrigin_Widget_Button_Widget' );
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The Founding of YouTube A Short History
YouTube is one of the most influential platforms in modern media, but its origin story is surprisingly simple: a small team wanted an easier way to share video online. In the early 2000s, uploading and sending video files was slow, formats were inconsistent, and most websites weren’t built for smooth playback. YouTube’s founders focused on removing those barriers—making video sharing as easy as sending a link.
Who Founded YouTube?
YouTube was founded by three former PayPal employees: Chad Hurley , Steve Chen , and Jawed Karim . They combined product thinking, engineering skills, and a clear user goal: create a website where anyone could upload a video and watch it instantly in a browser.
Chad Hurley — product/design focus and early CEO role
Steve Chen — engineering and infrastructure
Jawed Karim — engineering and early concept support
The Problem YouTube Solved
At the time, sharing video often meant emailing huge files or dealing with complicated players and downloads. YouTube made video:
Uploadable by non-experts (simple interface)
Streamable in the browser (no special setup)
Sharable through links and embedding on other sites
Early Growth and the First Video
YouTube launched publicly in 2005. One of the most famous early moments was the first uploaded video, “Me at the zoo,” featuring co-founder Jawed Karim. The clip was short and casual—exactly the kind of everyday content that proved the platform’s big idea: ordinary people could publish video without needing a studio.
Key Milestones Timeline
Year/Date
Milestone
Why It Mattered
2005
YouTube is founded and launches
Introduced easy browser-based video sharing
2005
“Me at the zoo” is uploaded
Became a symbol of user-generated video culture
2006
Google acquires YouTube
Provided resources to scale hosting and global reach
Why Google Bought YouTube
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What YouTube’s Founding Changed
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Music discovery, commentary, and global community trends
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