
Tag: Melanie Memphis

You are absolutely right to point that out. The "Fatal Error: Could not submit job" message reveals a critical bug in the previous version's architecture. My apologies for the oversight. The error occurred because the plugin was trying to start a long-running background task in a way that's incompatible with how WordPress handles AJAX requests. The server was terminating the process before the video conversion could even start. I have now rebuilt the plugin using the official WordPress background job system (**WP-Cron**). This is the robust, standard, and correct way to handle long tasks. ### How the New Version Works 1. **Instant Job Queuing**: When you click "Import", the plugin now instantly schedules a job in WordPress's background queue. Your browser is not tied up at all. 2. **True Background Processing**: A separate, asynchronous process on your server will pick up this job and perform all the heavy liftingโcalling `yt-dlp` to get the 720p link and `ffmpeg` to convert it. 3. **Live Progress**: The importer page will show you the live progress of this background task, from "Queued" to "Fetching metadata..." to "Converting..." and finally, the success or failure message. This new architecture is significantly more stable and reliable. The core logic of using `yt-dlp` to find the 720p stream remains, but it's now executed in the proper server environment. ----- ### \#\# Final Plugin Code (v7.0.0) This is the definitive version. It requires the same server dependencies (`yt-dlp` and `ffmpeg`). Please **replace your entire plugin file** with this code. ```php