[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #60182: Add Gumlet.com to oEmbed allowlist (was: WordPress core editor doesn't render Gumlet videos)

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#60182: Add Gumlet.com to oEmbed allowlist
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 Reporter:  akbansa      |       Owner:  akbansa
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Embeds       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Changes (by swissspidy):

 * keywords:  has-patch has-dev-note => has-patch
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review => Future Release


Comment:

 Thanks for going through these, your help is appreciated!

 Removing `has-dev-note`. This keyword is only used to indicate that a dev
 note has been published on the make.wordpress.org/core blog outlining a
 significant code change. That's not the case here.


 > >> Is the service is popular enough for core developers to have heard of
 it before? Is it “mainstream?”
 > > A lot of Gumlet users (these are often developers) are using it with
 WordPress. Here is the URL for our community -
 https://community.gumlet.com/search?q=wordpress

 > >> If similar services are already supported, how does this service
 compare in terms of size, features, and backing?
 > > Gumlet provides great optimization like YouTube. Gumlet offers video
 security, player customization and engagement tools among the many others.

 Do you happen to have any indicator about how big the site is (i.e. how
 many users).

 > >> Is its oEmbed endpoint clearly established and properly documented?
 (Sometimes, they are just a developer’s pet project that may not be
 supported.)
 > > Gumlet is a part of oEmbed's providers list -
 https://oembed.com/providers.json

 oembed.com is simply a community-maintained list of providers that support
 oEmbed. What we're looking for is clear developer documentation. I can't
 find any on docs.gumlet.com.

 > >> Does it have a well-established Wikipedia article? (Seriously.)
 > > No. Just curious if it's required. If yes, why?

 It's not a requirement by itself, but another indicator for how
 established the service is in general.

 Simply put, we don't want to add a provider to the allowlist that might go
 bankrupt tomorrow.

 > >> Has anyone written a WordPress plugin that leverages the service in
 some way, whether adding it as an oEmbed provider, creating a shortcode,
 or leveraging other APIs of the service?
 > > Gumlet have a WordPress plugin for image optimisation. However, no
 plugin for Video. As the Embed code is widely supported across WordPress -
 https://wordpress.org/plugins/gumlet/
 >
 > >> Do these plugins have any noticeable adoption or traction that would
 indicate usage and demand?
 > > The plugin is used by quite a lot of Gumlet users.

 Just for the record: 800 active installs at time of writing

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 I'm changing the milestone of this to indicate that we may add this to the
 allowlist in the future. However, given the popularity of the platform,
 lack of documentation for the endpoint, and the fact that pasting Gumlet
 URLs works just fine, there is no immediate need to do so.

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