[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #1430: Auto post published videos to YouTube channel

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#1430: Auto post published videos to YouTube channel
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 Reporter:  BrashRebel    |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high          |   Milestone:
Component:  WordPress.tv  |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |
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Comment (by eidolonnight):

 I’ve been looking into this ticket for a little while and wanted to share
 some work toward at least cross-posting ''new'' content from WPTV to YT. I
 know that this doesn't address a full switch to YouTube, which @casiepa
 mentions above, but it seems like a possible stop-gap.

 WordPress.tv content is valuable and could be a great asset for building
 our YouTube audience. YouTube itself is huge and could be a growth
 opportunity for WPTV and Learn content. As such, I've been exploring if I
 could build a robust solution (one requiring little to no maintenance)
 using Zapier, an automation platform that maintains several app
 connectors. The resulting “Zap” looks like this:

 [[Image(https://nicholasgarofalo.com/wp-
 content/uploads/2022/09/cleanshot-2022-09-01-at-14.51.29402x.png)]]

 1. Zapier checks https://wordpress.tv/feed/ every 1-15 minutes (plan
 dependent).

 2. When Zapier detects a new feed item, it grabs the video thumbnail
 filename and performs a search-and-replace to get the video filename:
 {{{
 let OUTPUT = INPUT.replace(/_mp4\.scrubthumb.*jpg/, '.mp4');
 }}}

 3. Using the video filename and other feed data, Zapier uploads the video,
 with title, description, and link back to WPTV, to YouTube. Subtitles and
 other metadata are either not available in the feed or not supported by
 Zapier’s YouTube connection. This additional stuff does not appear to have
 been part of the old solution either.

 I have this working and posting unlisted videos to my personal YouTube.
 Step 2 is the weak point here. Unfortunately, the video filename is not
 available in the RSS feed. My early attempts used the embed URL and
 metadata available on that page, but this required 4-5 steps or “tasks” in
 Zapier. Tasks, the steps that take place after a trigger, are part of the
 Zapier pricing model so this approach would ultimately be more expensive.

 **So my question is this:** Is there any possibility for the video
 filename to be added to the RSS feed? If not, can the video filename be
 reliably derived from the thumbnail filename (as shown above)? I've tested
 with the last half dozen or so posts, and it seems OK, but I'm unsure what
 format/structure these filenames ''could'' take in the future.

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