Enfold – Fullwidth Easy Slider – Mute Video Player option

Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, unfortunately, the browsers are muting videos automatically based on the user’s engagement with the website.
The mute option doesn’t override the user’s browser it is an option to assist with video autoplay, some browser versions will not autoplay a video unless it is muted.

As for the videos where you can’t change the volume slider, this HTML5 video player is the WordPress built-in “mejs-mediaelement” and the text for the volume control is hidden, but it says this:
Utilisez les flèches haut/bas pour augmenter ou diminuer le volume.
Use the up / down arrows to increase or decrease the volume.
which is not much help if you can’t see it.
I couldn’t change this behavior with css but I was able to add a title that will show on hover with this script.
Try adding this code to the end of your functions.php file in Appearance > Editor:

function custom_mejs_script(){
  ?>
  <script>
(function($){
  $(document).ready(function(){
$(".mejs-controls").attr('title', 'Utilisez les flèches haut/bas pour augmenter ou diminuer le volume.');
});
})(jQuery);
</script>
<?php
}
add_action('wp_footer', 'custom_mejs_script');

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,

@dangavin2 Sorry for the late reply I’ve been researching this further and found there is a WordPress filter to change the start volume, but I have not been able to get this to work yet.

add_filter('mejs_settings', function ($settings) {
    $settings['/*setting here*/ '] = /*value here*/;
    return $settings;
});

I’m going to ask for some help for the rest of the team with this.

But I was able to make the necessary change directly in the WordPress file so when the player is unmuted the volume is up so you can hear it, but it would be better to use the filter so the setting doesn’t revert with every WordPress update.
If you want to try it, you would place the linked file in [wordpress]\wp-includes\js\mediaelement\mediaelement-and-player.min.js and save a copy of your original for fallback.
File: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/el0xjrlnp4fyjfh/AAAXiWNZ_-VZaOQr3xbBWPsta?dl=0

Interesting though, this was reported as a working solution but it didn’t work for me.

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,
Glad to hear the workaround is helping for now, I have reported my findings to the dev team for their review and a better solution.
Thank you for your patience.

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,
Sorry not yet, my report is still open, sometimes the first message from them is the fix. But the dev team did just release a new update with quite a few fixes, so I’m sure they were focused on that.
Thank you for your patience.

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,
Not at this time, Thank you for your patience.

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,
I wouldn’t say this is a lack of priority, it’s a matter that correcting a WordPress core file from within a theme takes time, we can’t make a release that replaces the file, we have to come up with another solution especially since the filter WordPress published for this doesn’t seem to be working.

Best regards,
Mike

Hi,
I have tested the Fullwidth Easy Slider Mute Video Player Option on WordPress v5.8.1 with Enfold v4.8.6.2
with the Mute Video Player option checked

and unmuting works with the mouse and keyboard in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on Windows 10

Please check your versions and that you have not checked the option to Hide Video Controls.
The original issue in this thread was for a WordPress core file, but this doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.
If this doesn’t help your case try disabling your plugins and checking again, otherwise please open a new thread with a link to your test page and an admin login so we can check.
Since this is not your thread posting your login here will not be private and you will not see anything we write in the Private Content area, creating your own thread will be best, thank you for your patience and understanding.

Best regards,
Mike