Feature Requests to Improve the Community Video Experience

First of all, thank you for the fantastic work you're doing. I've been testing FluentPlayer in a community environment, and the experience has been excellent so far. The performance and continuous improvements have been very impressive.

I have a few feature requests that I believe would make FluentPlayer an even better fit for community platforms like FluentCommunity.

1. Automatically display videos based on their aspect ratio

It would be great if the player could automatically adjust its display based on the uploaded video's aspect ratio.

• Landscape videos should be displayed in a landscape layout.
• Portrait videos should be displayed in a portrait layout.

This would make the community feed look much more natural and modern.

2. Keep users on the same post after exiting fullscreen

Currently, if a user watches a video in fullscreen and exits fullscreen after the video ends, the page jumps back to the top of the community feed.

Instead, it would be much better if the user returned to the exact post where the video was opened. This small improvement would create a much smoother browsing experience, especially in long feeds.

3. Auto-pause videos when they leave the viewport

If a playing video is scrolled out of view, it should automatically pause. This is now a common behavior across modern social platforms and helps avoid unnecessary playback in the background.

4. Allow video uploads for verified users

It would be a great addition if administrators could enable video uploads only for verified users (or specific user roles).

This would be especially useful for large communities, where video uploads need to be limited to trusted members while still encouraging high-quality content. Giving admins the flexibility to choose which users or roles can upload videos would make FluentPlayer even more suitable for community-driven websites.

Overall, I believe these improvements would significantly enhance the experience for both community owners and members.

Thank you for continuously improving FluentPlayer. I'm excited to see how it evolves in future releases!