/*! elementor-pro - v3.28.0 - 30-03-2025 */ "use strict"; (self["webpackChunkelementor_pro"] = self["webpackChunkelementor_pro"] || []).push([["woocommerce-checkout-page"],{ /***/ "../modules/woocommerce/assets/js/frontend/handlers/base.js": /*!******************************************************************!*\ !*** ../modules/woocommerce/assets/js/frontend/handlers/base.js ***! \******************************************************************/ /***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, exports) => { Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true })); exports["default"] = void 0; class Base extends elementorModules.frontend.handlers.Base { getDefaultSettings() { return { selectors: { stickyRightColumn: '.e-sticky-right-column' }, classes: { stickyRightColumnActive: 'e-sticky-right-column--active' } }; } getDefaultElements() { const selectors = this.getSettings('selectors'); return { $stickyRightColumn: this.$element.find(selectors.stickyRightColumn) }; } bindEvents() { // Add our wrapper class around the select2 whenever it is opened. elementorFrontend.elements.$document.on('select2:open', event => { this.addSelect2Wrapper(event); }); } addSelect2Wrapper(event) { // The select element is recaptured every time because the markup can refresh const selectElement = jQuery(event.target).data('select2'); if (selectElement.$dropdown) { selectElement.$dropdown.addClass('e-woo-select2-wrapper'); } } isStickyRightColumnActive() { const classes = this.getSettings('classes'); return this.elements.$stickyRightColumn.hasClass(classes.stickyRightColumnActive); } activateStickyRightColumn() { const elementSettings = this.getElementSettings(), $wpAdminBar = elementorFrontend.elements.$wpAdminBar, classes = this.getSettings('classes'); let stickyOptionsOffset = elementSettings.sticky_right_column_offset || 0; if ($wpAdminBar.length && 'fixed' === $wpAdminBar.css('position')) { stickyOptionsOffset += $wpAdminBar.height(); } if ('yes' === this.getElementSettings('sticky_right_column')) { this.elements.$stickyRightColumn.addClass(classes.stickyRightColumnActive); this.elements.$stickyRightColumn.css('top', stickyOptionsOffset + 'px'); } } deactivateStickyRightColumn() { if (!this.isStickyRightColumnActive()) { return; } const classes = this.getSettings('classes'); this.elements.$stickyRightColumn.removeClass(classes.stickyRightColumnActive); } /** * Activates the sticky column * * @return {void} */ toggleStickyRightColumn() { if (!this.getElementSettings('sticky_right_column')) { this.deactivateStickyRightColumn(); return; } if (!this.isStickyRightColumnActive()) { this.activateStickyRightColumn(); } } equalizeElementHeight($element) { if ($element.length) { $element.removeAttr('style'); // First remove the custom height we added so that the new height can be re-calculated according to the content let maxHeight = 0; $element.each((index, element) => { maxHeight = Math.max(maxHeight, element.offsetHeight); }); if (0 < maxHeight) { $element.css({ height: maxHeight + 'px' }); } } } /** * WooCommerce prints the Purchase Note separated from the product name by a border and padding. * In Elementor's Order Summary design, the product name and purchase note are displayed un-separated. * To achieve this design, it is necessary to access the Product Name line before the Purchase Note line to adjust * its padding. Since this cannot be achieved in CSS, it is done in this method. * * @param {Object} $element * * @return {void} */ removePaddingBetweenPurchaseNote($element) { if ($element) { $element.each((index, element) => { jQuery(element).prev().children('td').addClass('product-purchase-note-is-below'); }); } } /** * `elementorPageId` and `elementorWidgetId` are added to the url in the `_wp_http_referer` input which is then * received when WooCommerce does its cart and checkout ajax requests e.g `update_order_review` and `update_cart`. * These query strings are extracted from the url and used in our `load_widget_before_wc_ajax` method. */ updateWpReferers() { const selectors = this.getSettings('selectors'), wpHttpRefererInputs = this.$element.find(selectors.wpHttpRefererInputs), url = new URL(document.location); url.searchParams.set('elementorPageId', elementorFrontend.config.post.id); url.searchParams.set('elementorWidgetId', this.getID()); wpHttpRefererInputs.attr('value', url); } } exports["default"] = Base; /***/ }), /***/ "../modules/woocommerce/assets/js/frontend/handlers/checkout-page.js": /*!***************************************************************************!*\ !*** ../modules/woocommerce/assets/js/frontend/handlers/checkout-page.js ***! \***************************************************************************/ /***/ ((__unused_webpack_module, exports, __webpack_require__) => { var _interopRequireDefault = __webpack_require__(/*! @babel/runtime/helpers/interopRequireDefault */ "../node_modules/@babel/runtime/helpers/interopRequireDefault.js"); Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true })); exports["default"] = void 0; var _base = _interopRequireDefault(__webpack_require__(/*! ./base */ "../modules/woocommerce/assets/js/frontend/handlers/base.js")); class Checkout extends _base.default { getDefaultSettings() { const defaultSettings = super.getDefaultSettings(...arguments); return { selectors: { ...defaultSettings.selectors, container: '.elementor-widget-woocommerce-checkout-page', loginForm: '.e-woocommerce-login-anchor', loginSubmit: '.e-woocommerce-form-login-submit', loginSection: '.e-woocommerce-login-section', showCouponForm: '.e-show-coupon-form', couponSection: '.e-coupon-anchor', showLoginForm: '.e-show-login', applyCoupon: '.e-apply-coupon', checkoutForm: 'form.woocommerce-checkout', couponBox: '.e-coupon-box', address: 'address', wpHttpRefererInputs: '[name="_wp_http_referer"]' }, classes: defaultSettings.classes, ajaxUrl: elementorProFrontend.config.ajaxurl }; } getDefaultElements() { const selectors = this.getSettings('selectors'); return { ...super.getDefaultElements(...arguments), $container: this.$element.find(selectors.container), $loginForm: this.$element.find(selectors.loginForm), $showCouponForm: this.$element.find(selectors.showCouponForm), $couponSection: this.$element.find(selectors.couponSection), $showLoginForm: this.$element.find(selectors.showLoginForm), $applyCoupon: this.$element.find(selectors.applyCoupon), $loginSubmit: this.$element.find(selectors.loginSubmit), $couponBox: this.$element.find(selectors.couponBox), $checkoutForm: this.$element.find(selectors.checkoutForm), $loginSection: this.$element.find(selectors.loginSection), $address: this.$element.find(selectors.address) }; } bindEvents() { super.bindEvents(...arguments); this.elements.$showCouponForm.on('click', event => { event.preventDefault(); this.elements.$couponSection.slideToggle(); }); this.elements.$showLoginForm.on('click', event => { event.preventDefault(); this.elements.$loginForm.slideToggle(); }); this.elements.$applyCoupon.on('click', event => { event.preventDefault(); this.applyCoupon(); }); this.elements.$loginSubmit.on('click', event => { event.preventDefault(); this.loginUser(); }); elementorFrontend.elements.$body.on('updated_checkout', () => { this.applyPurchaseButtonHoverAnimation(); this.updateWpReferers(); }); } onInit() { super.onInit(...arguments); this.toggleStickyRightColumn(); this.updateWpReferers(); this.equalizeElementHeight(this.elements.$address); // Equalize
boxes height if (elementorFrontend.isEditMode()) { this.elements.$loginForm.show(); this.elements.$couponSection.show(); this.applyPurchaseButtonHoverAnimation(); } } onElementChange(propertyName) { if ('sticky_right_column' === propertyName) { this.toggleStickyRightColumn(); } } onDestroy() { super.onDestroy(...arguments); this.deactivateStickyRightColumn(); } applyPurchaseButtonHoverAnimation() { const purchaseButtonHoverAnimation = this.getElementSettings('purchase_button_hover_animation'); if (purchaseButtonHoverAnimation) { // This element is recaptured every time because the checkout markup can refresh jQuery('#place_order').addClass('elementor-animation-' + purchaseButtonHoverAnimation); } } applyCoupon() { // Wc_checkout_params is required to continue, ensure the object exists // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase if (!wc_checkout_params) { return; } this.startProcessing(this.elements.$couponBox); const data = { // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase security: wc_checkout_params.apply_coupon_nonce, coupon_code: this.elements.$couponBox.find('input[name="coupon_code"]').val() }; jQuery.ajax({ type: 'POST', // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase url: wc_checkout_params.wc_ajax_url.toString().replace('%%endpoint%%', 'apply_coupon'), context: this, data, success(code) { jQuery('.woocommerce-error, .woocommerce-message').remove(); this.elements.$couponBox.removeClass('processing').unblock(); if (code.includes('woocommerce-error') || code.includes('does not exist')) { jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: 0 }, 'fast'); } if (code) { this.elements.$checkoutForm.before(code); this.elements.$couponSection.slideUp(); elementorFrontend.elements.$body.trigger('applied_coupon_in_checkout', [data.coupon_code]); elementorFrontend.elements.$body.trigger('update_checkout', { update_shipping_method: false }); } }, dataType: 'html' }); } loginUser() { this.startProcessing(this.elements.$loginSection); const data = { action: 'elementor_woocommerce_checkout_login_user', username: this.elements.$loginSection.find('input[name="username"]').val(), password: this.elements.$loginSection.find('input[name="password"]').val(), nonce: this.elements.$loginSection.find('input[name="woocommerce-login-nonce"]').val(), remember: this.elements.$loginSection.find('input#rememberme').prop('checked') }; jQuery.ajax({ type: 'POST', url: this.getSettings('ajaxUrl'), context: this, data, success(code) { code = JSON.parse(code); this.elements.$loginSection.removeClass('processing').unblock(); const messages = jQuery('.woocommerce-error, .woocommerce-message'); messages.remove(); if (code.logged_in) { location.reload(); } else { this.elements.$checkoutForm.before(code.message); elementorFrontend.elements.$body.trigger('checkout_error', [code.message]); } } }); } startProcessing($form) { if ($form.is('.processing')) { return; } /** * .block() is from a jQuery blockUI plugin loaded by WooCommerce. This code is based on WooCommerce * core in order for the Checkout widget to behave the same as WooCommerce Checkout pages. */ $form.addClass('processing').block({ message: null, overlayCSS: { background: '#fff', opacity: 0.6 } }); } } exports["default"] = Checkout; /***/ }) }]); //# sourceMappingURL=woocommerce-checkout-page.470384546c61ebcaa89d.bundle.js.map The Founding of YouTube A Short History – InfoNile
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The Founding of YouTube A Short History

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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