Chris


1. That is the way newsfeed is supposed to work. Search the store. As far as I remember, contributors have created a plugin that refreshes the newsfeed automatically. I also suggest searching through the forum. This questions was discussed earlier.

2. You mean video thumbnail is not showing up? If yes, what is the video source you got your embed from, youtube?

@Chris I have a small script that refresh the whole page every 15mins. It does so on inactively of a user after 15mins. Simple to install but it's just a small solution till someone can come up with a good plugin. 
add to admin/settings/main settings/custom head code 

<script>
     var time = new Date().getTime();
     $(document.body).bind("blur focus focusin focusout load resize scroll unload click dblclick mousedown mouseup mousemove mouseover mouseout mouseenter mouseleave change select submit keydown keypress keyup error hover change", function(e) {
         time = new Date().getTime();
     });

     function refresh() {
         if(new Date().getTime() - time >= 900000)
             window.location.reload(true);
         else
             setTimeout(refresh, 900000);
     }
 setTimeout(refresh, 900000);
</script>

900000 = 15mins
600000 = 10mins
300000 = 5mins

Thanks for your replied guys.

fbkca, I guess plugin developer deleted it. If I am not mistaken it was Paul's plugin.

Well, now Chris has at least one solution and he contact Paul if needed.