My YouTube Channel

The "Add My YouTube Channel" plugin is a versatile tool for WordPress users looking to integrate their YouTube channel or playlist content seamlessly into their websites. This plugin allows you to display the latest or random videos from a chosen YouTube channel or playlist using a widget or shortcode. With features like responsive design, customizable width, various display modes (e.g., thumbnail, HTML5 iframe, playlist embed), and enhanced privacy options, users can easily tailor their video presentations. Additionally, it offers functionalities such as hiding or showing video titles, setting custom feed caching times, and enabling optional video autoplay with muted audio. Designed for flexibility and ease of use, it supports extensive customization through CSS classes and a shortcode GUI generator for simpler integration. However, it does not support live streams and lacks a Gutenberg Block, requiring users to insert shortcodes into post/page content using specific blocks. For best performance, the plugin requires PHP 7.4 or newer and is customizable through the WordPress Customizer, child themes, or other styling plugins. If users encounter false positive detections by malware scan tools due to its base64 encoding functions, they are assured it's for JSON feed caching purposes. Overall, this plugin simplifies embedding YouTube content with high customizability for a better user experience on WordPress sites.