The WordPress YouTube Embed plugin facilitates the hassle-free inclusion of YouTube videos into your WordPress website without any coding skills. This versatile tool allows for the embedding of videos in widgets, posts, pages, and even the header or footer, ensuring seamless integration almost everywhere on your site. The plugin boasts an array of features, including responsive design, ability to set default options like player width, height, autoplay, loop, and various customization options such as progress bar color, annotation visibility, and initial volume settings. The Pro version further enhances functionality with advanced options like individual video settings, displaying videos in popups, adding playlists, and modifying player themes. With an intuitive backend and compatibility with popular WordPress themes, this plugin caters to both novice users and seasoned developers. For any issues or inquiries, dedicated support is readily available at [email protected].
Easy Installation and Use
Works perfectly with all versions of WordPress
User-friendly back-end
Tested on popular WordPress themes
Responsive Design
Ensures videos look great on all devices
Automatically adjusts to different screen sizes
Customization Options
Set default player width, height, autoplay, loop, and fullscreen button display options
Choose default player progress bar color, autohide parameters, initial volume, and keyboard enable/disable options
Ability to set individual options for every added video in the Pro version
Versatile Embedding
Add videos in widgets, posts, and pages
Use shortcode to add videos in header or footer
Display videos in popup with customizable thumbnail width and height in the Pro version
Rating and reviews
3.7
Rating summary
38
Reviews
3K
Active installations
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User sentiment analysis
Users appreciate the plugin’s ease of use, allowing quick embedding of YouTube videos with customizable options, like automatic video thumbnail selection and popup lightbox features. The exemplary and responsive customer service is frequently commended, where support is quick and effective, resolving user issues promptly. This ease of embedding videos saves significant time for users, especially for those frequently posting video content.
However, the plugin has notable drawbacks. While advertised as free, many essential features require payment, leading to some users feeling misled. Visual customization options are limited, and responsiveness issues, such as left-justified alignment and padding adjustment, were reported. Additionally, some users experienced compatibility problems, causing fatal errors on their websites.
aminfahimi
10 Jan, 2022
helpful, thanks
mukoma
05 Jan, 2022
Very nice work
caomhan12
28 Sep, 2021
Very greedy for so-called ‘free’
GameYob
30 Apr, 2020
I have tried so many youtube embed plugins its ridiculous. Out of all of them this is genuinely the easiest to use, and almost, very almost, the best. Simply click on the add youtube video button when within then page/post editor, add the youtube url and (if you want to deviate from the default) tweak a few custom options below, and press add. The youtube video featured image is automatically selected as the image for the video. And (if selected) the video will also open up as a popup lightbox. When i first used this plugin i found that the lightbox wasnt mobile responsive, i contacted the author and he kindly logged into my wordpress, found and fixed the problem, and also updated the plugin. My only negatives are that there are not many visual customising options (lightbox background colours, border colours etc). And one major problem possibly is the fact you cannot use your own featured image for the embedded video. If these 2 factors dont affect your needs then seriously, save yourself some time and get this now.
glaeskewpr
22 Jun, 2019
It’s not responsive and only left-justified. To adjust padding is not helpful. It’s definitely far more comfortable to copy the YT-link only and paste it in the editor. Much better.