WordPress YouTube embed plugin is a simple and nice tool for adding videos from the most popular video hosting(YouTube) to your website. You can add video playlists from YouTube as well using our plugin. Also, there is a video popup option. If you have any suggestions, issues, or questions about our plugin, then you can create a topic in the Support Forum.
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Features of WordPress YouTube embed plugin
- Easy install and use
- WordPress YouTube embed plugin works perfectly with all versions of WordPress
- Ability to add YouTube videos on pages and posts
- Ability to add YouTube videos on widgets
- Ability to set default options for YouTube videos on Pages/posts
- Ability to set default options for YouTube videos on widgets
- Ability to set default YouTube player Width
- Ability to set default YouTube player Height
- Ability to set default YouTube player Autoplay option
- Ability to set default YouTube player Loop video option
- Ability to set default YouTube player fullscreen button display option
- Ability to set default YouTube player information display option
- Ability to set default YouTube player show/hide Youtube icon option
- Ability to set default YouTube player show/hide annotation option
- Ability to set the Video position
- Ability to choose default YouTube player Progress bar color option
- Ability to set default YouTube player Autohide Parameters option
- Ability to set default YouTube player Initial Volume option
- Ability to set default YouTube player enable/disable keyboard option
- YouTube Posts/pages shortcode button
- User friendly back-end for WordPress YouTube Embed plugin
- Ability to set individual options for every added YouTube video Premium
- Ability to Show/Hide related videos Premium
- Ability to display YouTube videos in Popup Premium
- Ability to set video thumbnail width(for displaying in Popup) Premium
- Ability to set video thumbnail height(for displaying in Popup) Premium
- Ability to add YouTube playlist Premium
- Ability to change YouTube Player Theme Premium
User Manual
Step 1: Installing the WordPress YouTube Embed plugin
- First download the YouTube Embed plugin ZIP file.
- Log in to your WordPress administration panel.
- Then go to Plugins page Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Click “Choose file” then select the YouTube Embed plugin zip file.
- Then Install and activate the plugin.
- Then, from the left panel of Dashboard, click on the **YouTube Embed** icon.
- If any problem occurs, contact us support@wpdevart.com.
Step 1.1: Installing the WordPress YouTube Embed plugin Pro Version
- After purchasing the plugin you will be redirected to our website again and the Pro file download will start automatically.
- If you already use the free version, then you just need to uninstall the free version and then install the Pro version(also, check our WooCommerce Countdown plugin).
- If you didn’t get the Pro version, contact us and we will send the Pro version again.
Check the YouTube Embed demo page
Step 2: YouTube Embed post/page and widget default options
Go to your administration panel, click on the “YouTube Embed” plugin icon from your admin panel. On YouTube Embed Page/post default Settings page you can set default options for your YouTube videos in pages and posts.
- Width – Type here YouTube Player Width.
- Height – Type here YouTube Player Height.
- Autoplay – Set this option for automatically start playing videos
- Player Theme – Choose YouTube Player Theme.
- Loop video – Set this option for repeating YouTube videos.
- Show fullscreen button – Set this option if you want to display fullscreen button.
- Show/Hide related videos – Set this option if you want to not show Related Videos after the Youtube video ends.
- Show video in popup – Set this option if you want to display YouTube videos in popup.
- Thumbnail width – Set the YouTube video thumbnail width for opening videos in popup(also, check our WordPress Countdown plugin).
- Thumbnail height – Set the YouTube video thumbnail height for opening videos in popup.
- Show information – Set this option if you want to display YouTube videos information(also, check our WordPress Pricing table builder plugin).
- Show Youtube icon – Set this option if you want to display YouTube icon.
- Show annotation – Set this option if you want to display annotation in YouTube videos.
- Progress bar color – Choose YouTube player Progress bar color.
- Autohide Parametrs – Set this option if you want to Autohide Parametrs.
- Initial Volume – Set Initial Volume for YouTube videos.
- Disable keyboard – Set this option if you want to Enable/Disable keyboard for YouTube videos(also, check our WordPress Pricing table plugin).
Step 3: Adding YouTube videos to posts/pages in free version
After you set the options for pages/posts and widgets you just need to click on “Add YouTube Video” shortcode button, type only the video URL(other options are disabled in free version) and click on Insert video.
Step 3.1: Adding YouTube videos to posts/pages in Pro version
You just need to click on “Add YouTube Video” shortcode button(from your posts/pages editor) and set options for your video. Then click Insert video.
Step 4: Adding YouTube videos to widget
On the YouTube Embed Widget default Settings page you can set default options for your YouTube videos in widgets. Then just add the YouTube Embed widget to your sidebar and set the options.
View our WordPress YouTube Embed plugin support forum on WordPress.org official website – Support Forum.
How to add a YouTube video to WordPress?
There are several ways to add a YouTube video to WordPress websites, but we will check the best and most easy way of adding YouTube videos to your website. First of all, we should mention that even Gutenberg editor have a separate block for adding YouTube videos, but it is not so effective adding YouTube videos using the Gutenberg block.
You may ask why it's not effective. The answer is simple: Gutenberg's YouTube block only allows to type the video URL, there isn't any other option for adding videos. So, for example, you need to add a YouTube video with a specific size, you can't do it with this block. Also, you can't control other options of video such as related videos, default volume, player theme, and so on.
So what we offer? Our team developed a nice and user-friendly plugin for adding YouTube videos to your website. You can check all features, pricing, and user manual of our plugin on this page and then decide if it fits your needs. There are a lot of necessary and useful options available in our WordPress YouTube Embed plugin.
You can check the free version at first and then if you need extra options, you can try the premium version. With the premium version, you can easily add a YouTube video to WordPress. Also, there are a lot of nice features available in the premium version, such as Popup view, YouTube playlist, and other useful options.
Below we will provide a step-by-step guide about how to add YouTube videos to WordPress. It will describe the process of installing and adding our WordPress YouTube Embed plugin to your website. We hope you will like our YouTube Embed plugin and suggest it to your friends. Besides, if you need any extra features or have a suggestion, just let us know.
How to embed a YouTube video to WordPress?
Let's find out how to embed a YouTube video to WordPress. Here are several simple steps with screenshots about how to embed YouTube videos.
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#1 For embedding YouTube videos to your WordPress, first of all, log in to your site admin panel.
This is a necessary step, so go ahead and log in to your website. Also, if you are using localhost, then log in to your local site.
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#2 Searching and finding the WordPress YouTube Embed plugin file.
After logging in to your site, navigate to the Plugins page from the left side menu of the WordPress administration panel. On this page click on the "Add New" plugin button. After that, you will be redirected to another page, from there you can search and install the YouTube Embed plugin or if you already have the plugin file, you can install it. For searching our plugin, click on the search bar from the top right side and type the keyword "WpDevArt YouTube".
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#3 Installing the WordPress YouTube Embed plugin
If you downloaded the plugin file, then click on the "Upload Plugin" button from the Add Plugins page. After that, you will see a button "Choose File", if you click on this button then a window will appear. Select the plugin .zip file and click on the "Open" button. After that, click on the "Install Now" button. You will be redirected to another page, where you will see the message about the plugin's successful installation(if there weren't any issues during the installation process). After that, you just need to click on the "Activate Plugin" button.
If you didn't download the plugin, then as we already mentioned, just click on the search bar and type the keyword. After that, you will see the search results and there should be a YouTube plugin developed by WpDevArt. Again, click on the "Install Now" button. This time, WordPress will not redirect you to another page for activating the plugin, so after several seconds, you will see that instead of the "Install Now" button appeared the "Activate" button. Just press this button and activate the plugin.
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#4 Embedding a YouTube video to WordPress.
We installed the plugin, now we will learn about how to embed a YouTube video to WordPress. First of all, with this plugin, you can embed videos into your website posts, pages and widgets. It's very simple and easy.
For embedding YouTube videos to widgets, navigate to the widgets page and find the widget named "YouTube Embed". Add this widget to your active sidebar and open the options. You will see several options. Configure all these options and click on the "Save" button. That's all. Now, let's embed a YouTube video into WordPress pages/posts. Navigate to your page/post editor from the admin panel. Click on the "Plus" button from the top left side and add a block. From the block list, scroll down to the "EMBEDS" section and click on the "WpDevArt YouTube" block. After you added this block, configure all the YouTube Embed settings and click on the page/post "Publish". That's all. Now you know how to embed a YouTube video to WordPress.
YouTube Embed Screenshots
