Display YouTube channel videos using responsive playlist, slider, grid, and popup layouts without using the YouTube API.

Veera Venkata Kishore Burra

<p>Dev Playlist for YouTube is a lightweight and flexible WordPress plugin that allows you to display videos from YouTube channels without using the YouTube API.</p>
<p>It fetches videos dynamically using RSS and provides multiple modern layouts including vertical list, horizontal carousel, grid with main video, and popup grid.</p>
<p>Built with Bootstrap and OwlCarousel, the plugin is fully responsive and delivers a smooth, customizable viewing experience across all devices.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>No YouTube API required</li>
<li>Dynamic video loading via RSS</li>
<li>Multiple layouts:
<ul>
<li>Vertical (main + sidebar list)</li>
<li>Horizontal (carousel slider)</li>
<li>Grid + Main video</li>
<li>Grid Popup (modal player)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Fully responsive (mobile, tablet, desktop)</li>
<li>Custom theme color support</li>
<li>Bootstrap grid support</li>
<li>OwlCarousel slider integration</li>
<li>Easy-to-use admin settings</li>
<li>Lightweight and fast</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>Add the shortcode:</p>
<p>[dev_playlist_for_youtube]</p>
<p>You can use it inside:<br />
* Pages<br />
* Posts<br />
* Gutenberg blocks<br />
* Elementor widgets</p>
<h3>Settings</h3>
<h4>Channel ID</h4>
<p>Enter your YouTube Channel ID (e.g., UCxxxxxx)</p>
<h4>Number of Videos</h4>
<p>Set how many videos to display</p>
<h4>Layout Options</h4>
<ul>
<li>Vertical – Main video with side scroll list</li>
<li>Horizontal – Main video with carousel slider</li>
<li>Grid + Main – Main video with grid below</li>
<li>Grid Popup – Grid only, opens video in popup</li>
</ul>
<h4>Theme Color</h4>
<p>Customize:<br />
* Active video border<br />
* Scrollbar color (vertical layout)<br />
* Arrow buttons (horizontal layout)</p>
<h4>Grid Columns</h4>
<p>(Only for Grid layouts)</p>
<ul>
<li>Desktop</li>
<li>Tablet</li>
<li>Mobile</li>
</ul>
<p>Allowed values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6</p>
<h3>Third Party Libraries</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the following libraries:</p>
<p>Bootstrap (MIT License)<br />
https://getbootstrap.com/</p>
<p>OwlCarousel (MIT License)<br />
https://github.com/OwlCarousel2/OwlCarousel2</p>


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