Embed videos from VK Video, Rutube, and Dzen — oEmbed, shortcodes, and a Gutenberg block.

Alexander

wplovers

RUS Video Embeds adds support for Russian video hosting platforms in WordPress:
<ul>
<li>VK Video — vk.com/video*, vkvideo.ru/*</li>
<li>Rutube — rutube.ru/video/*</li>
<li>Dzen — dzen.ru/embed/* (embed links)</li>
</ul>
This is an unofficial plugin and is not affiliated with VK, Rutube, or Dzen.
⚠️ Dzen notice: Regular video links (<code>dzen.ru/video/watch/...</code>) do not work for embedding — Dzen uses separate embed links. When a watch-link is pasted, the plugin displays instructions on how to get the correct link. More info: <a href="https://wplovers.ru/dzen-wordpress/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=dzen_embed" rel="nofollow ugc">How to embed Dzen video in WordPress</a>
Features:
<ul>
<li>Auto-embed videos by URL (oEmbed) — just paste a link on its own line</li>
<li>Shortcodes <code>[vk_video]</code>, <code>[rutube]</code>, <code>[dzen]</code> for the Classic Editor</li>
<li>Gutenberg block “RU Video” with preview and settings</li>
<li>Responsive iframe (16:9 by default)</li>
<li>Configurable vertical margins via Gutenberg spacing presets</li>
<li>Settings page: default dimensions, autoplay, margins, enable/disable providers</li>
<li>Security: sandboxed iframe, lazy loading, URL validation</li>
<li>Extensible: add your own providers via the <code>rus_video_embeds_register_providers</code> filter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
oEmbed (automatic): 
Simply paste a video link on its own line in the editor: 
 https://rutube.ru/video/abc123def456/
Shortcodes: 
 [vk_video url=”https://vk.com/video-123456_789012″] 
 [rutube url=”https://rutube.ru/video/abc123/” width=”800″ height=”450″] 
 [dzen url=”https://dzen.ru/embed/abc123def456″ autoplay=”1″]
Gutenberg: 
Add the “RU Video” block and paste the URL.
Dzen — how to get an embed link:
<ol>
<li>Open the video on Dzen</li>
<li>Click “Share” → “Embed”</li>
<li>Copy the link from the <code>src</code> attribute in the iframe code (format: <code>https://dzen.ru/embed/...</code>)</li>
<li>Paste this link into the block, shortcode, or oEmbed</li>
</ol>
You can also paste the entire <code><iframe></code> code into the Gutenberg block — the plugin will automatically extract the embed URL.
Detailed instructions with screenshots: <a href="https://wplovers.ru/dzen-wordpress/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_content=dzen_embed" rel="nofollow ugc">How to embed Dzen video in WordPress</a>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin uses external services to resolve and display video preview images in the FluentCommunity integration.
1) VK video embed page (<code>vk.com</code>, <code>vkvideo.ru</code>) 
– What the service is used for: The plugin requests the video embed page to extract preview image metadata for FluentCommunity cards. 
– What data is sent and when: When a VK preview is generated or refreshed, WordPress sends an outbound HTTP GET request to the video embed URL. The request includes the target video URL and a standard WordPress user agent string (<code>WP-URLDetails/... (+site-url)</code>). 
– Provider links: Terms of Service: https://vk.com/terms ; Privacy Policy: https://vk.com/privacy
2) VK preview image CDN (<code>iv.okcdn.ru</code>) 
– What the service is used for: The plugin builds and uses the final VK preview image URL from <code>iv.okcdn.ru</code> to show the thumbnail in FluentCommunity previews. 
– What data is sent and when: When preview metadata is parsed for VK embeds, the plugin constructs an external image URL on <code>iv.okcdn.ru</code>. The browser and/or WordPress may request this image URL when rendering preview cards. 
– Provider links: Terms of Service: https://ok.ru/regulations ; Privacy Policy: https://ok.ru/privacy
3) Rutube preview image CDN (<code>rtbcdn.ru</code>) 
– What the service is used for: Rutube thumbnails used in preview cards are loaded from Rutube CDN domains such as <code>rtbcdn.ru</code>. 
– What data is sent and when: When a Rutube URL is parsed by FluentCommunity (<code>RemoteUrlParser</code>) and the preview is rendered, the thumbnail URL returned by Rutube metadata is requested by the browser/WordPress. 
– Provider links: Terms of Service: https://rutube.ru/info/agreement/ ; Privacy Policy: https://rutube.ru/info/privacy/
4) Dzen preview image CDN (<code>avatars.dzeninfra.ru</code>) 
– What the service is used for: Dzen thumbnails used in preview cards are loaded from Dzen infrastructure domains such as <code>avatars.dzeninfra.ru</code>. 
– What data is sent and when: When a Dzen URL is parsed by FluentCommunity (<code>RemoteUrlParser</code>) and the preview is rendered, the thumbnail URL returned by Dzen metadata is requested by the browser/WordPress. 
– Provider links: Terms of Service: https://dzen.ru/legal/ru/termsofuse/index.html ; Privacy Policy: https://yandex.ru/legal/confidential/
<h3>Development / Build</h3>
JavaScript source code for block assets is included in this plugin package: 
 blocks/video/src/
Compiled production assets used at runtime are located in: 
 blocks/video/build/
Build commands: 
1. <code>npm install</code> 
2. <code>npm run build</code>
Public source repositories: 
– WordPress.org plugin SVN: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/rus-video-embeds/ 
– GitHub mirror: https://github.com/wplovers-ru/rus-video-embeds

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