Alternatives to Simple YouTube Embed
Embed YouTube videos in WordPress beautifully. Embed YouTube video with a URL or shortcode and customize the player using this YouTube embed plugin.
Snapshot
Rating: 4.2/5 (15 reviews)
Downloads: 153,460
Active installs: 5,000
Maintenance score: 63/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 3.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: f
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200,000 installs8,286,508 downloads89/100 • Actively maintained
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A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too!
100,000 installs8,602,487 downloads60/100 • Actively maintained
NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization(310)•Updated 17d ago
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LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes(139)•Updated 258d ago
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High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
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Start serving properly sized, smart cropped & optimized images, plus CSS, JS and fonts from our CDN with a click; Automatic AVIF & WebP support.
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Lazy load images to improve page load times and server bandwidth. Images are loaded only when visible to the user.
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