Satish Thakor

ChapterPlay automatically extracts chapters from YouTube video descriptions and displays them in a beautiful, interactive sidebar. Visitors can click any chapter to jump directly to that timestamp.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>🎬 Gutenberg Block — drag and drop into any post or page</li>
<li>🔖 Shortcode — <code>[chapterplay url="..."]</code> for classic editor or any text widget</li>
<li>📑 Auto Chapter Extraction — reads timestamps directly from YouTube descriptions</li>
<li>📺 Multiple Players — add unlimited players on the same page with no conflicts</li>
<li>🌙 Premium Dark Design — polished UI that adapts to any container size (300px to full-width)</li>
<li>⚡ Smart Caching — chapter data is cached server-side to reduce API calls</li>
<li>🔑 No API Key Required — uses YouTube’s internal data endpoint; zero configuration needed</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to Use</h4>
Gutenberg Block: 
1. In the block editor, click + to add a new block 
2. Search for ChapterPlay 
3. Add the block, then paste the YouTube URL in the right-hand Settings panel 
4. Save and preview — the player renders on the frontend with chapters
Shortcode:
<pre><code>[chapterplay url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"]

[chapterplay url="VIDEO_ID"]
</code></pre>
You can use the shortcode inside any page, post, or text widget.
<h4>External Services</h4>
This plugin connects to youtube.com to fetch video metadata (title, description, duration). No personal user data is transmitted. The connection is made server-side only when a video is first loaded or the cache expires.
<ul>
<li>Service: YouTube (google.com)</li>
<li>Data sent: YouTube video ID only</li>
<li>Data received: Video title, author, duration, description</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
<li>Terms of service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
</ul>

ChapterPlay Chapter Player for YouTube

Embed a premium YouTube chapter player anywhere using a Gutenberg block or shortcode. No API key needed.

alvingil

The “Videos Chapters & Logos” plugin allows you to embed MP4 videos with a logo, poster, and markers on your WordPress site.
With this plugin, you can add an MP4 video with a logo (and an optional poster), as well as set chapter points within the video that are displayed as markers. Users can click on the markers to jump to different parts of the video.
Important: For the plugin to work correctly, MP4 videos must be placed in the <code>assets/video/</code> folder inside the plugin directory.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. You can redistribute and modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

videos chapters & logos

The "Videos Chapters & Logos" plugin allows you to embed MP4 videos with a logo, poster, and markers on your WordPress site.

ChapterPlay Chapter Player for YouTube vs videos chapters & logos