Veda

<p>Easy TubeCasting is a YouTube video player plugin for WordPress. It helps you publish a responsive YouTube video gallery, playlist player, channel player, or video podcast player without manually building a video archive.</p>
<p>Use the Easy TubeCasting block or shortcode generator, paste a YouTube URL, and configure the player. The plugin supports single videos, selected video lists, public playlists, channels, usernames, and @handles. It also includes creator-focused tools such as subscribe links, podcast app links, sponsor links, timestamp sharing, playback sequence controls, and automatic video structured data for suitable single-video views.</p>
<p>Easy TubeCasting is built for podcasters, YouTubers, educators, course publishers, churches, businesses, and creators who want to show single videos, video podcasts, tutorials, sermons, interviews, shows, playlists, and channel archives in WordPress.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress block and shortcode generator with saved instances, preview, editing, deletion, and copy action.</li>
<li><code>[easy_tubecasting]</code> and <code>[easy-tubecasting]</code> shortcode support.</li>
<li>Responsive Spotlight player with video area and playlist rail.</li>
<li>Frontend playlist search, sorting, and Load More controls.</li>
<li>Custom player controls for play, pause, seek, volume, fullscreen, and captions when available.</li>
<li>Responsive controls for smaller screens, visible controls in fullscreen mode, and playback sequence modes.</li>
<li>Reusable Creator CTA panels with YouTube, podcast app, RSS, website, sponsor, and resource links.</li>
<li>Per-collection CTA panel assignment from collection settings.</li>
<li>Compact share panel with copy link, share targets, native share support when available, and editable start time.</li>
<li>Dark and light player themes with accent color control.</li>
<li>Videos per batch setting, including single-player collection views.</li>
<li>Automatic <code>VideoObject</code> JSON-LD for single-video views when required metadata is available.</li>
<li>Global Video SEO toggle in plugin settings.</li>
<li>YouTube Data API v3 support, manual sync, automatic sync, collection reset, and local metadata caching.</li>
<li>RTL stylesheet support.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>Create reusable players in Easy TubeCasting -> Shortcode Generator, then copy the saved shortcode.</p>
<p>Saved instance:</p>
<pre><code>[easy_tubecasting instance="1"]
</code></pre>
<p>Direct shortcode:</p>
<pre><code>[easy_tubecasting url="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID" theme="dark" videos="10" accent="#0466ff"]
</code></pre>
<p>Supported attributes include URL, videos per batch, theme, accent color, CTA panel, and direct CTA link options.</p>
<h4>Sharing and Start Time</h4>
<p>The frontend share panel lets visitors copy the current video URL, enable a start time, edit the timestamp, use available share targets, or use the browser/device share sheet when supported.</p>
<h4>Video SEO and Structured Data</h4>
<p>Easy TubeCasting can automatically output <code>VideoObject</code> JSON-LD for single-video player views. Collection views are not given broad collection JSON-LD by default because a playlist or channel embed may not describe the whole WordPress page. If a collection is rendered as a single-player view, structured data can be output for the active video.</p>
<p>The global Video SEO setting is enabled by default and can be disabled from Easy TubeCasting -> Settings if another SEO plugin or theme already handles video schema.</p>
<h4>YouTube Data API Key</h4>
<p>Single YouTube videos and custom lists of specific video URLs can work without a YouTube Data API key by using YouTube oEmbed fallback data.</p>
<p>A valid YouTube Data API v3 key is required for playlists, channels, usernames, and handles because the plugin must request collection video lists and metadata from YouTube. Easy TubeCasting includes an API setup guide, validates the key before saving it, masks the key in the admin interface, and stores it in WordPress options.</p>
<h4>Supported YouTube URLs</h4>
<p>Supported sources include YouTube watch URLs, youtu.be URLs, embed URLs, playlist URLs, channel URLs, custom channel URLs, username URLs, and @handle URLs.</p>
<h4>Privacy and Data</h4>
<p>Easy TubeCasting does not add separate analytics or plugin telemetry. It connects to YouTube and Google services when needed to display videos, fetch metadata, validate an API key, and sync playlist or channel data. See the External Services section for details.</p>
<p>The plugin stores settings in WordPress options and stores fetched video, playlist, channel, and mapping data in custom database tables. When the plugin is uninstalled, its options, saved shortcode settings, CTA settings, CTA assignments, and custom tables are removed.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to YouTube and Google services to display videos, fetch video metadata, validate a YouTube Data API key, and keep playlists or channels synced.</p>
<h4>YouTube IFrame Player API and Embedded Player</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: YouTube / Google.</li>
<li>Purpose: Loads the YouTube player so visitors can watch videos on the front end.</li>
<li>Data sent: The visitor’s browser requests player assets from YouTube. This may include the selected YouTube video ID, IP address, browser details, and cookies handled by YouTube or Google.</li>
<li>When: When a visitor opens a page containing an Easy TubeCasting player and the YouTube player is initialized or playback starts.</li>
<li>Terms: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube Data API v3 and YouTube oEmbed</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: YouTube / Google.</li>
<li>Purpose: Validates API keys, fetches video metadata, fetches playlist and channel video lists, and supports manual or automatic syncing.</li>
<li>Data sent: The site server sends YouTube video IDs, playlist IDs, channel identifiers, usernames, handles, or YouTube URLs to YouTube or Google. When an administrator saves or revalidates an API key, the key is also sent to Google for validation.</li>
<li>When: When an administrator saves or revalidates an API key, when metadata is needed for a block or shortcode, and when manual or automatic sync runs.</li>
<li>API terms: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube Thumbnail Image CDN</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: YouTube / Google.</li>
<li>Purpose: Displays YouTube thumbnail images for videos and playlists.</li>
<li>Data sent: The visitor’s browser requests thumbnail images from YouTube or Google using the relevant video ID.</li>
<li>When: When a visitor views a page containing video artwork or playlist items.</li>
<li>Terms: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</li>
<li>Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy</li>
</ul>


Easy TubeCasting

Display YouTube videos, playlists, channels, and video podcasts in a responsive WordPress video player.

Aleksandar Urošević

TechWebUX

<p>Use this plugin when you wish to quick insert gallery grid composed from custom selected YouTube videos.</p>
<p>For automated latest or random videos collected from YouTube channel, favourites, liked videos or playlist check out <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-channel/" rel="ugc">My YouTube Channel</a></p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Custom set of ID’s provided as shortcode attribute <code>id</code> (single of multiple ID’s separated by comma)</li>
<li>Custom additional class for targeted styling (if you need to blend gallery in your theme)</li>
<li>Custom number of columns to distribute thumbnails to (min 1, max 8)</li>
<li>Custom set video titles as shortcode content (separate by newline or pipe)</li>
<li>Responsive thumbnails</li>
<li>Autoplay with <a href="https://dimsemenov.com/plugins/magnific-popup/" rel="nofollow ugc">Magnific PopUp</a> lightbox</li>
<li>Well marked with classes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Classes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Main container:
<ul>
<li><code>.easy_youtube_gallery</code></li>
<li><code>.col-#</code> for number of columns (default is <code>1</code>, supported up to <code>8</code>)</li>
<li><code>.ar-16_9</code> for 16:9, <code>.ar-4_3</code> for 4:3 or <code>.ar-square</code> for 1:1 aspect ratio</li>
<li>custom class provided by shortcode attribute <code>class</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Anchor:
<ul>
<li><code>.eytg-item</code></li>
<li><code>.eytg-item-#</code> for order number of item</li>
<li><code>.eytg-item-first</code> for first item in gallery block</li>
<li><code>.eytg-item-mid</code> for middle items in gallery block</li>
<li><code>.eytg-item-last</code> for last item in gallery block</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Title: (new in 1.0.4)
<ul>
<li><code>.eytg-title</code> for custom video title</li>
<li><code>.top</code> positioning custom video title on top of thumbnail</li>
<li><code>.bottom</code> positioning custom video title on bottom of thumbnail</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Thumbnail:
<ul>
<li><code>.eytg-thumbnail</code> is class for span where we set video thumbnail as background image</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Play icon
<ul>
<li><code>.eytg-thumbnail:before</code> is pseudoclass for play icon</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>How To Use?</h4>
<p><em>Full shortcode</em></p>
<pre><code>[easy_youtube_gallery id=uMK0prafzw0,8Uee_mcxvrw,HcXNPI-IPPM,JvMXVHVr72A,AIXUgtNC4Kc,K8nrF5aXPlQ,cegdR0GiJl4,L-wpS49KN00,KbW9JqM7vho ar=16_9 cols=3 thumbnail=hqdefault controls=0 playsinline=1 privacy=1 title=top wall=1 class=mySuperClass]
Title One
Second Title
Video 3
Fourth Video
YouTube 5
Sixth YouTube
Video No. 7
Player #8
9th item
[/easy_youtube_gallery]
</code></pre>
<p><em>Basic shortcode</em></p>
<pre><code>[easy_youtube_gallery id=uMK0prafzw0,8Uee_mcxvrw,HcXNPI-IPPM cols=3]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Please note!</strong> If you doing copy&paste from code above, before you paste content to page, post or text widget content, clear all formatting by paste&copy to/from Notepad or other plain text editor!</p>
<h4>Shortcode parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> (required) single YouTube video ID or multiple ID’s separated with comma</li>
<li><code>ar</code> (optional) aspect ratio of thumbnails; default is <code>ar-16_9</code> for 16:9, but also supported <code>ar-4_3</code> for 4:3 and <code>ar-square</code> for 1:1</li>
<li><code>cols</code> (optional) for number of columns to distribute thumbnails in; devault is <code>1</code>, supported up to <code>8</code></li>
<li><code>thumbnail</code> (optional) for YouTube size of thumbnail; default is <code>hqdefault</code> but we can use:
<ul>
<li><code>0</code> have resolution 480x360px</li>
<li><code>1</code>, <code>2</code> and <code>3</code> have resolution 120x90px (first, second or third frame)</li>
<li><code>default</code> have resolution 120x90px (Default Quality)</li>
<li><code>mqdefault</code> have resolution 320x180px (Medium Quality)</li>
<li><code>hqdefault</code> have resolution 480x360px (High Quality)</li>
<li><code>sddefault</code> have resolution 640x480px (Standard Definition) and does not exists for lowres videos</li>
<li><code>maxresdefault</code> have resolution 1920x1080px (Full HD) and does not exists for lowres videos</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>controls</code> (optional) to optionally hide playback controls in lightbox player (default is <code>1</code> that means “display controls”, but you can set it to <code>0</code> to hide controls)</li>
<li><code>privacy</code> (optional) enables enhanced privacy which means that YouTube won’t store information about visitors on your web page unless they play the video. (<code>0</code> or <code>1</code>)</li>
<li><code>playsinline</code> controls whether videos play inline or fullscreen in an HTML5 player on iOS. Learn more on <a href="https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters?hl=en#playsinline" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Developers</a> (<code>0</code> or <code>1</code>)</li>
<li><code>class</code> (optional) to add custom style class if you wish to target specific styling for your own needs</li>
<li><code>wall</code> (optional) render video wall with player at top and thumbnails below (<code>0</code> or <code>1</code>)</li>
<li><code>title</code> (optional) set custom video titles position (<code>top</code> or <code>bottom</code>)</li>
</ul>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EbYfwzmCVJI?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h3>TODO</h3>
<ul>
<li>Replace MagnificPopUp with newer library</li>
<li>VisualComposer block</li>
<li>Inline player instead of opening in lightbox</li>
</ul>


Easy YouTube Gallery

Lightweight, easy to use, the shortcodes allow you to get some basic customizations.
Shortly put, perfect for my needs!

Works exactly as described

Quick and easy make gallery for custom set of YouTube videos provided in shortcode, and autoplay video on click in Magnific PopUp lightbox.

Easy TubeCasting vs Easy YouTube Gallery