mrwweb

cbirdsong

<p>If you care about performance, privacy, and user experience, this block is for you.</p>
<p>This plugin enhances the default YouTube and Vimeo blocks—including any existing blocks—and changes their behavior to only load the video thumbnail until a visitor chooses to play the video.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Load YouTube videos faster (uses the <code>lite-youtube</code> custom-element)</li>
<li>Load Vimeo videos faster (uses the <code>lite-viemo</code> custom-element)</li>
<li>Loads YouTube videos from nocookie.youtube.com for enhanced privacy</li>
<li>Works without JavaScript (shows link to video instead in a player-like design)</li>
<li>No plugin lock-in! Automatically improves the core Embed block. Turn the plugin off and the behavior goes back to the WordPress default.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Want more features?</h4>
<p>I’m considering building a PRO version with the potential following features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Options to set a custom start and end time</li>
<li>Custom thumbnail images for videos</li>
<li>Custom aspect ratios for videos</li>
<li>Support for YouTube shorts</li>
<li>Control whether to load video from nocookie.youtube.com or not</li>
<li>Adjust the image quality of the thumbnail</li>
<li>Support for playlists, not just single videos</li>
<li>Full support for all YouTube query parameters (https://developers.google.com/youtube/player_parameters)</li>
<li>Classic Editor / [embed] shortcode support</li>
</ul>
<p>If enough people express interest, I’ll build it! <a href="https://mrwweb.com/wordpress-plugins/enhanced-embed-block/#pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Let me know if you’re interested!</a></p>
<h4>Contribute on Github</h4>
<p><a href="https://github.com/mrwweb/enhanced-embed-block" rel="nofollow ugc">Enhanced Embed Block is on Github</a> for pull requests and bug reports.</p>
<h3>Software</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the <a href="https://github.com/justinribeiro/lite-youtube" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>lite-youtube</code> custom-element</a> under the MIT license. Thank you to Paul Irish and Justin Ribiero for their work on that project.</p>
<p>This plugin uses the <a href="https://github.com/cshawaus/lite-vimeo" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>lite-vimeo</code> custom-element</a> under the MIT license. Thank you to Chris Shaw for their work on that project.</p>


Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo

Enhance the default YouTube and Vimeo Embed blocks to load faster.

Adam @ WPCrafter

Andre Gagnon

<p>Turn ordinary videos into a polished, branded viewing experience.</p>
<h3>Build customizable video experiences for your WordPress website</h3>
<p>Presto Player is a WordPress video player that helps you add fast, on-brand video to your site — built natively for the Block Editor and every major page builder.</p>
<p>Use it for course lessons, landing pages, marketing videos, and customer testimonials — anywhere you want clean, on-brand playback you control.</p>
<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/T1bLGlrhMts?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>
<p>Presto Player is built for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Marketers</li>
<li>Online course creators</li>
<li>Coaches / trainers</li>
<li>Bloggers</li>
<li>eCommerce store owners</li>
<li>Niche sites</li>
<li>Businesses</li>
<li>Local businesses</li>
<li>Startups</li>
<li>Personal brands</li>
<li>Real estate agents</li>
<li>Artists & photographers</li>
<li>Any website with video</li>
</ul>
<p>Presto Player is built on WordPress, an open platform you fully control.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built specifically for the Block Editor.</li>
<li>Works with all page builders</li>
<li>Custom Elementor & Beaver Builder modules.</li>
<li>Multiple video presets.</li>
<li>HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo video support.</li>
<li>LMS Learner controls.</li>
<li>LearnDash Video Progression</li>
<li>Multilingual Captions.</li>
<li>Player branding.</li>
<li>Custom poster images.</li>
<li>Lazy load HTML5 and YouTube video for better performance.</li>
<li>Kadence Theme Integration</li>
<li>RankMath Integration</li>
<li>AutomatorWP Integration</li>
<li>Global video hub.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Secure, self-hosted private video for logged-in users.</li>
<li>Public and private video via Bunny.net.</li>
<li>HLS Adaptive Streaming.</li>
<li>Video analytics.</li>
<li>Google analytics integration.</li>
<li>Muted autoplay preview</li>
<li>Video chapters.</li>
<li>Custom video presets.</li>
<li>Bunny.net integration.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Presto Player?</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Free to start</strong> — Presto Player is free, so you can add video to your site without a monthly subscription.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Open and WordPress-native</strong> — Presto Player is built on top of WordPress, so your player settings, content, and data live in your own site.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>You own your data</strong> — Your videos and viewer data stay on your domain and under your control.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Join the Presto Player community</h3>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/surecrafted/" rel="nofollow ugc">Join our Facebook group</a></strong> to learn how other Presto Player users grow their businesses and to get early news on upcoming features.</p>
<p><a href="https://prestoplayer.com/terms-of-service/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms And Conditions</a> | <a href="https://prestoplayer.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>Presto Player can connect to the third-party services below. Each connection, the data that is sent, and when it happens are described here.</p>
<p><strong>YouTube and Vimeo (only when you embed their videos):</strong> Embedding a YouTube or Vimeo video loads that video from the service in the visitor’s browser, which sends the visitor’s IP address and playback interactions to that service. This only happens for videos you choose to embed.</p>
<ul>
<li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>Vimeo: <a href="https://vimeo.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Usage tracking (opt-in, disabled by default):</strong> If you explicitly opt in, the plugin periodically sends non-sensitive environment data — such as PHP and WordPress versions, active plugins and theme, site locale, and which plugin features are used — to Brainstorm Force to help improve the product. It is off until you give consent, and you can opt out at any time.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://store.brainstormforce.com/usage-tracking/" rel="nofollow ugc">Usage tracking details</a> and <a href="https://store.brainstormforce.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Feedback survey (optional):</strong> The plugin may show an in-dashboard NPS feedback survey. If you choose to submit it, your rating and optional comment are sent to Brainstorm Force.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://store.brainstormforce.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>License activation (Presto Player Pro only):</strong> If you use Presto Player Pro, activating or validating your license contacts the Presto Player account server to verify the license key for your site URL.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://prestoplayer.com/terms-of-service/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://prestoplayer.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>


Presto Player


We had been searching for an easy to use plugin that can help us display videos on our website without impacting page speed. Presto Player was so intuitive and easy to use. I had our explainer video up and running in 30 mins.


So easy to use!


I purchased the pro version of this plugin in hopes they would treat me as a professional. I installed this on a client's site, and now there is a giant dashboard notice on every page asking for a review. My clients don't even know what Presto Player is. They shouldn't be bombarded with review requests for plugins they've never heard of when they log into their website.


Adds large notification to every page of the WordPress dashboard


If you do anything with videos on WordPress, this is an essential plugin. I was using Wistia but now I'm in the process of transferring everything over to PrestoPlayer hosting video files on Bunny.net.


Essential WordPress Plugin


We have tried other video players for Wordpress but this one stands out! Both when it comes to customizing the player, performance, and not least the amazing stats!! As soon as a logged in user has viewed a video, we can see it in clear text in the Analytics. Very impressive. Can really recommend this video player. 


Awesome player!


Спасибо за хороший продукт


Отличный плагин


I am using the Pro version on two sites now. There is so much flexibility yet the options are simple and straightforward to impliment. 


Presto Player is Superb

A modern video and audio player for courses, landing pages, marketing, and testimonials — with captions, branding, and page-builder support.

Enhanced Embed Block for YouTube & Vimeo vs Presto Player