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If you are embedding Youtube video(s) into your site then you will need this plugin. As you may (or may not) know the default Youtube embed code is not responsive and in order to load the player itself your browser has to download more than 1MB of data from Youtube’s servers. That is way too much and this is the reason why we made this plugin. A video player has to be lightweight and responsive. Period.
This plugin is replacing the default Youtube player with the video’s high quality thumbnail and a play button. The real player and the video won’t load until you click on the play button or the thumbnail itself. With this easy trick you will have a much lighter and faster website and the thumbnail + the actual player will be responsive too.
Our plugin is only 60KB without any extra library or unnecessary function.
If you are speed-optimizing your site or if you want to reduce the loading times of your pages then you are at the right place.
<h3>This plugin will:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Make all of the embedded Youtube videos responsive automatically</li>
<li>Will reduce the size of your pages (where you have embedded videos)</li>
<li>Will make your site faster</li>
<li>Will improve the user experience</li>
</ul>
<h3>You can also:</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Manually insert a different thumbnail for each embedded video with the ‘thumb_url’ parameter.
[youtube_embed url=”video_url” thumb-url=”custom_thumb_url”]
</li>
<li>
Manually set a different width for each video with the ‘width’ parameter.
[youtube_embed url=”video_url” width=”50″]
</li>
<li>
Manually align each video to left, right or center with the ‘align’ parameter.
[youtube_embed url=”video_url” align=”center”]
</li>
<li>
Disable the related videos
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<li>Disable the video controls</li>
<li>Disable the fullscreen option</li>
<li>Align the videos globally or individually</li>
<li>Set the custom video width for all videos or to just a single video with a shortcode parameter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Comparison</h3>
Here’s a quick comparison with the built-in TwentySeventeen theme (without any other plugin).
We placed a default Youtube video embed code in a new and empty page, ran the tests and then replaced it with our solution before running the tests again.
Total page size with the traditional Youtube embed code: 2.18MB 
Total page size with our lightweight & responsive embedder: 472KB
Page load time with the traditional Youtube embed code: 5.33s 
Page load time with our lightweight & responsive embedder: 2.52s

Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed

Make your embedded Youtube videos responsive & lightweight with this plugin. Reduce the loading time of your site and increase the user experience …

Jacob Orbach

GhostChat is a lightweight, privacy-focused live chat widget for WordPress. Reply from Gmail, the mobile PWA, or the dashboard — your choice.
Why GhostChat?
<ul>
<li>~10KB widget – 20-35x smaller than tawk.to, Crisp, Tidio, LiveChat</li>
<li>Zero tracking, zero cookies – No cookie banners needed</li>
<li>15-30ms latency – Edge-powered global delivery</li>
<li>Gmail threading – Reply from your inbox, conversations stay in sync</li>
<li>WooCommerce auto-integration – Page context on all plans, cart context on Pro & Business</li>
<li>Real-time messaging – Instant customer replies</li>
<li>CRM Lite – Built-in contacts, conversation history, and notes</li>
<li>Team support – Invite agents, assign conversations (Business plan)</li>
<li>Webhooks & Bot Agent API – Integrate with your stack (Pro & Business)</li>
<li>Auto-translate – 133+ languages, real-time visitor message translation (Pro & Business)</li>
<li>Canned responses – Save time with pre-written replies</li>
<li>Mobile PWA dashboard – Reply from your phone like WhatsApp</li>
<li>GDPR-friendly – No cookies, no tracking, no consent banner needed</li>
<li>Easy setup – Takes 30 seconds to configure</li>
</ul>
How it works:
<ol>
<li>Sign up free at <a href="https://app.ghostchat.dev/signup" rel="nofollow ugc">GhostChat</a></li>
<li>Create a site and get your Site ID</li>
<li>Enter your Site ID in the plugin settings</li>
<li>The chat widget appears on your site automatically</li>
</ol>
Pricing:
<ul>
<li>Free (forever): 1 site, 30-day history, unlimited canned responses, no credit card required</li>
<li>Pro ($5/mo): 3 sites, 1-year history, business hours, visitor context & page journey, WooCommerce cart context, CSV export, webhooks, Bot Agent API, auto-translate (133+ languages)</li>
<li>Business ($25/mo): Everything in Pro plus 10 sites, unlimited history, team (up to 5 agents), remove GhostChat branding, priority support</li>
</ul>
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Small businesses</li>
<li>Freelancers</li>
<li>E-commerce stores</li>
<li>Support teams</li>
<li>Anyone who values privacy and performance</li>
</ul>
WooCommerce Integration:
Running a WooCommerce store? The plugin auto-detects WooCommerce and sends your agents real-time context — zero configuration required. Your agents see:
<ul>
<li>Page type, product name, cart items, total, and item count — Pro & Business</li>
<li>Custom data via <code>GhostChat.setContext()</code> — Pro & Business</li>
<li>Updates in real-time on AJAX cart changes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
GhostChat does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data from your WordPress site. The plugin only:
<ul>
<li>Stores your Site ID in your WordPress database (wp_options table)</li>
<li>Loads the chat widget script from api.ghostchat.dev</li>
<li>When WooCommerce is active, sends page context and cart data (page type, product name, items, total, count) on Pro and Business plans, and custom setContext() data on Pro and Business plans</li>
<li>Does not set any cookies</li>
<li>Does not track visitors</li>
<li>Does not send any data to third parties besides the GhostChat service</li>
</ul>
Chat conversations are handled by GhostChat service. Please review GhostChat’s privacy policy at https://ghostchat.dev/privacy for details on how chat data is handled.
<h3>Support</h3>
Need help? We’re here for you:
<ul>
<li>Email: jacob@ghostchat.dev</li>
<li>WordPress Setup Guide: https://ghostchat.dev/chat-widget-for-wordpress</li>
<li>Dashboard: https://app.ghostchat.dev</li>
<li>Website: https://ghostchat.dev</li>
</ul>
<h3>About GhostChat</h3>
GhostChat is a privacy-first live chat platform that prioritizes page speed and visitor privacy. We believe live chat shouldn’t slow down your site or compromise your visitors’ privacy.
Learn more at <a href="https://ghostchat.dev" rel="nofollow ugc">ghostchat.dev</a>

GhostChat

Lightweight live chat (~10KB) for WordPress. Reply from Gmail. Zero tracking, zero cookies, GDPR-friendly.

Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed vs GhostChat