Mark Howells-Mead

** This plugin is no longer maintained. **
Modifies the HTML output of any video players which have been embedded in the content area or in the site using the oEmbed technique. Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is/becomes visible within the current browser window.
This plugin relies on JavaScript in the frontend. The original player will be displayed (not lazy-loaded) if JavaScript is inactive on the page.
Please note that this plugin will not work in server environments running PHP versions older than 5.3.

Lazy load video players

Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is visible within the current browser window.

Alec Rust

Gutenberg block and Shortcode for embedding YouTube/Vimeo videos, in a way that prevents users easily accessing the underlying video.
This is useful for example when embedding an “unlisted” video as premium course content behind a paywall on your site.
Features include:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plyr.io/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plyr</a> player used to overlay default player with custom controls</li>
<li>Player modifications to always prevent clicking the default player</li>
<li>Encodes video ID in HTML to prevent finding it via “View Source”</li>
<li>Settings page to e.g. configure the player theme to match your site</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://protected-video.alecrust.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">View Player Demo</a>
Note: This only provides a basic level of protection. Technical users may still be able to access the underlying video.
This plugin is open source and contributions are welcome <a href="https://github.com/AlecRust/protected-video" rel="nofollow ugc">on GitHub</a>.

Protected Video

Very useful innovation for the course building community!

Makes YouTube More Usable in Online Courses

Thanks, Alec for the great work, a very useful plugin!
You deserve a million 5-stars reviews!

A very useful plugin

YouTube/Vimeo player that prevents easy sharing of the video.

Lazy load video players vs Protected Video