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** This plugin is no longer maintained.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.

WonderPlugin

Wonder Video Embed
WonderPlugin Video Embed is an easy and powerful way to add videos to your WordPress. You can embed your video to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages. It supports YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia and self-hosted MP4/WebM videos. The video player is fully responsive and works on iPhone, iPad, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
Features
<ul>
<li>Support YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia, iFrame and self-hosted MP4/WebM videos</li>
<li>Work on mobile, tablets and all major web browsers, including iPhone, iPad, Android, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, Internet Explorer and Edge</li>
<li>Fully responsive</li>
<li>Insert videos to sidebar widget</li>
<li>Insert videos into pages and posts</li>
<li>Play in lightbox popup (working together with our premium plugin <a href="https://www.wonderplugin.com/wordpress-lightbox/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wonder Lightbox</a></li>
<li>Auto lightbox popup on page load</li>
<li>Auto close video popup when the video ends (support YouTube, Vimeo and MP4/WebM videos)</li>
</ul>
Use in Gutenberg Editor
<a href="https://www.wonderplugin.com/wordpress-video-embed-plugin/how-to-use-wonderplugin-video-embed-in-gutenberg-editor/" rel="nofollow ugc">How to use the plugin in the Gutenberg editor</a>
Quick Start Video
<iframe loading="lazy" title="How to insert Videos into a WordPress Page/Post" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycMBLd1T7bw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<iframe loading="lazy" title="How to insert videos into WordPress Widget" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mV0ME4GQDEA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Wonder Video Embed

Embed MP4, Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia videos to the sidebar widget, WordPress posts and pages.

Lazy load video players vs Wonder Video Embed