Arno Peck

<p>Privacy Lite Video Embeds for YouTube replaces YouTube embeds with lightweight local placeholders.</p>
<p>Fast video embeds for YouTube. Nothing loads until click.</p>
<p>Trademark note: this is a third-party plugin and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube or Google.</p>
<p>Before the visitor clicks, the frontend loads only local resources from the site:</p>
<ul>
<li>local HTML markup;</li>
<li>local CSS from the plugin;</li>
<li>local JavaScript from the plugin;</li>
<li>locally cached video thumbnail, when available.</li>
</ul>
<p>The YouTube player is created only after user interaction and uses the privacy-enhanced <code>youtube-nocookie.com</code> embed domain.</p>
<p>This can help reduce external frontend requests, improve perceived loading performance, and provide a more privacy-friendly default behavior for embedded YouTube videos.</p>
<p>Important: this plugin is a technical privacy/performance aid. It does not constitute legal advice and does not by itself guarantee compliance with privacy laws. Site owners remain responsible for their own privacy notices, consent setup, and legal assessment.</p>
<h4>Main features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Replaces Gutenberg YouTube embed blocks.</li>
<li>Optional replacement scope for all YouTube videos found in post content.</li>
<li>Replaces classic oEmbed output when scope is set to “All”.</li>
<li>Replaces manually pasted YouTube iframes when scope is set to “All”.</li>
<li>Downloads YouTube thumbnails server-side into the WordPress uploads directory.</li>
<li>Serves thumbnails locally from <code>/wp-content/uploads/privacy-lite-video-embeds/</code>.</li>
<li>Falls back to a local CSS placeholder when no thumbnail can be downloaded.</li>
<li>Loads YouTube only after click.</li>
<li>Uses <code>youtube-nocookie.com</code> for the iframe player.</li>
<li>Optional privacy/consent text in the placeholder.</li>
<li>Optional autoplay after click.</li>
<li>Customizable overlay play button color.</li>
<li>Accessible button markup with keyboard support.</li>
<li>Admin tool to scan content and generate missing thumbnails.</li>
<li>Admin tool to clear the local thumbnail cache.</li>
<li>Privacy policy helper text for the WordPress privacy tools.</li>
</ul>


Privacy Lite Video Embeds for YouTube

Fast video embeds for YouTube. Nothing loads until click.

paywhirl

<p>PayWhirl Widget Blocks connects your WordPress site to your PayWhirl account so you can embed subscription widgets and buy buttons anywhere the block editor is available. Store owners can manage their PayWhirl API credentials from an admin settings page, test the connection, and drop the <strong>PayWhirl Widget</strong> block into posts, pages, templates, or patterns without touching code.</p>
<p><strong>Watch a quick setup walkthrough</strong></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/1gIiPhe296s?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent&listType=playlist&list=PLOHvuO73bXtU-LYGyFpsTHFgBneV6kCue" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<p><strong>Give it a whirl <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> <a href="https://paywhirl.com/demo" rel="nofollow ugc">View demo</a></strong></p>
<h3>How to Use PayWhirl Widget Blocks</h3>
<h3>Configure API access</h3>
<ul>
<li>Go to <strong>PayWhirl <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> API Connection</strong>.</li>
<li>Paste your PayWhirl API key and secret. Leave fields blank to keep existing encrypted credentials.</li>
<li>Use <strong>Test Connection</strong> to confirm access and view rate-limit headers.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Add a widget to content</h3>
<ul>
<li>Open any block editor (post, page, template, reusable block).</li>
<li>Search for “PayWhirl Widget”.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Fetch PayWhirl widgets</strong> and select the desired widget or buy button.</li>
<li>Choose the embed type (widget or buy button) in the inspector panel.</li>
<li>Publish or update the content. The live site will load the PayWhirl embed script and render the widget.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Customer portal link</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enable the <strong>Customer Portal Link</strong> section on the settings page to sync a menu item or create an embedded portal page.</li>
<li>Disable the toggle to remove the synced menu item and clear stored menu/page references.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcode</h3>
<p>Use the shortcode <code>[paywhirl_customer_portal]</code> to embed the PayWhirl customer portal inside classic editors or theme builder widgets.</p>
<h3>Blocks</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>paywhirl/widget</strong> – Embed PayWhirl widgets or buy buttons anywhere in block-based content.</li>
</ul>


PayWhirl Widget Blocks

Your PayWhirl customer portal and widgets, all inside the WordPress editor.

Privacy Lite Video Embeds for YouTube vs PayWhirl Widget Blocks