WhatsOn

A versatile WordPress plugin by WhatsOn that enables you to fetch and display YouTube Shorts from a specified channel, with customizable video settings for both desktop and mobile devices.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Embed YouTube Shorts from any channel using a shortcode.</li>
<li>Configure video dimensions and display settings independently for desktop and mobile.</li>
<li>Limit the number of videos shown for both desktop and mobile devices.</li>
<li>Customize the layout with items per row, video width, and height settings.</li>
<li>Fully responsive and mobile-friendly.</li>
</ul>
Usage: Place the <code>[youtube_shorts]</code> shortcode on any page or post to display the YouTube Shorts gallery.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin uses the YouTube Data API v3 to fetch and display YouTube Shorts videos from a specified channel.
What data is sent and when: 
– When a user enables the plugin and configures their API Key and Channel ID, the plugin sends the following data to the YouTube API: 
 – API Key: Required to authenticate requests. 
 – Channel ID: Used to identify which channel’s videos to fetch. 
 – Max Results: Specifies the number of videos to retrieve. 
 – Request Type: Specifies that only videos are being fetched.
Why this data is sent: 
– The data is sent to fetch public video data (title, description, thumbnail, and video URL) from the YouTube channel specified by the user.
Terms and Privacy Policy: 
– By using this plugin, users must comply with YouTube’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: 
 – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a> 
 – <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a>
The plugin does not store or share this data with any other third-party services.
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See the <code>LICENSE.txt</code> file for details.
Copyright (C) 2024 WhatsOn 
Website: <a href="https://whatson.agency/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://whatson.agency/</a> | <a href="https://whatson.guide/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://whatson.guide/</a>
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, please contact WhatsOn support at <a href="mailto:support@whatson.agency" rel="nofollow ugc">support@whatson.agency</a>.

Shorts Video Embedder for YouTube

A plugin to embed and display YouTube Shorts from a channel via a shortcode.

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markredballoon

A plugin for managing and displaying videos on your website. Creates a “Videos” Custom post type allowing you to integrate youtube videos with WordPress to output custom titles, descriptions and image thumbnails to display videos on your website. Alternatively you can also output any youtube video directly via shortcodes, optimised for responsive devices with a variety of output options to best suit your page.
Includes a number of embed methods:
<ul>
<li>Embed: These can be within the content, </li>
<li>Modal: as a modal,</li>
<li>Gallery: multiple videos in a gallery</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode examples</h4>
Youtube video embed with a custom thumbnail and a title using a video custom post:
<pre><code>[video id="21" title="show" thumbnail="show"][/video]
</code></pre>
Youtube video brought in by youtube_id displayed using a modal:
<pre><code>[video youtube_id="SW3o7rSn-TY" type="modal"][/video]
</code></pre>
Video gallery using the thumbnail option:
<pre><code>[video id="21, 22, 23" type="gallery" gallery_options="thumbnails"][/video]
</code></pre>
Video embed using a non-youtube video:
<pre><code>[video iframe_url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/197202895"][/video]
</code></pre>
<h4>Shortcode options</h4>
One of these options must be set:
Output a video from a custom post
<pre><code>id='[video id]' (default: blank)
</code></pre>
If the video has been added as a video custom post type, add the post id of the video to add it here. The ID can be found in the url of the post in WordPress. If you set the <code>type</code> to gallery then you can add multiple comma separated ids.
Output a video from youtube
<pre><code>youtube_id="[youtube-video-id]" (default: blank)
</code></pre>
This is the id of the youtube video you want to link to. This is the 11 digit code at the end of a youtube video’s url. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= SW3o7rSn-TY
Output a video from another location
<pre><code>iframe_url="[non-youtube-url]" (default:blank)
</code></pre>
If the video isn’t a youtube video then a the url gets added into a responsive iframe.
These options may also be set:
Dispay type
<pre><code>type="embed/modal/gallery" (default: "embed")
</code></pre>
Changes how the video is output on the site:
<ul>
<li>“embed” outputs the video inline with the content and allows it to respond as the screen size changes.</li>
<li>“modal” outputs the video thumbnail inline with the content. Clicking the thumbnail opens up a modal window ontop of the page where the video plays. Options for the modal can be set witht the <code>modal_options</code> attribute. This option doesn’t work with videos brought in using the <code>iframe_url</code> attribute.</li>
<li>“gallery” outputs the videos in a gallery. One of the videos appears like the embed option. The options for the gallery can be set using the <code>gallery_options</code> attribute. This option doesn’t work with videos brought in using the <code>iframe_url</code> attribute.</li>
</ul>
Show or hide the title
<pre><code>title="show/hide" (default: "show")
</code></pre>
Whether to show or hide the video’s title (only works with videos added as a custom post).
Add custom styles to the title
<pre><code>title_style="[css-class]" (default: blank)
</code></pre>
css class that gets added to the title to apply multiple custom styles. Can be used for styling the title. “Overlaid” is built in, which makes the title absolutely positioned in the bottom left hand corner of the video.
Show or hide the thumbnail
<pre><code>thumbnail="show/hide" (default: "show")
</code></pre>
Shows or hides the custom thumbnail. If the video is brought in using the <code>youtube_id</code> attribute, or the video post has no featured image, then the youtube default image will be used. No thumbnail image will be shown when using the <code>iframe_url</code> attribute.
Display options for Modals
<pre><code>modal_options="[options]" (default: empty)
</code></pre>
Only used when the type is set to modal. Adds buttons types that close the modal. Multiple options can be selected, add them as a comma separated list.
<ul>
<li>“cross” : adds a cross in the top right of the modal.</li>
<li>“button” : adds a button beneath the modal to close it.</li>
</ul>
Clicking the background will always close the modal.
Display options for Galleries
<pre><code>gallery_options="[options]" (default: empty) 
</code></pre>
Only used when the type is set to gallery. Adds different carousel control options. Multiple options can be selected, add them as a comma separated list.
<ul>
<li>“arrows” : adds arrows that sit on top of the video.</li>
<li>“thumbnails” : adds a row of thumbnail images below that can be used to select a different video.</li>
<li>“indicators” : indicator buttons underneath the video.</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fUWAj2Yi6I0uLRp8ZyK2DwVdmiFEc0sY5Kb-TTzi3G4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow ugc">See the full documentation here</a>
This plugin uses modal and gallery js taken from Bootstrap 3.
<h4>Help us improve this plugin</h4>
If you have any feedback or require any support using this plugin, get in touch with us by email at <a href="mailto:support@redballoon.io" rel="nofollow ugc">support@redballoon.io</a>

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