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.

Noor Alam

<a href="https://noorsplugin.com/simple-youtube-embed-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple YouTube Embed</a> plugin is the easiest way to embed YouTube videos in WordPress. This plugin extends the default YouTube embed with advanced player parameters.
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-8yCP-CnUSQ?version=3&rel=0&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
Unlike other YouTube plugins, It doesn’t replace your on-page video embed code with JavaScript/HTML code. Loading a video with JavaScript doesn’t provide any video SEO benefit as a search engine crawler will only see some code instead of the actual video object.
Simple YouTube Embed is easy to use because there is no setting to configure. It uses the oEmbed API so your videos will be responsive and provide all the benefits that core WordPress YouTube embed has to offer. YouTube videos on your website will continue to work even if you choose to deactivate the plugin.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Responsive and mobile friendly.</li>
<li>Proper YouTube video embed with no additional JavaScript code.</li>
<li>No setting to configure. Install, activate and start using it.</li>
<li>No YouTube API key needed.</li>
<li>Embed YouTube videos in WordPress with the YouTube block.</li>
<li>Automatically play a video.</li>
<li>Enable/Disable display of suggested videos when the video finishes.</li>
<li>Enable/Disable player controls.</li>
<li>Enable/Disable fullscreen.</li>
<li>Mute a YouTube Video.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Simple YouTube Embed Extensions</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://noorsplugin.com/simple-youtube-embed-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Advanced Parameters</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Use the YouTube Embed Plugin in WordPress</h3>
Create a new post/page and add a YouTube block. Copy and paste the YouTube video URL into it. For example:
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g
</code></pre>
YouTube Video Autoplay
In order to automatically play a video you can add “autoplay=1” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&autoplay=1
</code></pre>
Related YouTube Videos
In order to disable related videos from showing you can add “rel=0” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&rel=0
</code></pre>
YouTube Video Controls
If you do not want to show player controls you can add “controls=0” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&controls=0
</code></pre>
YouTube Video Fullscreen
If you do not want to allow fullscreen option in the player you can add “fs=0” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&fs=0
</code></pre>
YouTube Video Mute
To start a video in the muted state you can add “mute=1” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&mute=1
</code></pre>
YouTube Video Playlist
If you want to turn a video into a single-video playlist you can add “playlist=VIDEO_ID” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&playlist=Vpg9yizPP_g
</code></pre>
YouTube Video IV Load Policy
To not show video annotations by default you can add “iv_load_policy=3” to your YouTube URL.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&iv_load_policy=3
</code></pre>
Video annotations are shown by default.
<h3>YouTube Advanced Parameters</h3>
With the Advanced Parameters extension you can use additional advanced parameters in your YouTube videos.
color
This parameter specifies the color that will be used in the player’s video progress bar to highlight the amount of the video that the viewer has already seen.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&color=white
</code></pre>
Valid parameter values are red and white, and, by default, the player uses the color red in the video progress bar.
Note: Setting the color parameter to white will disable the modestbranding option.
disablekb
Setting this parameter’s value to 1 causes the player to not respond to keyboard controls. The default value is 0.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&disablekb=1
</code></pre>
end
This parameter specifies the time, measured in seconds from the start of the video, when the player should stop playing the video. The parameter value is a positive integer.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&end=10
</code></pre>
The time is measured from the beginning of the video and not from the value of the start player parameter.
start
This parameter causes the player to begin playing the video at the given number of seconds from the start of the video. The parameter value is a positive integer.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&start=5
</code></pre>
loop
This parameter causes the video to play repeatedly. The parameter value is a positive integer (e.g. loop=”1″).
In order for the loop feature to work, the video needs to be turned into a single-video playlist as well.
<pre><code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpg9yizPP_g&playlist=Vpg9yizPP_g&loop=1
</code></pre>
For documentation please visit the <a href="https://noorsplugin.com/simple-youtube-embed-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube</a> plugin page

Simple YouTube Embed

Embed YouTube videos in WordPress beautifully. Embed YouTube video with a URL or shortcode and customize the player using this YouTube embed plugin.

Shorts Video Embedder for YouTube vs Simple YouTube Embed