WhatsOn

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


Shorts Video Embedder for YouTube

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

Eirudo

<p>A lightweight plugin to embed YouTube videos while keeping the correct aspect ratio — all with a simple shortcode.</p>
<ul>
<li>Very simple shortcode. Use it in posts or widgets.</li>
<li>Uses the default YouTube iframe embed, but fully responsive.</li>
<li>Custom aspect ratio if you want a different video size.</li>
<li>Automatically centered, so your video always looks neat in your content.</li>
<li>Lazy load support to improve performance.</li>
<li>100% free — no ads, no trackers, no funny business.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Pros:<br />
1. Simple and lightweight — one shortcode per video<br />
2. Lazy load support<br />
3. Extra parameters available for advanced users</p>
<p>Cons:<br />
1. Designed for simple embeds only (no playlist support, one video per shortcode)</p>


Simple YouTube Responsive

Perfect

You can add a line to your functions.php to make videos responsive if you're doing your own theme. However, if you're not, this plugin works beautifully and gives other options like lazy load, etc. 

If doing your own theme, add: add_theme_support( 'responsive-embeds' );

Works Beautifully

Easily embed responsive YouTube videos using a simple shortcode. Lazy load included.

Shorts Video Embedder for YouTube vs Simple YouTube Responsive