Jose Varghese

Subscribe Button Bar for YouTube Embed Videos is a robust WordPress plugin designed to seamlessly integrate YouTube subscription functionality into your website. It automatically detects YouTube videos within your content and strategically places a customizable YouTube subscribe button bar directly beneath them.
This plugin serves as an effective video marketing tool, creating a sleek, non-intrusive call to action that encourages viewers to subscribe to your channel immediately. Whether you aim to increase YouTube subscribers, improve viewer engagement, or ensure a consistent user experience with a fully responsive design, Subscribe Button Bar provides the professional features necessary for channel growth.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Intelligent Auto-Detection: Automatically identifies YouTube iframes within your posts and pages and injects the subscribe bar — no manual setup per post needed.</li>
<li>Shortcode Support: Place the subscribe bar anywhere — pages without videos, sidebars, landing pages — using a simple shortcode.</li>
<li>Gutenberg Block: A native block editor block lets you drop the subscribe bar exactly where you want it in the visual editor.</li>
<li>Flexible Channel Input: Enter your Channel ID, @handle, or paste any YouTube channel URL — the plugin figures out the rest.</li>
<li>Fully Customizable: Tailor colors, text, theme, and layout to match your brand.</li>
<li>Responsive Design: Looks great on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.</li>
<li>Performance Optimized: Lightweight with no jQuery dependency on the frontend.</li>
<li>MutationObserver Support: Catches YouTube videos added dynamically (AJAX pagination, lazy loading).</li>
</ul>
Customization Options:
<ol>
<li>Enable/Disable Toggle: Master switch to turn the subscribe bar on or off globally.</li>
<li>YouTube Channel: Enter your Channel ID, @handle, or any YouTube channel URL.</li>
<li>Theme Selection: Choose between Default (light) and Dark themes.</li>
<li>Subscriber Count: Show or hide the subscriber count on the button.</li>
<li>Layout Options: Default (icon + “Subscribe” text) or Full (channel avatar + channel name).</li>
<li>Custom Text: Add personalized text that appears before the button.</li>
<li>Background Color: Customize the bar’s background color.</li>
<li>Text Color: Customize the text color.</li>
<li>Post Type Control: Restrict the bar to specific post types (posts, pages, custom post types).</li>
<li>Per-Post Exclusion: Exclude specific posts or pages by ID.</li>
</ol>
Using the Shortcode
Place the subscribe bar anywhere on your site — pages without YouTube videos, sidebars, footers, or landing pages — using:
<pre><code>[subscribe_button_bar]
</code></pre>
This uses your global plugin settings. You can override any setting per-use with optional attributes:
<pre><code>[subscribe_button_bar channel="@yourchannel" text="Subscribe for weekly videos!" theme="dark" layout="full" count="hidden" bg_color="#1a1a1a" text_color="#ffffff"]
</code></pre>
Shortcode Attributes:
 Attribute 
 Values 
 Default 
 Description
 <code>url</code> 
 YouTube or Shorts video URL 
 (none) 
 Embed a YouTube video or Short and place the subscribe bar below it. Accepts <code>youtube.com/watch?v=</code>, <code>youtu.be/</code>, <code>youtube.com/shorts/</code>, or <code>youtube.com/embed/</code> URLs.
 <code>channel</code> 
 Channel ID, @handle, or URL 
 Global setting 
 Override the YouTube channel for this bar only.
 <code>text</code> 
 Any string 
 Global setting 
 Text displayed before the subscribe button.
 <code>theme</code> 
 <code>default</code>, <code>dark</code> 
 Global setting 
 Button color scheme.
 <code>layout</code> 
 <code>default</code>, <code>full</code> 
 Global setting 
 <code>default</code> shows the subscribe icon and text; <code>full</code> shows channel avatar and name.
 <code>count</code> 
 <code>true</code>, <code>hidden</code> 
 Global setting 
 Show or hide the subscriber count.
 <code>bg_color</code> 
 Hex color (e.g. <code>#ffffff</code>) 
 Global setting 
 Background color of the bar.
 <code>text_color</code> 
 Hex color (e.g. <code>#000000</code>) 
 Global setting 
 Text color of the bar.
Examples:
Minimal — uses all global settings: 
 [subscribe_button_bar]
Embed a video with a subscribe bar below it: 
 [subscribe_button_bar url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”]
Embed a YouTube Short with a subscribe bar below it: 
 [subscribe_button_bar url=”https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID”]
Embed a video and override the channel and text: 
 [subscribe_button_bar url=”https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ” channel=”@yourchannel” text=”Subscribe for more!”]
Bar only — custom channel with dark theme: 
 [subscribe_button_bar channel=”@yourchannel” theme=”dark” text=”Subscribe for weekly videos”]
Full layout, no subscriber count: 
 [subscribe_button_bar layout=”full” count=”hidden”]
Using the Gutenberg Block
In the block editor, search for “Subscribe Button Bar” in the block inserter (or type <code>/subscribe</code>). The block renders server-side so it always reflects your current settings.
The block sidebar includes:
<ul>
<li>Video URL — paste a YouTube video URL or Shorts URL (e.g. <code>youtube.com/watch?v=...</code> or <code>youtube.com/shorts/...</code>). The block will embed the video and place the subscribe bar directly below it. Leave empty to show only the subscribe bar.</li>
<li>Channel Override — enter a Channel ID, @handle, or YouTube channel URL to use a different channel on this specific page. Leave empty to use your global settings.</li>
<li>Custom Text Override — override the button label text for this block only. Leave empty to use your global custom text.</li>
</ul>
Entering Your YouTube Channel
The plugin accepts any of the following formats in the settings page and in the <code>channel</code> shortcode attribute:
<ul>
<li>Channel ID: <code>UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</code></li>
<li>@Handle: <code>@yourchannel</code></li>
<li>Channel URL: <code>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</code></li>
<li>Handle URL: <code>https://www.youtube.com/@yourchannel</code></li>
<li>Legacy user URL: <code>https://www.youtube.com/user/yourchannel</code></li>
<li>Custom URL: <code>https://www.youtube.com/c/yourchannel</code></li>
</ul>
The plugin parses the input automatically — no need to extract the channel ID manually.
Getting Started:
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin via the WordPress dashboard.</li>
<li>Navigate to Settings > Subscribe Button Bar.</li>
<li>Enter your YouTube channel — paste your Channel ID, @handle, or any YouTube channel URL.</li>
<li>Configure your desired appearance settings and save.</li>
<li>Embed any YouTube video in a post/page and the subscribe bar will appear automatically. Or use <code>[subscribe_button_bar]</code> to place it anywhere.</li>
</ol>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin uses the YouTube Subscribe Button API provided by Google’s Platform Library (<code>https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js</code>). This script is loaded on pages where the subscribe bar is displayed and may send the visitor’s IP address and user agent to Google.
Policies: <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a>

Subscribe Button Bar for YouTube Embed Videos

A professional tool to add a YouTube subscribe button bar under your videos. Essential for channel growth and viewer conversion.

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Collecting emails from your website visitors is the most important aspect of internet marketing. MailMunch lets you create beautiful optin forms for your WordPress without writing a single line of code. Most blogs are designed for hit-and-run readers. People find your blog, read your article, and leave. Wouldn’t it be nice if some of those people subscribe so you can email them later?
MailMunch provides the tools you need to grow your email list and convert visitors into customers. Now, people will find your blog, read your article, and subscribe via email to your newsletter. You can also sync your newsletter subscribers to MailChimp, Constant Contact, AWeber, GetResponse, Campaign Monitor, InfusionSoft and others.
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<blockquote>
MailMunch is a standalone service that integrates with all web platforms including WordPress. You must have a MailMunch account if you want to use the premium features.
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<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Opt-in Form Types: Popup, Embedded, Top Bar, Scroll Box, and Sidebar</li>
<li>Integrations: MailChimp, Constant Contact, AWeber, Campaign Monitor, GetResponse, InfusionSoft or any other email marketing service</li>
<li>Themes: Beautiful and fully customizable themes to make your email optin popup look amazing</li>
<li>A/B Testing: Find which opt-in form gets more email subscribers</li>
<li>Targeting: Display rules will help you display optin forms only on specific pages, categories or posts</li>
<li>Exit-Intent: Choose whether to display the popover when a user enters your page, or when they’re about to exit.</li>
<li>Analytics: View email subscription analytics and statistics for all time</li>
</ul>
<h4>Beautiful Optin Form Designs</h4>
MailMunch Designer let’s you choose from professionally designed high-converting themes for Popups, Embed Forms, Top Bars, or other types. Each design has been maximized for high conversion rates. You can further customize the optin forms to match with your website or blog.
<h4>Connect With Major Email Providers</h4>
Easily connect with all major email marketing providers including AWeber, MailChimp, Constant Contact, GetResponse and Campaign Monitor. This means that if you use an email manager like MailChimp, your new email subscribers can automatically subscribe to your list instantly. Alternatively, you can simply export email subscribers in CSV format.
<h4>A/B Testing</h4>
Eliminate the guess work from your decisions and let us help you take conversion rates to the next level by A/B testing different content and templates. You can create different optin forms and we’ll tell you which one performs better.
<h4>Page Level Targeting</h4>
Our page-level targeting will help you display optin forms only on specific pages, categories or posts. You can whitelist or blacklist URLs. It will help you build super-targeted lists of email addresses from visitors.
<h4>Entry/Exit Technology</h4>
You can have the optin forms appear immediately when a visitor opens your site, or if you want to be less intrusive, you can have it appear when they are about to exit your website. Our entry and exit popup technology detects user behavior and prompts them at the precise moment they are about to leave.
<h4>Analytics</h4>
Easily find out which pages, posts or optin forms are bringing in the most conversions. This will help influence your future decisions about content on your website and improve your lead generation strategy.
<h4>MailChimp Integration</h4>
<blockquote>
MailChimp integration allows you to painlessly add MailChimp sign up forms to your WordPress site. The MailChimp forms capture leads and sends it to specific MailChimp lists automatically. You can set it to single opt-in, or double opt-in. You can add MailChimp forms to posts, pages or sidebar, and also open it as a popup or top bar. Simply sign up and connect your MailChimp account into the plugin admin settings and it will pull in all your MailChimp lists. From there you can choose the lists you want to make forms for.
</blockquote>
Our improved signup plugin for MailChimp will proactively sign-up new subscribers to your MailChimp newsletter list. Our forms offer the same basic features that MailChimp’s official plugin, but also much more. In addition to the form, analytics will help you track the number of form views and subscriptions.
<h4>Constant Contact Integration</h4>
<blockquote>
Constant Contact integration allows you to painlessly add Constant Contact sign up forms to your WordPress site. The Constant Contact forms capture leads and sends it to specific Constant Contact lists automatically. You can set it to single opt-in, or double opt-in. You can add Constant Contact forms to posts, pages or sidebar, and also open it as a popup or top bar. Simply sign up and connect your Constant Contact account into the plugin admin settings and it will pull in all your Constant Contact lists. From there you can choose the lists you want to make forms for.
</blockquote>
Our improved signup plugin for Constant Contact will proactively sign-up new subscribers to your newsletter list. Our forms offer the same basic features that Constant Contact’s official plugin, but also much more. In addition to the Constant Contact form, analytics will help you track the number of form views and subscriptions. 
Our MailChimp email newsletter list builder helps WordPress users build their audiences online.
Email newsletter integration options
<ul>
<li>MailChimp newsletter integration</li>
<li>AWeber newsletter integration</li>
<li>Constant Contact newsletter integration</li>
<li>Campaign Monitor newsletter integration</li>
<li>GetResponse newsletter integration</li>
</ul>
Why people use MailChimp
<ul>
<li>MailChimp has free plans</li>
<li>MailChimp automatically integrates with our plugin</li>
<li>MailChimp easily sends newsletters</li>
<li>MailChimp handles lists of all sizes</li>
<li>MailChimp can send automated drip campaigns (scheduled emails)</li>
<li>MailChimp has better list management</li>
<li>MailChimp has great error messaging</li>
<li>MailChimp has interest groups/segments</li>
</ul>
Why people use Constant Contact
<ul>
<li>Constant Contact has free plans</li>
<li>Constant Contact automatically integrates with our plugin</li>
<li>Constant Contact easily sends newsletters</li>
<li>Constant Contact handles lists of all sizes</li>
<li>Constant Contact can send automated drip campaigns (scheduled emails)</li>
<li>Constant Contact has better list management</li>
<li>Constant Contact has great error messaging</li>
<li>Constant Contact has interest groups/segments</li>
<li>Constant Contact is a big company</li>
<li>Constant Contact is reliable</li>
</ul>
Why people use AWeber
<ul>
<li>AWeber has a $1 first month</li>
<li>AWeber automatically integrates with our plugin</li>
<li>AWeber easily sends your newsletters</li>
<li>AWeber scales to handle large or small lists</li>
<li>AWeber can also send automated drip campaigns</li>
</ul>

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