Darren Cooney

<p>Velocity is an alternative loading method to the standard to YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and Soundcloud iframe embeds.</p>
<p>With Velocity you will decrease the loading time and increase overall performance of your website by lazy loading media on-demand instead of on initial page load.</p>
<p>To add Velocity to your site, simply create a Velocity shortcode by selecting a preview image and media type using the intuitive shortcode builder then add the generated snippet to your page.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://connekthq.com/plugins/velocity/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get More Information</a></strong></p>
<h4>Shortcode Parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>type</strong> – Choose a media type [youtube, vimeo, twitch, soundcloud].</li>
<li><strong>id</strong> – The ID of the media item.</li>
<li><strong>options</strong> – Add optional styling and display parameters for the embedded media – e.g. rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0.</li>
<li><strong>playlist</strong> – Is this a Soundcloud playlist [true/false].</li>
<li><strong>img</strong> – The path to the preview image.</li>
<li><strong>alt</strong> – The alternative text to be attached to the preview image.</li>
<li><strong>color</strong> – Play button arrow color.</li>
<li><strong>bkg_color</strong> – Play button background color.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example Shortcode</h4>
<pre><code>[velocity type="youtube" id="239793212" img="http://yourwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image-1263626715.jpg" alt="Play Video"]
</code></pre>
<h4>Tested Browsers</h4>
<ul>
<li>Firefox (Mac, PC)</li>
<li>Chrome (Mac, PC, iOS, Android)</li>
<li>Safari (Mac, iOS)</li>
<li>IE10+</li>
<li>Android (Native)</li>
<li>BB10 (Native)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Website</h4>
<p>https://connekthq.com/plugins/velocity/</p>


Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo

I wish it could manually grab the image thumbnail for me and load locally. The manual builder is enough work as it is.

Thank you for this great plugin, though.

works great, missing some key features

Improve website performance by lazy loading and customizing your YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and SoundCloud media embeds.

leemartin

<p><a href="http://stratus.sc" rel="nofollow ugc">Stratus</a> is a <a href="http://jquery.com" rel="nofollow ugc">jQuery</a> powered <a href="http://soundcloud.com" rel="nofollow ugc">SoundCloud</a> player that lives at the bottom (or top) of your website or blog. This plugin allows you to quickly add Stratus to your WordPress and customize as needed.</p>
<h4>New Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Sharing</strong> – Visitors can now click the share button to email, tweet, facebook, and embed your tracks around the web.</li>
<li><strong>Commenting & Favoriting</strong> – Visitors can now comment and favorite tracks <em>right</em> from Stratus.</li>
<li><strong>Tracklist</strong> – Double-click any blank space on the player to unveil a tracklist.</li>
<li><strong>Pop-up Player</strong> – Visitors can now popup your player and continue listening to tunes while they browse your site.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Who’s Using It?</h4>
<p>Here’s some examples of Stratus in the wild. Want to get added to the list? <a href="mailto:lee@soundcloud.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Send me an email</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ilovem83.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ilovem83.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://atdimusic.com" rel="nofollow ugc">atdimusic.com</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Feedback</h4>
<p>Got a suggestion? Found a bug? Deployed the player on your site? Let me know <a href="http://twitter.com/leemartin" rel="nofollow ugc">@leemartin</a>.</p>


Stratus

Stratus is a jQuery powered SoundCloud player that lives at the bottom (or top) of your website or blog.

Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo vs Stratus