Webamator

<p>YouTube iframe embeds often load many unnecessary resources, which slows down your page. YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds is a lightweight WordPress plugin that replaces YouTube iframes with a clickable preview image.<br />
The actual video loads only when the user clicks the play button, improving page load times and reducing initial page size.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the external YouTube thumbnail service (https://i.ytimg.com) to display preview images of YouTube videos.<br />
When a page with a YouTube embed is loaded, the plugin requests the thumbnail image directly from YouTube servers.<br />
No personal data is sent from your site to YouTube, only the video ID (already public in the YouTube URL).</p>
<p>Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy<br />
Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</p>


YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds

Short Description: Load YouTube videos faster by replacing iframes with a preview image; the video plays only when clicked play.

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StreamWeasels

<p>Embed YouTube content on your WordPress site. Easily embed a YouTube channel, shorts, gallery, feed, or live on your website.</p>
<h3>The most advanced YouTube plugin for WordPress</h3>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QQKCuSG2eHQ?version=3&rel=1&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></span></p>
<p>For over 5 years, <a href="https://www.streamweasels.com?utm_source=wordpress&utm_medium=youtube-integration&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">StreamWeasels</a> have been helping thousands of WordPress websites <strong>embed YouTube channel, YouTube gallery, YouTube feed or YouTube live</strong>.</p>
<p>StreamWeasels YouTube Integration is the latest and greatest plugin from StreamWeasels that <strong>takes YouTube Integration to the next level</strong>.</p>
<p>This plugin allows you to <strong>display YouTube embeds anywhere on your website</strong>, based on YouTube Channel ID, YouTube Playlist or YouTube Live streams.</p>
<h3>Display YouTube Videos by YouTube Channel, Shorts, Playlist, or Live</h3>
<p>StreamWeasels YouTube Integration allows you to display YouTube shorts, YouTube video and YouTube live on your website from youtube.com based on YouTube Channel ID, Playlist or YouTube Live streams.</p>
<ul>
<li>Display upto 50 shorts from a specific YouTube <strong>Channel</strong>.</li>
<li>Display upto 50 videos from a specific YouTube <strong>Channel</strong>.</li>
<li>Display upto 50 videos from a specified YouTube <strong>Playlist</strong>.</li>
<li>Display upto 50 YouTube live streams from a defined YouTube <strong>Channel</strong> list.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Display YouTube Shorts</h3>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Add YouTube shorts to WordPress (for FREE 2022) #shorts" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Y1ab3k3ilw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<h3>Layouts</h3>
<p>The best part about StreamWeasels YouTube Integration is our range of layouts. As of our first release, StreamWeasels YouTube Integration allows you to embed YouTube channel content using a YouTube Wall layout. Display your YouTube content as it may appear directly on YouTube. Customise the number of YouTube tiles that display, the number of tiles in a row, the spacing, rounded borders and more.</p>
<h3>Read More</h3>
<p>If you want to learn more about StreamWeasels YouTube Integration, check out these links.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://support.streamweasels.com/article/74-getting-started-with-youtube-integration" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Integration – Getting Started Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo885jUiOeyhtHDFUbdx8rQ" rel="nofollow ugc">Check out our YouTube Guides</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/StreamWeasels" rel="nofollow ugc">Follow us on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.com/invite/HSwfPbm" rel="nofollow ugc">Join us on Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.streamweasels.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Need Help? Get in touch!</a></li>
</ul>


StreamWeasels YouTube Integration

Easy to setup in minutes, user friendly admin UI

Awesome plugin, love the ease of it

Embed YouTube content on your WordPress site. Easily embed a YouTube channel, shorts, gallery, feed, or live on your website.

YEP: Optimize YouTube Embeds vs StreamWeasels YouTube Integration