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Aleksandar Urošević

<p>Add <strong>My YouTube Channel</strong> widget to the widget area or shortcode to post/page content, set <strong>Channel ID</strong> or <strong>Playlist ID</strong>, chose resource to use and keep defaults for all other options. And voila! You will get the latest video from chosen YouTube channel or playlist.</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong> My YouTube Channel does not support <strong>Live Streams</strong> and does not have Gutenberg Block. Use <strong>Shortcode Block</strong> or <strong>Classic Block</strong> to insert shortcode to page/post content.</p>
<p>If you like our plugin and find it useful, please <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/youtube-channel" rel="ugc">write a review and rate it</a>.</p>
<p>For a manually picked set of videos from YouTube, check out <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-youtube-gallery/" rel="ugc">Easy YouTube Gallery</a>.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Show latest videos from My YouTube Channel (ordered in reverse chronological order related to the creation date), or from Playlist</li>
<li>Option to get a random video from any of two resources</li>
<li>Responsive (one full-width video per row) or non-responsive</li>
<li>Preferred aspect ratio relative to width (16:9 and 4:3)</li>
<li>Custom width for video embeded object (default is 306px)</li>
<li>Four modes to display video: <strong>thumbnail</strong> (<code>default</code>), <strong>HTML5</strong> (<code>iframe</code>), <strong>HTML5 Asynchronous</strong> (<code>iframe2</code>) abd <strong>Playlist Embed</strong> (<code>playlist</code>)</li>
<li>Thumbnail mode opens the video in lightbox</li>
<li>[NEW] Optionally store thumbnail images locally for improved speed performance and cache policy</li>
<li>Enhanced Privacy – please note that display mode <strong>HTML5 (IFRAME) Asynchronous</strong> (shortcode parameter <code>iframe2</code>) does not support Enhanced Privacy due to YouTube API limitations</li>
<li>Hide or show video title above/below/inside video wrapped to HTML tag by your choice (h3, h4, h5, span or div)</li>
<li>Custom feed caching timeout</li>
<li>Optional video autoplay with optional muted audio</li>
<li>(Optional) <em>TinyMCE button</em> on post/page edit (can be disabled on General plugin settings page), which open a shortcode GUI generator to help you build a shortcode</li>
<li>Show link to channel/handle below videos (vanity and legacy username are deprecated since v3.23.0)</li>
<li>Final look is highly customisable thanks to classes for each element of YTC block!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<p>For a fully functional plugin, PHP 7.4 or newer has required! If you use older PHP, we highly recommend you request from your developer, server support or hosting company to update PHP to a secure version.</p>
<h4>Styling</h4>
<p>Use Customizer, <code>style.css</code> from the child theme or <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/head-footer-code/" rel="ugc">Head & Footer Code</a> plugin to custom style and tweak the look and feel of the My YouTube Channel blocks. You can utilise the following classes:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>.widget_youtube-channel</code> – class of whole widget (parent for widget title and YTC block)</li>
<li><code>.youtube_channel</code> – YTC block wrapper class. Additional classes are available:
<ul>
<li><code>.default</code> – for non-responsive block</li>
<li><code>.responsive</code> – when you have enabled responsive option</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>.ytc_title</code> – class for video title container above thumbnail/video object
<ul>
<li><code>.ytc_title_above</code> – additional class for video title above video/thumbnail</li>
<li><code>.ytc_title_below</code> – additional class for video title below video/thumbnail</li>
<li><code>.ytc_title_inside</code> – additional class for video title printed inside of the thumbnail</li>
<li><code>.ytc_title_inside_bottom</code> – additional class for bottom aligned video title printed inside of the thumbnail</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_container</code> – class of container for single item, plus:
<ul>
<li><code>.ytc_video_1</code>, <code>.ytc_video_2</code>, … – class of container for single item with ordering number of item in widget</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_first</code> – class of first container for single item</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_mid</code> – class of all other containers for single item</li>
<li><code>.ytc_video_last</code> – class of last container for single item</li>
<li><code>.ar16_9</code> – class for Aspect Ratio 16:9</li>
<li><code>.ar4_3</code> – class for Aspect Ration 4:3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>.ytc_thumb</code> – class of anchor for Thumbnail mode</li>
<li><code>.fluid-width-video-wrapper</code> – class for parent element of IFRAME for enabled responsive</li>
<li><code>.ytc_description</code> – class for video description text below thumbnail/video object</li>
<li><code>.ytc_link</code> – class of container for link to channel</li>
</ul>
<h4>Known Issues</h4>
<ul>
<li>Video title and description for embedded playlist mode do not work.</li>
<li>Removing the YouTube logo from the playback control bar does not work for all videos.</li>
<li>Autoplay does not work always</li>
</ul>
<p>If WordFence or other malware scan tool detect My YouTube Channel file <code>youtube-channel.php</code> as a potential risk because <code>base64_encode()</code> and <code>base64_decode()</code> functions, remember that we use this two functions to store and restore JSON feeds to transient cache, so potential detection is false positive.</p>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<ul>
<li>For playing videos in lightbox we use <a href="https://github.com/henrygd/bigger-picture" rel="nofollow ugc">Bigger Picture</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode</h4>
<p>Along with Widget, you can add My YouTube Channel block inline by using shortcode <code>[youtube_channel]</code>. Default plugin parameters will be used for shortcode, but you can customize all parameters per shortcode.</p>
<p><strong>General Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>class</code> (string) Set custom class if you wish to target special styling for specific YTC block</li>
<li><code>channel</code> (string) ID of preferred YouTube channel. Do not set full URL to channel, but just last part from URL – ID (name)</li>
<li><code>handle</code> (string) defined custom handle from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/handle" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube handle</a></li>
<li><code>vanity</code> (string) <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> part after www.youtube.com/c/ from <a href="https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2657968?hl=en" rel="nofollow ugc">Custom URL</a></li>
<li><code>username</code> (string) <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> Optional legacy YouTube username.</li>
<li><code>playlist</code> (string) ID of preferred YouTube playlist.</li>
<li><code>resource</code> (int) Resource to use for feed:
<ul>
<li><code>0</code> Channel (User uploads)</li>
<li><code>1</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> Favorites (for defined channel)</li>
<li><code>2</code> Playlist</li>
<li><code>3</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> Liked Videos</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>cache</code> (int) Period in seconds for caching feed. You can disable caching by setting this option to 0, but if you have a lot of visits, consider at least short caching (couple minutes).</li>
<li><code>fetch</code> (int) Number of videos that will be used as stack for random pick (min 2, max 50)</li>
<li><code>num</code> (int) Number of videos to display per YTC block.</li>
<li><code>random</code> (bool) Option to randomize videos on every page load.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Video Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>ratio</code> (int) Set preferred aspect ratio for thumbnail and video. You can use:
<ul>
<li><code>3</code> 16:9 (widescreen)</li>
<li><code>1</code> 4:3</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>responsive</code> (bool) Distribute one full width video per row.</li>
<li><code>width</code> (int) Width of thumbnail and video in pixels.</li>
<li><code>display</code> (string) Object that will be used to represent video. We have couple predefined options:
<ul>
<li><code>thumbnail</code> Thumbnail will be used and video will be loaded in lightbox. (default)</li>
<li><code>iframe</code> HTML5 (iframe)</li>
<li><code>iframe2</code> HTML5 (iframe) with asynchronous loading – recommended</li>
<li><code>playlist</code> Embedded playlist (same behaviour as old function <code>only_pl</code>)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>thumb_quality</code> (string) Define image quality for thumbnail display mode. Default is <code>hqdefault</code>, available:
<ul>
<li><code>default</code> Default Quality (120x90px)</li>
<li><code>mqdefault</code> Medium Quality (320x180px)</li>
<li><code>hqdefault</code> High Quality (480x360px)</li>
<li><code>sddefault</code> Standard Definition (640x480px)</li>
<li><code>maxresdefault</code> Maximum Resolution (1280x720px)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>no_thumb_title</code> (bool) By default YouTube thumbnail will have tooltip with info about video title and date of publishing. By setting this option to 1 or true you can hide tooltip</li>
<li><code>themelight</code> (bool) By default YouTube have dark play controls theme. By setting this option to 1 or true you can get light theme in player (HTML5 and Flash)</li>
<li><code>controls</code> (bool) Set this option to 1 or true to hide playback controls.</li>
<li><code>autoplay</code> (bool) Enable autoplay of first video in YTC video stack by setting this option to 1 or true</li>
<li><code>mute</code> (bool) Set this option to 1 or true to mute videos set to autoplay on load</li>
<li><code>norel</code> (bool) Set this option to 1 or true to hide related videos after finished playbak</li>
<li><code>nobrand</code> (bool) Set this option to 1 or true to hide YouTube logo from playback control bar</li>
<li><code>nolightbox</code> (bool) Set this option to 1 or true to prevent YTC block with thumbnail to open in lightbox. If you have other plugin that trigger youtube links for lightbox, that one will steal links from this YTC block.</li>
<li><code>target</code> (string) If you enable nolightbox for specific YTC block, you can force opening of thumbnail links in new tab/window if you set this shortcode option to <code>_blank</code> like <code>target="_blank"</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Content Layout</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>showtitle</code> (string):
<ul>
<li><code>none</code> – Hide title</li>
<li><code>above</code> – Display title above video/thumbnail</li>
<li><code>below</code> – Display title below video/thumbnail</li>
<li><code>inside</code> – Display top aligned title inside thumbnail; if <code>display</code> is not <code>thumbnail</code> then treat as <code>above</code></li>
<li><code>inside_b</code> – Display bottom aligned title inside thumbnail; if <code>display</code> is not <code>thumbnail</code> then treat as <code>below</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>titletag</code> – Video title HTML tag to wrap title (H3, H4, H5, div, span, strong, etc)</li>
<li><code>showdesc</code> (bool) Set to 1 or true to show video description.</li>
<li><code>desclen</code> (int) Set number of characters to cut down length of video description. Set to 0 to use full length description.</li>
<li><code>noinfo</code> (bool) Set to 1 or true to hide overlay video infos (from embedded player)</li>
<li><code>noanno</code> (bool) Set to 1 or true to hide overlay video annotations (from embedded player)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Link to Channel</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>goto_txt</code> (string)</li>
<li><code>popup</code> (int) Control where link to channel will be opened:
<ul>
<li><code>0</code> open link in same window</li>
<li><code>1</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> open link in new window with JavaScript</li>
<li><code>2</code> open link in new window with target=”_blank” anchor attribute</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>link_to</code> (string) URL to link:
<ul>
<li><code>none</code> Hide link (defult)</li>
<li><code>handle</code> YouTube handle URL</li>
<li><code>channel</code> Channel page</li>
<li><code>vanity</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> Vanity custom URL</li>
<li><code>legacy</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong> Legacy username page</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Please note, to enhance plugin functionality, we can change or deprecate some shortcode parameters in future.</em></p>
<h3>Filter hooks</h3>
<p>You can modify final output of video block by hooking to filter <code>ytc_print_video</code>.</p>
<p>Four parameters are provided:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>video_content</code> – HTML of original video block</li>
<li><code>item</code> – YouTube video object which contains:
<ul>
<li><code>snippet->publishedAt</code> – date of publishing YouTube video</li>
<li><code>shippet->title</code> – YouTube video title</li>
<li><code>shippet->description</code> – YouTube video description</li>
<li><code>snippet->resourceId->videoId</code> – YouTube video ID</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>instance</code> – Current My YouTube Channel Block parameters, including global settings:
<ul>
<li><code>handle</code></li>
<li><code>channel</code></li>
<li><code>vanity</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong></li>
<li><code>username</code> <strong>DEPRECATED</strong></li>
<li><code>playlist</code></li>
<li><code>resource</code></li>
<li><code>cache</code></li>
<li><code>fetch</code></li>
<li><code>num</code></li>
<li><code>skip</code></li>
<li><code>privacy</code></li>
<li><code>ratio</code></li>
<li><code>width</code></li>
<li><code>responsive</code></li>
<li><code>display</code></li>
<li><code>fullscreen</code></li>
<li><code>controls</code></li>
<li><code>autoplay</code></li>
<li><code>autoplay_mute</code></li>
<li><code>norel</code></li>
<li><code>playsinline</code></li>
<li><code>showtitle</code></li>
<li><code>titletag</code></li>
<li><code>showdesc</code></li>
<li><code>desclen</code></li>
<li><code>modestbranding</code></li>
<li><code>hideanno</code></li>
<li><code>goto_txt</code></li>
<li><code>popup_goto</code></li>
<li><code>link_to</code></li>
<li><code>tinymce</code></li>
<li><code>nolightbox</code></li>
<li><code>apikey</code></li>
<li><code>thumb_quality</code></li>
<li><code>timeout</code></li>
<li><code>random</code></li>
<li><code>no_thumb_title</code></li>
<li><code>class</code></li>
<li><code>target</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><code>y</code> – order number of video (<code>1</code> for first, <code>2</code> for second, etc)</li>
</ul>
<p>Example:</p>
<pre><code>add_filter( 'ytc_print_video', 'customized_ytc_print_video', 10, 4 );
function customized_ytc_print_video( $video_block, $item, $instance, $y ) {
    // Do whatever you wish to do
    // ...
    return $video_block;
}
</code></pre>


My YouTube Channel

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Show video thumbnails or playable video block of recent YouTube Playlist, Channel (User Uploads) videos.

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<p>SDAweb Channels for YouTube is a lightweight, privacy-friendly way to showcase YouTube content on your WordPress site. Add any number of public YouTube channels and display their videos using shortcodes or a Gutenberg block. Videos are cached locally so visitor page views consume zero API quota.</p>
<h4>Layouts & Playback</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Grid</strong> — Responsive multi-column grid (1–4 columns)</li>
<li><strong>Tabs</strong> — Channel-tabbed interface with 3 navigation modes: scroll, wrapping pills, and avatar strip</li>
<li><strong>Slider</strong> — Horizontal carousel with arrow navigation</li>
<li><strong>Auto player</strong> (default) — Adapts to screen size: inline on desktop, lightbox on mobile phones</li>
<li><strong>Lightbox player</strong> — Fullscreen overlay with keyboard shortcuts (arrow keys, Escape), swipe gestures, and prev/next navigation</li>
<li><strong>Inline player</strong> — Play directly inside the video card with expand-to-lightbox</li>
<li><strong>Link mode</strong> — Opens videos on YouTube in a new tab</li>
<li><strong>Avatar strip</strong> — Compact row of channel avatars with labeled names and smart truncation</li>
<li><strong>Mobile bottom sheet</strong> — Touch-optimized player with swipe-to-dismiss</li>
<li><strong>Landscape mobile</strong> — Optimized layouts: horizontal cards for live streams, 2-column grid for regular content</li>
</ul>
<h4>Live & Upcoming Streams</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatic detection of live broadcasts and scheduled upcoming streams</li>
<li>Smart sort order: live streams first, then all streams sorted by proximity to the current time — the most relevant broadcasts always appear first</li>
<li>Dedicated <code>[sdawchfo_live]</code> shortcode for live and upcoming content</li>
<li>Live badge with concurrent viewer count and pulse animation</li>
<li>Upcoming badge with scheduled start time countdown</li>
<li>Toggleable “Live now” and “Coming up” section headings</li>
<li>Stale guard: upcoming streams auto-expire after 6 hours, live after 24 hours — no stuck statuses</li>
<li>5-minute background polling keeps live status current (1-minute with Broadcast Boost)</li>
<li>Live Broadcast Boost — configurable day/time window for 1-minute polling during scheduled broadcasts</li>
<li>Zero-quota RSS feed discovery catches scheduled broadcasts not in the uploads playlist</li>
<li>Live and upcoming streams are automatically excluded from regular shortcodes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Channel Management</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add channels by URL, handle (@username), or channel ID</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop reordering controls tab and section display order</li>
<li>Custom labels per channel for friendly display names</li>
<li>Automatic video caching with configurable 1–24 hour refresh intervals (up to 3 channels per cron run)</li>
<li>Manual refresh per channel or all channels at once</li>
<li>Import and export channels and settings as JSON</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>Four shortcodes cover every use case:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_channel]</code> — Videos from a single channel (by id, handle, or label)</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_channels]</code> — Multiple channels in grid, tabs, or slider layout</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_feed]</code> — Combined feed mixing videos from all channels</li>
<li><code>[sdawchfo_live]</code> — Live and upcoming streams with empty-state message</li>
</ul>
<p>All shortcodes support these attributes: <code>count</code>, <code>columns</code>, <code>layout</code>, <code>sort</code>, <code>player</code>, <code>pagination</code>, <code>per_page</code>, <code>show_stats</code>, <code>show_duration</code>, <code>show_channel</code>, and <code>live_only</code>.</p>
<h4>Additional Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg block with live preview and inspector controls</li>
<li>Shortcode builder in the admin dashboard — no coding required</li>
<li>Customizable frontend labels (26 strings) for full translation support</li>
<li>Customizable appearance: badge styles, button styles, tab colors, and time text colors with color pickers</li>
<li>Load More pagination with configurable batch size</li>
<li>Video stats: views, likes, duration, publish date</li>
<li>Detects and labels YouTube Shorts</li>
<li>Up to 100 videos per channel with automatic API pagination</li>
<li>Import/export for easy migration between sites</li>
<li>Tab navigation modes: scroll, wrapping pills, or avatar strip</li>
<li>REST API endpoints for custom and headless integrations</li>
<li>Server cron setup guidance in the admin settings</li>
<li>Channel name truncation setting for the avatar strip</li>
<li>Automatic cleanup of private and deleted videos from cache</li>
<li>Dark theme support via CSS custom property (–sdawchfo-card-bg)</li>
<li>Admin settings: tabbed Plugin Overview with 7 sections, quick-access links, and info tooltips explaining technical terms</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy & Performance</h4>
<ul>
<li>All video data is cached in your local database</li>
<li>Visitor page views make zero external API calls</li>
<li>No cookies are set and no visitor data is sent to third parties</li>
<li>YouTube embeds use the privacy-enhanced <code>youtube-nocookie.com</code> domain</li>
<li>YouTube embeds load only when a visitor clicks play</li>
<li>Lazy loading: thumbnail images load only when they scroll into view</li>
</ul>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<h4>YouTube Data API v3</h4>
<p>This plugin connects to the YouTube Data API v3 to fetch channel information and video data. API calls are made server-side only when:</p>
<ul>
<li>An admin adds or refreshes a channel</li>
<li>The scheduled cron refresh runs (configurable interval, default 6 hours)</li>
<li>The live status cron runs (every 5 minutes, or every 1 minute during a configured Broadcast Boost window)</li>
</ul>
<p>No API calls are made during normal visitor page views — all data is served from the local cache.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC</li>
<li>API endpoint: <code>https://www.googleapis.com/youtube/v3</code></li>
<li><a href="https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube API Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<p>A YouTube Data API v3 key is required. You can obtain one for free from the <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Cloud Console</a>.</p>
<h4>YouTube RSS Feeds</h4>
<p>This plugin fetches public YouTube RSS feeds (<code>https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml</code>) to discover recently published and scheduled videos. These requests are read-only, use no API quota, and contain only publicly available video IDs.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube Embeds</h4>
<p>When a visitor clicks play on a video, an iframe loads from YouTube’s privacy-enhanced domain (<code>youtube-nocookie.com</code>). No embed loads until the visitor initiates playback. No cookies are set by this domain.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>YouTube IFrame Player API</h4>
<p>When a visitor opens the lightbox player, the YouTube IFrame Player API script (<code>https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api</code>) is loaded to enable programmatic playback control (mute/unmute toggle). This script is only loaded when the lightbox is first opened — not on page load. No data is sent to YouTube beyond what the standard embed already transmits.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Google LLC (YouTube)</li>
<li>API documentation: <a href="https://developers.google.com/youtube/iframe_api_reference" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube IFrame Player API</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/t/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>


SDAweb Channels for YouTube

Display YouTube channels with grids, tabs, sliders, live stream badges, and lightbox playback.

My YouTube Channel vs SDAweb Channels for YouTube