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The default embed block for YouTube videos sucks. It slows down your site. The more videos on the page the more it slow. This single-block plugin fixes that.<\/p>\n\n
Why this block is better than the default one:<\/p>\n\n
This plugin also provides a PHP API for developers to render a YouTube video URL as this block; or to automatically transform core\/embed YouTube videos into this block.<\/p>\n\n
The simplest example is:<\/p>\n\n
better_youtube_embed_block_render_block( ['url' => 'https:\/\/youtu.be\/paSXmpHU9K4'] );\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nThe example with all the parameters is:<\/p>\n\n
better_youtube_embed_block_render_block(\n [\n 'url' => 'https:\/\/youtu.be\/paSXmpHU9K4',\n 'aspectRatio' => '16\/9',\n 'isMaxResThumbnail' => false,\n 'thumbnailFormat' => 'jpg',\n 'caption' => 'My awesome video',\n 'caption_kses' => false,\n 'customThumbnail' => 'https:\/\/example.com\/bg.jpg',\n 'settings' => ['loop' => 1, 'rel' => 0],\n 'echo' => false,\n ]\n );\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nTo automatically transform all core\/embed YouTube videos on your site to this block, you need to put the following code to the wp-config.php file or your theme\/plugin:<\/p>\n\n
define('BYEB_SPEED_UP_YOUTUBE_VIDEOS', true);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nor<\/p>\n\n
add_filter( 'byeb_speed_up_youtube_videos', '__return_true' );\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nOn iOS, browsers like Safari and Chrome require two clicks to play videos. If you want to allow users to play videos with a single click, you need to add the following code to the wp-config.php file or your theme\/plugin:<\/p>\n\n
define('BYEB_FORCE_IFRAME_ON_UNSUPPORTED_BROWSERS', true);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\nPlease check out this page<\/a> to see how fast it helps. The page contains around 30 embedded YouTube videos but they don't slow down the page.<\/p>\n\nIf this plugin is useful for you, please do a quick review and rate it<\/a> on WordPress.org to help us spread the word. I would very much appreciate it.<\/p>\n\nPlease check out my other plugins if you're interested:<\/p>\n\n
\n- Content Blocks Builder<\/a><\/strong> - Build custom layouts and blocks visually in the Block Editor without needing a code editor, using only core blocks and native Gutenberg features.<\/li>\n
- Meta Field Block<\/a><\/strong> - A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor without coding. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more. Works everywhere: in the Site Editor (FSE), the Block Editor, inside Query Loop, WooCommerce Product Collection, Term Query blocks, and even in template files.<\/li>\n
- SVG Block<\/a><\/strong> - A block to display SVG images as blocks. Useful for images, icons, dividers, and buttons. It allows you to upload SVG images and load them into the icon library.<\/li>\n
- Icon separator<\/a><\/strong> - A tiny block just like the core\/separator block but with the ability to add an icon.<\/li>\n
- Breadcrumb Block<\/a><\/strong> - A simple breadcrumb trail block that supports JSON-LD structured data and is compatible with WooCommerce.<\/li>\n
- Block Enhancements<\/a><\/strong> - Adds practical features to blocks like icons, box shadows, transforms, etc.<\/li>\n
- Counting Number Block<\/a><\/strong> - A block to display numbers with a counting effect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
The plugin is developed using @wordpress\/create-block.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n- Upload the plugin files to the
\/wp-content\/plugins<\/code> directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n- Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
\nWhat problem does this plugin solve?<\/h3><\/dt>\nIt provides a better solution to embed YouTube videos than the default one.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Who needs this plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\nAnyone can use this plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
1.1.6<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 10 June 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Support for displaying overlay text on video thumbnails, such as a YouTube cookie consent notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.5<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 06 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added -
caption_kses<\/code> parameter to the helper function, allowing inline HTML tags (<a><\/code>, <em><\/code>, <strong><\/code>) in video captions when using the custom API function.<\/li>\n- Added - New hook
better_youtube_embed_block_render_block_args<\/code> to modify the helper function parameters.<\/li>\n- Improved - Updated setting controls for compatibility with WordPress 7.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.4<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 06 January 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Block binding support for the url and caption attributes.<\/li>\n
- Improved - Handling of the frontend script when hosts or cache plugins defer or delay it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.3<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 21 July 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Support for loading WebP thumbnails to reduce file size.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.2<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 06 January 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Fixed - The captions of old YouTube videos are not converted to this block when automatically transforming core\/embed to this block.<\/li>\n
- Updated - Requires at least WordPress version 6.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 09 November 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Fixed - a CSS conflict between the play button and button styles in some themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 23 August 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Play multiple videos or the whole playlist<\/li>\n
- Added - Loop continuously once it finishes playing<\/li>\n
- Added - Show related videos from the same channel<\/li>\n
- Added - Allow rendering embeded frame when browsers require click two times to play videos<\/li>\n
- Updated - Requires at least WordPress version 6.3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.5<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 15 June 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Support custom thumbnail for videos<\/li>\n
- Added - Allow editing media settings in the contentOnly mode<\/li>\n
- Updated - Change the 'Requires at least' to 6.0<\/li>\n
- Added - Support clientNavigation interactivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.4<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 23 February 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Add a PHP API for developers to render a YouTube video URL as this block<\/li>\n
- Added - A new option to load high-resolution image<\/li>\n
- Added - Add the ability to render all core\/embed for YouTube videos as this block<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.3<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 05 January 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- Added - Custom aspect ratio<\/li>\n
- Added - Margin support feature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.2<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 11 August 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- DEV - Update to apiVersion 3<\/li>\n
- DEV - Change i18 texts for translation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n
Release Date - 21 April 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n- DEV - Add keywords to the block<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n\n- Release Date - 23 November 2022*<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/165861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165861"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/mr2p"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=165861"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=165861"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=165861"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=165861"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=165861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}