Better YouTube Block – A better way to embed YouTube videos, shorts, playlists

By Phi Phan

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Better YouTube Block – A better way to embed YouTube videos, shorts, playlists Review - In-Depth Analysis

Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.78/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 16+ reviews)

Active Installations

6,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

The default embed block for YouTube videos is not efficient. It can slow down your site, especially with multiple videos. This plugin improves performance by loading only the video thumbnail initially.

Key features include the ability to create custom playlists, use custom thumbnails, set aspect ratios, and loop videos. It also shows related videos and automatically loads the video title as a caption.

The plugin has a user-friendly interface similar to the default embed block and allows for easy transformation between blocks. Developers can utilize a PHP API to render YouTube videos efficiently.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Better YouTube Block – A better way to embed YouTube videos, shorts, playlists plugin.

YouTube embed

video performance

Gutenberg block

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Contributors and developers

“Better YouTube Block – A better way to embed YouTube videos, shorts, playlists” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.