Introduction

Do you want to embed a Youtube video into a page or blog post on a WordPress powered website? Can’t remember the Youtube embed code? Why not embed videos with shortcode.

Simply add the ‘youtube’ shortcode to the desired location on a page or blog post, enter the video ID under the video attribute and optionally set the autoplay attribute to true.


Usage

Basic usage

[youtube video="ug-CyGXMabg" autoplay="false"]

Screenshot

Example output of youtube shortcode

An example of the youtube shortcode in use on a blog post.


Installation

Installing is as simple as 1,2,3 –

Via WordPress

  1. navigate to WP Admin > Plugins > Add new
  2. search for “F13 YouTube Shortcode”
  3. install and activate

Manual

  1. download the source code
  2. upload the “f13-wordpress-shortcode” folder to your “wp-content/plugins” folder
  3. activate the plugin in wp-admin

GitHub

GitHub repository: f13dev/f13-youtube
Created: July 16, 2016 - 08:05pm
Last commit: October 22, 2021 - 05:17am
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Description: Do you want to embed a youtube video into a page on your WordPress blog without having to find the embed code, just use shortcode.
git clone https://github.com/f13dev/f13-youtube

WordPress

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Description:Using F13 Youtube Shortcode you can simply embed a Youtube video into your WordPress powered website using shortcode. Features include: Simply install and add the shortcode All you need is the Youtub...
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Requirements
Version:2.0Requires WordPress:3.0.1+Tested with WordPress:5.8.10Requires PHP:+Created:July 20, 2016Last updated:October 21, 2021 5:46pm

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