Title: Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch
Author: bPlugins
Published: <strong>Avril 17, 2019</strong>
Last modified: Dawout 29, 2026

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# Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch

 By [bPlugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bplugins/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/yt-player.2.1.0.zip)

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 * [Reviews](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/yt-player/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/yt-player/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/)

## Description

[YT Player](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/) | [Documentation](https://bplugins.com/docs/yt-player)
| [Pricing](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/pricing/) | [Support](https://bplugins.com/support/)
| [Demo](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/#demos)

[YT Player](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/) is a modern, lightweight, 
and fully customizable YouTube video player built for WordPress. Whether you’re 
adding a single video or creating a video-rich experience across posts, pages, or
widget areas, this plugin makes it easy to embed YouTube videos with a sleek, accessible
interface powered by HTML5 and the Plyr framework.

Use a simple shortcode to embed YouTube videos without needing iframe codes. Ideal
for bloggers, marketers, educators, and anyone looking to add YouTube video to WordPress
effortlessly.

### Key Features – Free Version

 * **Gutenberg Block Support** – Includes a dedicated ‘Video Player for YouTube’
   Gutenberg block for seamless block editor page building.
 * **Easy YouTube Embed with Shortcode** – Paste your YouTube URL inside [ytp]…[/
   ytp] or use [ytplayer id=”…”] anywhere — posts, pages, sidebars, or custom templates.
 * **Works with YouTube Video ID or URL** – Add either the full YouTube video link
   or just the 11-character video ID.
 * **Fully Responsive Layout** – Player adjusts automatically to fit desktop, tablet,
   and mobile screens seamlessly.
 * **Fullscreen & Keyboard Navigation** – Viewers can switch to full-screen mode
   and navigate easily using keyboard shortcuts.
 * **Fast & Lightweight** – Built with modern HTML5 standard and Plyr framework 
   for optimal page loading performance.
 * **Control Customization** – Choose which controls to show or hide for basic playback.

### YT Player Pro – Unlock Premium Features

The [Pro version](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/pricing/) offers advanced
control over video playback, branding, and layout:

 * **Auto Play & Muted Playback** – Automatically start video playback when page
   loads, with option to start muted by default.
 * **Add a Brand Logo on Videos** – Display your custom logo as an overlay on videos
   with adjustable position, size, and transparency.
 * **Upload Custom Banner Thumbnails** – Replace default YouTube video previews 
   with your own custom branded cover image.
 * **Floating Mini Player While Scrolling** – Keep the video playing in a sleek 
   floating corner window as visitors scroll down the page.
 * **Custom Seek Time Interval** – Set custom seek time jump intervals (in seconds)
   for forward and rewind buttons.
 * **Hide Controls on Pause** – Keep the player ultra-clean by hiding control bars
   when the video is paused.
 * **Hide YouTube UI & Branding** – Hide native YouTube interface elements and branding
   for a distraction-free experience.
 * **Create & Save Custom Presets** – Save customized player designs and options
   as presets for instant one-click reuse across your site.

[Try the Pro Version](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/pricing/) – Unlock
all premium features today!

### How to Use YT Player – Quick Start Guide

Getting started is easy!

[Live Demo](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/#demos) | [Try the Pro](https://bplugins.com/products/yt-player/pricing/)

### This plugin is ideal for

 * Video bloggers and vloggers
 * Online courses and educators
 * Marketing landing pages
 * Portfolio sites
 * News & magazine layouts
 * Anyone who wants a custom YouTube embed player

### Check out our other WordPress Plugins

 * [HTML5 Audio Player](https://bplugins.com/products/html5-audio-player/) – Best
   audio player plugin for WordPress.
 * [PDF Poster](https://bplugins.com/products/pdf-poster/) – A fully-featured PDF
   Viewer Plugin for WordPress.
 * [StreamCast](https://bplugins.com/products/streamcast-radio-player/) – A fully-
   featured Radio Player Plugin for WordPress.
 * [3D Viewer](https://bplugins.com/products/3d-viewer/) – Display interactive 3D
   models on the webs.

## Screenshots

[⌊The player in frontend⌉⌊The player in frontend⌉[

The player in frontend

[⌊The player with all controls⌉⌊The player with all controls⌉[

The player with all controls

[⌊The player without controls⌉⌊The player without controls⌉[

The player without controls

[⌊Player with Timeline⌉⌊Player with Timeline⌉[

Player with Timeline

[⌊Player with brand logo⌉⌊Player with brand logo⌉[

Player with brand logo

[⌊Shortcode⌉⌊Shortcode⌉[

Shortcode

[⌊Control settings⌉⌊Control settings⌉[

Control settings

[⌊Control settings⌉⌊Control settings⌉[

Control settings

[⌊SideBar Menu⌉⌊SideBar Menu⌉[

SideBar Menu

[⌊Player Setup⌉⌊Player Setup⌉[

Player Setup

[⌊Preview⌉⌊Preview⌉[

Preview

## Blocks

This plugin provides 3 blocks.

 *   Youtube Player Container
 *   Video player timeline for youtube  video player timeline for youtube
 *   Video player for youtube video player for youtube

## FAQ

### How do I install this plugin?

You can install as others regular wordpress plugin. No different way. Please see
on installation tab.

### What Video type can i play?

You can play any YouTube video.

### How many player i can publish in my site?

You can publish unlimited video with YT player Plugin

### Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Video Player for YouTube
plugin through the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/9e5fb62e-ed95-4c9a-b8cf-ecfa91845532).
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify
the developers of this plugin.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Great tool!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-tool-1703/)󠁿

 [andriiandrii13](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andriiandrii13/) Novanm 19, 2021

Easy to use, but very powerful!

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### 󠀁[Very usefull](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-usefull-431/)󠁿

 [suriafrancesco](https://profiles.wordpress.org/suriafrancesco/) Jiyè 10, 2021

Easy to use. It don’t show youtube site at the end like most do.

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### 󠀁[Great little plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-little-plugin-295/)󠁿

 [themaddis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themaddis/) Me 28, 2021

Was great alternative to having to pay for Vimeo as its a fraction of the price 
to customize an embed video. Thanks again!

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### 󠀁[I love it!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-love-it-683/)󠁿

 [pcogd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pcogd/) Oktòb 19, 2020

Thank you so much for this plugin it is awesome. Great for beginners, very easy 
to add videos. I just love it!

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### 󠀁[Very good and simple. would be the best if include quality selection for youtube](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-and-simple-would-be-the-best-if-include-quality-selection-for-youtube/)󠁿

 [zacky131](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zacky131/) Jiyè 1, 2020 1 reply

Thanks…your plugin is awesome. Would be the best and simple if also add video quality
selection for youtube or vimeo 🙂

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### 󠀁[great plugin, clean implement, easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-clean-implement-easy-to-use/)󠁿

 [jpeagle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jpeagle/) Jen 3, 2020

thanks for your code. tried many other similar plugins, this is the best

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## Contributors & Developers

“Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch” is open
source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ bPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bplugins/)
 *   [ Abu Hayat ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abuhayat/)
 *   [ Freemius ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freemius/)
 *   [ Md Shamim Islam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shamim10/)

[Translate “Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/yt-player)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yt-player/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/yt-player/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/yt-player/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/yt-player/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 2.1.0 – 29 Aug, 2026

 * **Security**: Hardened preset data handling and AJAX endpoint security.
 * **Security**: Improved data sanitization and permission verification.
 * **Fix**: Resolved quick shortcode [ytp] URL parsing and player style enqueuing.
 * **Fix**: Improved clipboard copy compatibility across HTTP and HTTPS environments.
 * **Fix**: Resolved block editor player controls rendering and SVG icon display.
 * **Update**: Enhanced UI option consistency and Pro field controls.

#### 2.0.9 – 16 July, 2026

 * **Update**: Freemius SDK update.
 * **Fixed**: Plugin dashboard activation issue.
 * **Added**: WP Utils added.
 * **Fixed**: Editor block selected issue.

#### 2.0.8 – 2 April, 2026

 * **Fixed**: Dashboard license activation issue fixed.
 * **Update**: freemius sdk version updated.

#### 2.0.7 – 16 March, 2026

 * **Fixed**: dataset issue fixed.
 * **Update**: Alert pro modal added.
 * **Update**: Competible stablist version with wordpress.
 * **Update**: Latest dashboard added.

#### 2.0.6 – 21 Jan, 2026

 * Vulnerability patch problem fixed

#### 2.0.5 – 11 Dec, 2025

 * freemius sdk version updated

#### 2.0.4 – 6 Nov, 2025

 * Video input field working both, ID or URL.

#### 2.0.3 – 28 Oct, 2025

 * Update: Update Freemius WordPress SDK
 * Added a New Features

#### 2.0.2 – 27 Aug, 2025

 * Update: Yt Player Admin Bug Fixed

#### 2.0.1 – 18 Aug, 2025

 * Update: Dashboard preview tabbed description
 * Update: Added upgrade button on dashboard

#### 2.0.0 – 25 july, 2025

 * More New Featured Added
 * Update: Freemius WordPress SDK

#### 1.6.2 – 28 Jan, 2025

 * Feature: Set Ratio
 * Update: Freemius WordPress SDK

#### 1.6.1 – 2 July 2024

 * Updated: Player library

#### 1.6.0 – 2 Jan 2024

 * Added: ‘Video Player for youtube’ Block in free version

#### v1.5.6 (Aug 28, 2023)

 * Added 2 Gutenberg Block in Premium version (video, Timeline)

#### 1.5.1

 * Improved Code Quality

#### 1.3

 * Bug Fix – iOs:Full screen video cut
 * Improved Performance.

#### 1.2

 * Added Quick ShortCode [ytp]YouTube Video URL[/ytp] for Post/page/widget/Guten
   Block.
 * Fix Minor Bug

#### 1.1

 * Review request as Admin notice removed.
 * Imporved performance

#### 1.0

 * Initial Release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.1.0**
 *  Last updated **2 jou ago**
 *  Active installations **1,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/yt-player/)
 * Tags
 * [plyr](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plyr/)[video player](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video-player/)
   [youtube](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/)[YouTube embed](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube-embed/)
   [youtube Video Player](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube-video-player/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://hat.wordpress.org/plugins/yt-player/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  11 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/reviews/?filter=5)
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 *  [  1 2-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/reviews/#new-post)

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## Contributors

 *   [ bPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bplugins/)
 *   [ Abu Hayat ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/abuhayat/)
 *   [ Freemius ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/freemius/)
 *   [ Md Shamim Islam ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shamim10/)

## Support

Issues resolved in last two months:

     0 out of 1

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/yt-player/)