Title: Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed
Author: Ciprian Popescu
Published: <strong>27 di Novembar dal 2013</strong>
Last modified: 9 di Otubar dal 2026

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# Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed

 By [Ciprian Popescu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/butterflymedia/)

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

 * [Details](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/#installation)
 * [Development](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/#developers)

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

## Description

Show a YouTube player with a playlist, or the latest videos from your channel, on
any post or page with one shortcode. Videos are click-to-load: visitors see a lightweight
thumbnail, and nothing is requested from YouTube until they press play. That keeps
pages fast and makes it easier to respect cookie consent.

 * Click-to-load players for faster pages and better privacy, with an optional notice
   under the player.
 * Paste full YouTube URLs or video IDs. Add `?t=90` to a URL to start that video
   at 90 seconds.
 * Three layouts: playlist below the player, beside it, or a grid that opens videos
   in an accessible lightbox.
 * Auto-advance to the next video, several players on the same page, and keyboard-
   friendly playlists.
 * Your YouTube API key stays on the server. Video titles and channel feeds are 
   fetched and cached by WordPress.
 * Optional `VideoObject` structured data for search engines.
 * Privacy-enhanced (youtube-nocookie.com) mode.
 * A shortcode generator in Settings, so you don’t need to remember any attributes.

### Playlist (no API key needed)

Example: `[yt_playlist mainid="xcJtL7QggTI" vdid="xcJtL7QggTI, AheYbU8J5Tc, X0zGS4-
UKgg, 74SZXCQb44s, 2M0XCH9q3YI"]`

### Playlist with video titles (YouTube Data API v3)

Example: `[yt_playlist_v3 mainid="xcJtL7QggTI" vdid="xcJtL7QggTI, AheYbU8J5Tc, X0zGS4-
UKgg" layout="side" autoadvance="1"]`

### YouTube channel feed with lightbox player

Example: `[yt_feed channels="UCpVm7bg6pXKo1Pr6k5kxG9A" results="9" offset="0"]`

### Optional attributes

 * `layout="below|side|grid"`
 * `start="90"` (main video start time in seconds)
 * `autoadvance="1"`
 * `schema="1"` (VideoObject structured data, needs the API key)
 * `offset="3"` (channel feed only)

Check out the [official Playlist Player for YouTube website](https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/youtube-playlist-player/)
and a [Playlist Player for YouTube demo](https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/youtube-playlist-player/).

Check out a [Property Videos & Virtual Tours](https://kmproperty.ie/buy/videos-virtual-tours/)
demo.

Check out more [WordPress plugins here](https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/).
Need cookie consent for YouTube? Try [WP Google Consent Platform (GCP)](https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-gcp-a-wordpress-plugin-for-google-consent-mode-v2/).

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 * [WP Google Consent Platform (GCP)](https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-gcp-a-wordpress-plugin-for-google-consent-mode-v2/)

## Screenshots

[⌊Front-end player #1⌉⌊Front-end player #1⌉[

Front-end player #1

[⌊Front-end player #2⌉⌊Front-end player #2⌉[

Front-end player #2

[⌊Dashboard⌉⌊Dashboard⌉[

Dashboard

[⌊General Settings⌉⌊General Settings⌉[

General Settings

[⌊YouTube API⌉⌊YouTube API⌉[

YouTube API

[⌊Help/Usage⌉⌊Help/Usage⌉[

Help/Usage

## Installation

 1. Upload to your plugins folder, usually `wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin on the plugins screen.
 3. Configure the plugin from Settings -> Playlist Player for YouTube.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a5dc649b7eea9b44f4a548c302bfeab04aab6d36c7630550a5de11bab89368ce?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Easy to use, works perfectly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-works-perfectly-33/)󠁿

 [LunaGraphica](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lunagraphica/) 30 di Avost dal 2024

I tried WP YouTube Lyte and gave up; it was much more complicated and didn't look
nearly as good

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cfb083eb1dcb2b45a2a157840bea5c5bc82d2dd448488808b2cad00c592b8fb8?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Simple is perfect !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-is-perfect/)󠁿

 [sabelya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sabelya/) 3 di Fevrâr dal 2021 1 reply

Works great, very light and user-friendly plugin. Thanks to Ciprian for his kindness
and the speed of the support !

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/428db6112db4221260c3f9cf75d0d896a94c2baae3982e0bde2e910846f2d5c2?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Was Working Perfectly…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/was-working-perfectly/)󠁿

 [brandonfire](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bernst2008/) 6 di Març dal 2018 6 
replies

I transferred my site from one host to another, and now nothing I do will get the
thumbnails below the video to show up again. None of the code was changed, and it
was perfected before, so I'm not sure what's going on…

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/977609d346e4b25c4f32850eaa8a007f2788553d5ce408c7ff9e5ecd647f8e48?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Works great, simple to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-simple-to-use-3/)󠁿

 [84EM](https://profiles.wordpress.org/84em/) 5 di Otubar dal 2017

The plugin works great, is easy to use, and the support is very helpful.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/24c89576b03caa100913d80afbefc7af23541f4521e720b6fcc7bfcf79bfbd86?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Best Youtube plugin I’ve found!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-youtube-plugin-ive-found/)󠁿

 [Theonlytexaspete](https://profiles.wordpress.org/theonlytexaspete/) 26 di Setembar
dal 2017 1 reply

I run several blog sites and this plugin has helped me display Youtube videos on
every one! Support team are very helpful!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/014eefd98ca6406c5b9ecb5309c996c8f76c4289a74e2cb3a2a3338778b26445?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great plugin and Support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-and-support-455/)󠁿

 [bobbyshomerul](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bobbyshomerul/) 11 di Setembar dal
2017

very nice free plugin, easy to use, exactly what i need for my site. old version
worked fine then i had some issue with new version but the author fix it very quickly.
thank you.

 [ Read all 13 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-player/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed” 
is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ciprian Popescu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/butterflymedia/)

“Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed” 
has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/youtube-playlist-player/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/youtube-playlist-player)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 4.9.0

 * SECURITY: The YouTube API key is no longer printed in the page; playlist titles
   are fetched and cached server-side
 * FEATURE: Click-to-load players (no YouTube requests until a visitor presses play),
   with an optional notice
 * FEATURE: Accept full YouTube URLs (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed, live) and `?
   t=` start times
 * FEATURE: New `layout`, `start`, `autoadvance` and `schema` attributes, and `offset`
   for channel feeds
 * FEATURE: Several players on the same page
 * FEATURE: Shortcode generator in Settings
 * FIX: Channel feeds requested 100 results by default, above the YouTube API limit
   of 50; the default is now 9
 * ACCESSIBILITY: Playlist items are buttons with labels, iframes have titles, the
   lightbox is a native dialog (Esc closes it, focus is kept inside)
 * PERFORMANCE: One small ES module, loaded only on pages with a player
 * REMOVED: The “fix for older browsers” option and its script
 * UPDATE: Requires WordPress 6.5 (script modules) and PHP 7.4

#### 4.8.3

 * UPDATE: Tested up to WordPress 7.1
 * DOCS: Add WordPress Plugins directory and donation link

#### 4.8.2

 * UPDATE: Tested up to WordPress 7.1
 * DOCS: Add WordPress Plugins directory link

#### 4.8.1

 * FIX: Prevent caching of empty API responses to avoid persistent blank channel
   feeds
 * FIX: Send `Referer` header with YouTube API requests for compatibility with referrer-
   restricted API keys

#### 4.8.0

 * PERFORMANCE: Cache YouTube API responses using transients to avoid API calls 
   on every page load
 * PERFORMANCE: Replace `file_get_contents()` with `wp_remote_get()` for remote 
   API requests
 * PERFORMANCE: Remove admin stylesheet and use native WordPress styles
 * PERFORMANCE: Load admin assets only on the plugin settings page
 * SECURITY: Escape YouTube API output in channel feed shortcode
 * FIX: Add `allow="autoplay"` attribute to iframes for modern browser autoplay 
   support
 * FIX: Add autoplay to lightbox player in channel feed
 * UPDATE: Add error handling for failed YouTube API requests

#### 4.7.4

 * FIX: Add `referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"` to YouTube iframes
   to ensure HTTP Referer is sent per YouTube embedded player requirements
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.7.3

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.7.2

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * SECURITY: Increase plugin security by sanitizing and unslashing options

#### 4.7.1

 * FIX: Fix a missing JavaScript dependency

#### 4.7.0

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Update the channels shortcode to use Grid instead of Flexbox CSS
 * UPDATE: Reduce the number of tags to 5

#### 4.6.9

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.6.8

 * FIX: Fix Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (props yuyudhn via Patchstack)

#### 4.6.7

 * FIX: Fix missing scripts and styles for the new channel feed feature

#### 4.6.6

 * FEATURE: Add YouTube channel feeds
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.6.5

 * FIX: Fix Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (props Skalucy via Patchstack)
 * UPDATE: Update PHP coding standards
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.6.4

 * FIX: Fix Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (props Yudha P. via Patchstack)
 * UPDATE: Update copyright year
 * UPDATE: Remove unused patterns from PHPCS ruleset

#### 4.6.3

 * UPDATE: Update author banner
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility for pre-5.0 versions
 * UPDATE: Update WPCS ruleset
 * UPDATE: Replace back-end PNG image with inline SVG

#### 4.6.2

 * FIX: Fix wrong class in plugin documentation
 * FIX: Clarify usage in plugin documentation and `readme.txt`
 * UPDATE: Add cleanup routine after plugin uninstallation (delete 6 options)
 * UPDATE: Update `readme.txt` with shortcodes and features

#### 4.6.1

 * FIX: Fix a content filtering issue with “Rate my post” plugin (props @sabelya)
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.6.0

 * FIX: Remove a redundant variable
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Update codebase to conform to latest WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS)
   ruleset

#### 4.5.9

 * FIX: Fix documentation link
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.5.8

 * UPDATE: Update PHP 8 compatibility
 * UPDATE: Add lazy loading for iframes
 * UPDATE: Implement strict use for JavaScript

#### 4.5.7

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Remove old, unused code

#### 4.5.6

 * FIX: Fix aspect-ratio for Firefox and Safari (props @sabelya)
 * UPDATE: Update PHP coding standards (function naming)
 * UPDATE: Update plugin assets

#### 4.5.5

 * FIX: Sanitize URL parameter in back-end
 * UPDATE: Combine and minify JavaScript
 * UPDATE: Minify CSS
 * UPDATE: Optimize DOM loaded functions
 * PERFORMANCE: Remove `setInterval()` for detecting YouTube iframe
 * PERFORMANCE: Add version number to CSS to break caching
 * PERFORMANCE: Remove heavy JavaScript for detecting video aspect ratio
 * PERFORMANCE: Implement modern CSS aspect-ratio for Core Web Vitals compatibility

#### 4.5.4

 * FIX: Fix YouTube API V3 demo
 * FIX: Fix YouTube API V3 click event (switch to event delegation)
 * UPDATE: Update classic playlist JavaScript to ES6
 * UPDATE: Update `readme.txt` links
 * UPDATE: Add donation link

#### 4.5.3

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.5.2

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Update JavaScript to ES6
 * FIX: Fix version number for enqueued scripts

#### 4.5.1

 * FIX: Fix issue with playlist not appearing
 * FIX: Fix issue with playlist styling
 * UPDATE: Refactor JS for less overhead
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Update demo link

#### 4.5.0

 * UPDATE: Update PHP requirements
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility

#### 4.4.1

 * FIX: Fix a strict check
 * FIX: Add spaces removal for V3 shortcode (main video)
 * FIX: Add spaces removal for V3 shortcode (playlist)

#### 4.4.0

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Remove jQuery dependency
 * UPDATE: Force cache clearing for JavaScript actions

#### 4.3.5

 * UPDATE: Code quality fixes
 * UPDATE: Update JavaScript DOM loading detection

#### 4.3.4

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Mobile UI tweaks

#### 4.3.3

 * FIX: Fix localized issue not saving options

#### 4.3.2

 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Add new screenshots
 * UPDATE: UI tweaks

#### 4.3.1

 * FIX: Remove old code
 * UPDATE: Refactor and move player functions
 * UPDATE: Add YouTube related options
 * UPDATE: Remove unused option
 * UPDATE: Add more documentation (+ YouTube API how-to)
 * UPDATE: Add more/better YouTube branding

#### 4.3

 * FIX: Load JS/CSS assets only when shortcode is present
 * FEATURE: Add YouTube API V3
 * FEATURE: Add new settings screen
 * FEATURE: Add new shortcode
 * UPDATE: Add a bit of documentation
 * UPDATE: Add more/better YouTube branding

#### 4.2.4

 * FIX: YouTube Branding fixes
 * FIX: Author box layout fixes

#### 4.2.3

 * FIX: Regression fix for previous version (add interval checking)

#### 4.2.2

 * FIX: Fix player detection before being loaded

#### 4.2.1

 * FIX: Fix JS code being executed on all pages
 * UPDATE: Update readme.txt

#### 4.2

 * FIX: Add PHP compatibility
 * FIX: Fix/update old screenshots
 * FIX: Remove jQuery dependency
 * FIX: Fix JS codeflow
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Update readme.txt and general information

#### 4.1.6

 * FIX: Fix script being included before jQuery
 * FIX: Fix duplicated variable assignment
 * FIX: Fix strict variable assignment
 * FIX: Remove unused colour picker script
 * UPDATE: Update plugin usage details
 * UPDATE: Small admin UI tweaks
 * UPDATE: Remove `novd` argument and switch to internal count

#### 4.1.5

 * PERFORMANCE: Stop options from autoloading
 * UPDATE: Update WordPress compatibility
 * UPDATE: Better i18n options
 * UPDATE: Remove unused colour option

#### 4.1.4

 * FIX: Remove version constant
 * FIX: Better security tweaks
 * UPDATE: Update admin menu name to reflect the plugin

#### 4.1.3

 * FIX: License update
 * FIX: Official link update

#### 4.1.2

 * FIX: Fix color picker enqueue dependency
 * UPDATE: Move all JS code to a separate file
 * UPDATE: Change the main video playlist function (JS) to accept parameters

#### 4.1.1

 * FIX: Remove hardcoded background colour
 * FIX: Remove hardcoded padding and increase margin
 * FIX: Correctly enqueue style.css
 * UPDATE: Update default height and add option autoloading
 * UPDATE: Completely refactor YouTube Javascript
 * UPDATE: Remove all Flash (SWFObject) dependencies

#### 4.1.0

 * FIX: Add `index.php` file to plugin root
 * UPDATE: Update plugin URLs
 * UPDATE: Update CSS styles for better compatibility

#### 4.0.1

 * UPDATE: Add getButterfly ad box

#### 4.0.0

 * FIX: Change all HTTP links to HTTPS
 * FIX: Update YouTube API and remove all deprecated functions and parameters
 * FIX: Remove parameters with same values as the default ones
 * FIX: Clean up the code (slight performance increase)
 * FIX: Fix rare cases of line ending issues
 * UI: Remove background color for better theme integration

#### 3.2.0

 * FIX: Fix IFRAME name target
 * FEATURE: Add responsiveness

#### 3.1.0

 * FIX: Fix a PHP warning
 * FIX: Remove deprecated options nonce
 * FEATURE: Add usage details on the plugin page
 * PROMOTION: Add link to premium version on CodeCanyon

#### 3.0.2

 * Add license link
 * Add donate link
 * Add default options
 * Fix wrong internal version

#### 3.0.1

 * Add CSS vendor prefixes

#### 3.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **4.9.0**
 *  Last updated **7 dîs ago**
 *  Active installations **1.000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.3**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/),
   and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/youtube-playlist-player)
 * Tags
 * [lazy load](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy-load/)[playlist](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/playlist/)
   [video](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/)[youtube](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://fur.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-player/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  11 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-player/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-player/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors

 *   [ Ciprian Popescu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/butterflymedia/)

## Support

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