Advanced iFrame vs Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists

New website: advanced-iframe.com Demo Include content the way YOU like in an iframe that can hide and modify elements, does auto height, forward parameters and does many, many more… Main features of advanced iframe By entering the shortcode ‘[advanced_iframe]’ you can include any webpage to any page or article. Advanced iFrame now has out of the box support for embedded 3D models using the p3d 3D viewer. Go to https://p3d.in/b/24 and download a pre-configured plugin where the model does scale already nicely on all devices. Get started for free! If you need more storage or access to the Premium features of p3d.in, you can get a 50% discount on your first payment with the coupon AIFRAME on checkout. The following cool features compared to a normal iframe are implemented: Hide areas of the layout to give the iframe more space (see screenshot) Show only specific areas of the iframe when the iframe is on a same domain (The Pro version supports this on different domains) or include parts directly by jQuery Modify css styles in the parent and the iframe to e.g. change the width of the content area (see screen-shot) Forward parameters to the iframe Resize the iframe to the content height or width on loading, AJAX or click Responsive videos (moved from the pro to the the free version in v2022) Scroll the parent to the top when the iframe is loaded Hide the content until it is fully loaded Add a css and js file to the parent page Security code: You can only insert the shortcode with a valid security code from the administration. Many additional cool features are available the pro version – see https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-comparison-chart In the free version you can update to the pro version directly or test all features in the 30 days trial! Please note: Modification inside the iframe are only possible if you are on the same domain or use a workaround like described in the settings. So please check first if the iframe page and the parent page are one the same domain. www.example.com and text.example.com are different domains! Please check in the documentation if you can use the feature you like A free iframe checker is available at https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/free-iframe-checker. This tool does check if a page is allowed to be included! All settings can be set with shortcode attributes as well. If you only use one iframe please use the settings in the administration because there each parameter is explained in detail and also the defaults are set there. Limitations of the free version The free version has no functional restrictions and is for personal and small non-commercial sites. After 10.000 views/month you have to opt-in to get unlimited views. If you do not opt-in the iframe is still working 100% and at the bottom of the iframe a small notice to opt-in is shown. Upgrading to Advanced IFrame Pro It’s quick and painless to get Advanced iFrame Pro. Simply sign up for the 30 days trail or buy directly in the plugin. You can than use the plugin on commercial, business, and professional sites and blogs. You furthermore get: Show only specific areas of the iframe even when the iframe is on different domain Graphical content selector: https://www.mdempfle.de/demos/configurator/advanced-iframe-area-selector.html External workaround supports iframe modifications Widget support No view limit Hide areas of an iframe Browser detection Change link targets URL forward parameter mapping. Zoom iframe content Accordion menu jQuery help Advanced lazy load Standalone version – can be used in ANY php page! And much more… You can find the comparison chart here: https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-comparison-chart See the pro demo here: https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-pro-demo Administration Go to Settings -> Advanced iFrame Quick start guide The quickstart guide is also available as video: https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-video-tutorials To include a webpage to your page please check the following things first: Check if your page page is allowed to be included https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/free-iframe-checker! Check if the iframe page and the parent page are one the same domain. www.example.com and text.example.com are different domains! Can you modify the page that should be included? Most likely you have one of the following setups: iframe cannot be included: You cannot include the content because the owner does not allow this. iframe can be included and you are on a different domain: See the feature comparison chart: https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-comparison-chart and the feature overview https://www.advanced-iframe.com/advanced-iframe/advanced-iframe-features-availability-overview. To resize the content to the height/width or modify css you need to modify the remote iframe page by adding one line of Javascript to enable the provided workaround. iframe can be included and you are on the same domain: All features of the plugin can be used. If you mix http and https read https://www.advanced-iframe.com/iframe-do-not-mix-http-and-https. Parent https and iframe http does not work on all mayor browsers! Advanced iframe attributes Below you find all possible shortcode attributes. If you only use one iframe please use the settings in the administration because there each parameter is explained in detail and also the defaults are set there. Setting an attribute does overwrite the setting in the administration. [advanced_iframe securitykey=”” src=”” id=”” name=”” width=”” height=”” marginwidth=”” marginheight=”” scrolling=”” frameborder=”” class=”” style=”” content_id=”” content_styles=”” hide_elements=”” url_forward_parameter=”” onload=”” onload_resize=”” onload_scroll_top=”” onload_show_element_only=”” store_height_in_cookie=”” additional_height=”” additional_js=”” additional_css=”” iframe_content_id=”” iframe_content_styles=”” iframe_hide_elements=”” hide_page_until_loaded=”” include_hide_page_until_loaded=”” include_url=”” include_content=”” include_height=”” include_fade=”” onload_resize_width=”” resize_on_ajax=”” resize_on_ajax_jquery=”” resize_on_click=”” resize_on_click_elements=”” use_shortcode_attributes_only=”” onload_resize_delay=”” ]

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. Why this block is better than the default one: Instead of loading the entire iframe, only the video thumbnail is loaded, resulting in significant performance improvements Ability to play multiple different videos as a custom playlist or input a playlist ID to play the whole playlist Ability to use a custom image as the video thumbnail Ability to set a custom aspect ratio value for displaying any kind of YouTube videos Ability to loop continuously once it finishes playing Ability to show related videos from the same channel as the initial video Automatically load the video title as the caption The same UI as the default core/embed, and you can use the video title as the caption of the block with one click It can be transformed from/to the core embed block. Automatically convert all default core embed YouTube blocks to this block with one line of code. 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. The simplest example is: better_youtube_embed_block_render_block( ['url' => 'https://youtu.be/paSXmpHU9K4'] ); The example with all the parameters is: better_youtube_embed_block_render_block( [ 'url' => 'https://youtu.be/paSXmpHU9K4', 'aspectRatio' => '16/9', 'isMaxResThumbnail' => false, 'thumbnailFormat' => 'jpg', 'caption' => 'My awesome video', 'caption_kses' => false, 'customThumbnail' => 'https://example.com/bg.jpg', 'settings' => ['loop' => 1, 'rel' => 0], 'echo' => false, ] ); To 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: define('BYEB_SPEED_UP_YOUTUBE_VIDEOS', true); or add_filter( 'byeb_speed_up_youtube_videos', '__return_true' ); On 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: define('BYEB_FORCE_IFRAME_ON_UNSUPPORTED_BROWSERS', true); Please check out this page to see how fast it helps. The page contains around 30 embedded YouTube videos but they don’t slow down the page. If this plugin is useful for you, please do a quick review and rate it on WordPress.org to help us spread the word. I would very much appreciate it. Please check out my other plugins if you’re interested: Content Blocks Builder – Build custom layouts and blocks visually in the Block Editor without needing a code editor, using only core blocks and native Gutenberg features. Meta Field Block – 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. SVG Block – 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. Icon separator – A tiny block just like the core/separator block but with the ability to add an icon. Breadcrumb Block – A simple breadcrumb trail block that supports JSON-LD structured data and is compatible with WooCommerce. Block Enhancements – Adds practical features to blocks like icons, box shadows, transforms, etc. Counting Number Block – A block to display numbers with a counting effect The plugin is developed using @wordpress/create-block.