Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists vs Webris Maps

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.

Webris Maps brings the full power of Webris — a professional cloud mapping platform with 17+ years of GIS expertise — directly into your WordPress site. Import your data, customize the look, and embed interactive maps on your website — all from your browser. No GIS expertise required, no installation, no training. Markers, polygons, lines, heatmaps, GPX tracks, GeoJSON, CSV, and WMS layers — all managed in one platform. Create once, embed everywhere. Update your data in Webris and every embed refreshes automatically. Your maps are responsive, encrypted, and domain-protected out of the box. Why Webris? 17+ years of mapping expertise — not a startup experiment, a battle-tested platform trusted across 30+ countries No API keys, no config files — just paste your map UUID and go Auto-updating embeds — change data once, every embed refreshes Your data, your choice — export everything (GeoJSON, GPX, CSV, KML). Open standards, no lock-in Plugin Features Gutenberg Block — native block editor support with live preview Shortcode — classic editor: [webris_map id="your-uuid"] PHP Template Function — for theme developers Customizable — height, width, and border styles Responsive — maps adapt to any screen size Smart loading — viewer script loaded once, no matter how many maps on the page Enterprise / on-premise option — can point at a dedicated Webris instance provided on our Enterprise plan How It Works Create your map on Webris — import data, add layers, style everything visually Click Publish — one click generates a secure, encrypted bundle Copy the map UUID Add the Webris Map block or shortcode in WordPress Done — three lines of HTML, works instantly Shortcode Examples Basic usage: [webris_map id=”a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890″] With custom height: [webris_map id=”your-uuid” height=”500px”] With border style: [webris_map id=”your-uuid” height=”500px” border=”rounded”] PHP Template Function For theme developers: ‘500px’, ‘border’ => ‘shadow’]); ?>