YouTubeR by Maxio lab. vs REST API blocks — WordPress

YouTubeR by Maxio lab. vs REST API blocks

Name: YouTubeR by Maxio lab.
Rating: 3.7 (3 reviews)

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YouTubeR by Maxio lab.

3.7·3reviews·10+installs

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Description	2325 / 5000 chars47% used	3560 / 5000 chars71% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Maxio lab.	Jonny Harris
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Metric	YouTubeR by Maxio lab.	REST API blocks
Rating	3.7 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 3	2
Active installs	10+	200+
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YouTubeR by Maxio lab.

The plugin allows you to upload your videos on YouTube from your website and embed YouTube videos to your website. If you posting your videos on your WordPress site you don’t neet to go to YouTube website, you can upload your videos directly on YouTube from your website admin panel. And also you can embed YouTube videos to your website with nice visual interface. Shortcode The video shortcode will display a single video with it’s info. To use it you just need the Video ID, to find it just check a normal YouTube url: In this case the Video ID is oxgnlSbYLSc, and the shortcode is: [mx_youtuber id=”Video ID”] Shortcode parameters Parameter Possible values Description id – YouTube video ID display title,date,channel,description,meta Keys of elements sepparated by commas of the parts of the video to show, set to none to only display the video thumbnail mode lightbox / embed / link Type of embeding the video theme Check the themes section The template which will be applied size default / medium / high / standard The size of the video thumbnail width number The width of the video (can be in %). Valid only in embed mode height number The height of the video (can be in %). Valid only in embed mode max_words number Limit the maximum number of words to show in the video description Themes YouTubeR comes with some pretty cool templates, this are the current options: default, dark. You can create your own custom theme for YouTubeR, to do so let’s say you set the parameter theme to custom. [mx_youtuber theme=”custom”] Then you can add your own styles to the gallery with the base class mxYouTubeR_theme_custom. If you need to customize/overwrite the code of the template you can create a folder inside your website theme with the name mxyoutuber and another folder inside it with the name of the theme you want, in this case custom. Copy the original files from themes/default inside the plugin’s folder into the mxyoutuber/custom inside your website theme, you just need to copy the files you want to customize. The logic of the plugin when searching for a file of the template custom template is as it follows: 1. The plugin will look for the file inside the website theme folder 2. The plugin will look for the file inside the plugin folder 3. The plugin will load the default theme file

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embed5×1.22%
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default4×0.97%
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REST API blocks

A simple plugin to add block data in json format into the rest api. Once installed, there will be two new fields added to the rest api, has_blocks and blocks. For example output. "has_blocks": true, "block_data": [ { "blockName": "core/image", "attrs": { "url": "https://www.spacedmonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/test-image.jpg", "alt": "Terminal de aeropuerto", "caption": "fsfsdfdsfdssfd", "href": "https://www.spacedmonkey.com/test-image", "rel": "noreferrer noopener", "linkClass": "jonny-123", "linkTarget": "_blank", "id": 147355, "width": 582, "height": 327, "linkDestination": "attachment" }, "innerBlocks": [ ], "innerHTML": "\n fsfsdfdsfdssfd \n", "innerContent": [ "\n fsfsdfdsfdssfd \n" ], "rendered": "\n fsfsdfdsfdssfd \n" } ], Technical Notes Requires PHP 5.6+. Requires WordPress 5.5+. Issues and Pull requests welcome on the GitHub repository: https://github.com/spacedmonkey/wp-rest-blocks Development This plugin uses @wordpress/env for local development and testing. Prerequisites Node.js 20+ and npm Docker Desktop (must be installed and running) Setup Clone the repository Install dependencies: bash npm install composer install Start the WordPress environment: bash npm run env:start This will start a local WordPress instance at http://localhost:8888 (admin: http://localhost:8888/wp-admin with username admin and password password) Note: Docker must be running for this to work. The first time you run this, it will download WordPress and set up the database, which may take a few minutes. Available Commands npm run env:start – Start the WordPress environment npm run env:stop – Stop the WordPress environment npm run env:reset – Reset the environment (clean database) npm run env:destroy – Destroy the environment completely npm run test:php – Run PHPUnit tests npm run test:php:multisite – Run PHPUnit tests in multisite mode npm run lint:php – Run PHP CodeSniffer npm run lint:php:fix – Fix PHP coding standards issues automatically Running Tests After starting the environment with npm run env:start, you can run the tests: `bash npm run test:php ` For multisite tests: `bash npm run test:php:multisite ` Accessing the Site Development site: http://localhost:8888 Admin dashboard: http://localhost:8888/wp-admin (admin/password) Test site: http://localhost:8889 Test admin: http://localhost:8889/wp-admin (admin/password)

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npm14×4.07%
npm run12×3.49%

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Which has better reviews, YouTubeR by Maxio lab. or REST API blocks?

REST API blocks has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 2 reviews) compared to YouTubeR by Maxio lab. (3.7★ from 3 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose YouTubeR by Maxio lab. or REST API blocks?

REST API blocks holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 3.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, YouTubeR by Maxio lab. or REST API blocks?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. YouTubeR by Maxio lab. has the deeper published review base (3 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

YouTubeR by Maxio lab. typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 reviews). REST API blocks typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between YouTubeR by Maxio lab. and REST API blocks?

Migration support varies by app and category. YouTubeR by Maxio lab. and REST API blocks both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from REST API blocks" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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