oEmbed Plus
Adds support for embedding Facebook and Instagram posts in Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Classic Editor. This feature was removed in WordPress core due to deprecation of legacy APIs WordPress core used. Prior to WordPress 5.5.1, WordPress had support to embed Instagram and Facebook photos, videos, notes, quizes, etc in posts created with Block Editor and Classic Editor. However, Facebook removed this legacy API in October 2020, and this plugin implements the new APIs to bring back support for Facebook and Instagram content embedding. Note that you will need to register a Facebook developer account and create an app to get API credentials that this plugin uses. There is no coding necessary, but an API key needs to be created and set for the plugin. Detailed setup instructions are available in oEmbed Plus guide at PHP.Watch This project is not owned, endorsed, or otherwise affiliated with Facebook Inc. or Instagram LLC.
Space Lightplay
Every embedded YouTube video adds weight to your page — external scripts, iframes, tracking pixels — even if the visitor never presses Play. Space Lightplay fixes that. Drop the block into any post or page, paste a YouTube video URL, and Space Lightplay renders a static preview image with a customizable Play button. The actual iframe is injected only when the visitor clicks. No JavaScript frameworks, no third-party requests until interaction. Why it matters: Pages with 3–5 embedded videos can save 2–4 MB of initial page weight and dozens of network requests. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and Time to Interactive (TTI) improve because heavy iframes no longer block rendering. Privacy improves too — no cookies or tracking scripts load until the visitor explicitly chooses to play. What you get: One block, one job — lazy-load YouTube video embeds with zero configuration required. Custom poster image — upload any image from the Media Library or use the automatic YouTube thumbnail. Aspect ratio control — 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 9:16 (vertical/Shorts), or 21:9 cinematic. Start time — set a starting timecode, or paste a YouTube URL with ?t=… and it fills automatically. Above-the-fold mode — disables lazy-load on the preview image for hero videos, improving LCP. Hover prefetch — opens connections to YouTube the instant the cursor lands on the block, so the iframe loads noticeably faster on click. No extra config. Play button styling — control size, button shape (circle, rounded, square), triangle corner roundness, background color, icon color, and hover states using the native WordPress color picker with full theme palette support. Block style variations — Minimal, Bold, and Glass presets in one click. Pulse animation — optional hover effect to draw attention to the Play button. Thumbnail quality — choose between standard and maximum resolution thumbnails. Accessible by default — full keyboard navigation, ARIA attributes, optional descriptive title for screen readers, visible focus indicators, RTL support, and prefers-reduced-motion support. Noscript fallback — visitors without JavaScript get a direct link to the YouTube video (with timecode preserved). Responsive — chosen aspect ratio adapts to any container width. Clean uninstall — removing the plugin leaves no options, transients, or database entries behind. For developers: Space Lightplay uses register_block_type_from_metadata() with a standard block.json manifest. All assets are declared in block.json and enqueued automatically by WordPress. The plugin adds zero global hooks, filters, admin pages, or database entries. Output is a server-rendered block via render.php.
