Strimy Video vs WP YouTube Lyte

Strimy is a plugin that allows you to easily integrate videos from the STRIMY platform into your WordPress site. With full support for oEmbed, shortcodes, and Gutenberg blocks. Key Features Automatic oEmbed: Simply paste the video URL and it will be automatically inserted Customizable shortcode: Full control over appearance and behavior Gutenberg block: Native integration with the block editor Elementor widget: Complete integration with Elementor Page Builder Video importer: Import and sync videos from your STRIMY account Universal theme compatibility: Advanced template system works with any WordPress theme Modern video display: Professional layout with metadata, categories, and responsive design Template customization: Easy theme integration with fallback system Autoplay: Optional autoplay control Responsive: Videos automatically adapt to any device How to Use 0. Video Importer Go to Strimy Video > Import to search, import and sync videos from your STRIMY account. 1. Automatic oEmbed Simply paste your video URL on a separate line: https://strimy.pro/v/889542830943 2. Shortcode Use the [strimy] shortcode with customizable options: [strimy id=”889542830943″] 3. Gutenberg Block Search for “Strimy Video” in the block editor and configure visually 4. Elementor Widget If you have Elementor installed, you’ll find the “Strimy Video” widget in the General category with advanced controls for complete customization. Shortcode Options id – Video ID (required) autoplay – Automatic playback (true, false) Automatic Aspect Ratio The plugin automatically calculates the player height maintaining a 16:9 ratio when: * You don’t specify the height parameter * Width is a fixed value (e.g: 800px) * Responsive mode is enabled Examples: * [strimy id="889542830943" width="800px"] – Height calculated automatically (450px) * [strimy id="889542830943"] – Fully responsive with 16:9 ratio Configuration Go to Settings > Strimy to configure: API Key (required for importing and accessing private videos) Autoplay configuration Video Importer The plugin includes a powerful importer that allows you to: Search videos in your STRIMY account Import videos as custom post types in WordPress Sync imported videos with the original source Manage metadata like title, description, duration and views Organize videos with categories and tags Theme Compatibility The plugin includes an advanced template system that ensures perfect compatibility with any WordPress theme: Universal fallback system: Works automatically with any theme without configuration Theme customization: Copy templates to your theme folder for complete control Modern video layout: Professional design with player-first approach Responsive design: Optimized for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices Template path: wp-content/themes/your-theme/strimy/single-strimy_video.php The plugin will automatically use your theme’s custom template if available, or fall back to the built-in responsive template. Developer Notes Available Hooks The plugin provides several hooks for developers: Filters: * strimy_oembed_default_width – Modify default width * strimy_oembed_default_height – Modify default height * strimy_oembed_iframe_attributes – Customize iframe attributes * strimy_oembed_container_class – Add CSS classes to container Actions: * strimy_oembed_before_render – Before rendering the video * strimy_oembed_after_render – After rendering the video Support For technical support, visit: * STRIMY Support Center * Plugin Documentation External Services This plugin connects to the STRIMY platform (strimy.pro) to provide video embedding and management functionality. STRIMY oEmbed API What it is: The STRIMY oEmbed endpoint converts video URLs into embeddable player HTML. What is sent: The video URL (e.g. https://strimy.pro/v/VIDEO_ID) is sent to https://strimy.pro/oembed to retrieve embed code. No personal user data is transmitted. When it is sent: Each time a STRIMY video URL is processed by WordPress (oEmbed lookup), or when the [strimy] shortcode renders a video. Service provider: STRIMY — Terms of Service | Privacy Policy STRIMY Videos API What it is: The STRIMY REST API allows importing and syncing videos from your STRIMY account into WordPress. What is sent: Your STRIMY API key is sent as an authorization header to https://strimy.pro/api/v1/videos. No visitor data is transmitted. When it is sent: Only when a site administrator uses the Strimy Video > Import page or saves settings that trigger an API key verification. Service provider: STRIMY — Terms of Service | Privacy Policy Privacy Policy This plugin does not collect or store personal user data. Videos are loaded directly from STRIMY servers and are subject to STRIMY’s privacy policy. Credits Developed by the STRIMY team. Icons by Dashicons.

WP YouTube Lyte allows you to “lazy load” your video’s, by inserting responsive “Lite YouTube Embeds”. These look and feel like normal embedded YouTube, but only call the “fat” YouTube-player when clicked on, thereby reducing download size & rendering time substantially when embedding YouTube occasionally and improving page performance dramatically when you’ve got multiple YouTube video’s on one and the same page. The plugin can be configured to cache YouTube thumbnails locally, improving both performance and privacy. As such LYTE embedded YouTube videos do not require requests to the YouTube servers, probably (I am not a lawyer) allowing for better GDPR-compliance. The plugin picks up on normal YouTube links, taking over from WordPress core’s oEmbed. Alternatively you can add a YouTube-link for a video or an entire playlist with “httpv” instead of “http(s)” or add a Lyte widget to your sidebar and WP YouTube Lyte replaces that link with the correct performance-optimized code. Some examples: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY (normal video embed) httpv://youtu.be/_SQkWbRublY (video embed with youtube-shortlink) httpa://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY (audio only embed) httpv://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA486E741B25F8E00 (playlist embed) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY#stepSize=-1 (video player, one size smaller than what’s configured as default) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY?start=20&showinfo=0 (video player, start playing at 20 seconds and don’t show title) Or using shortcodes: [lyte id='_SQkWbRublY' /] [lyte id='_SQkWbRublY' audio='true' /] [lyte id='A486E741B25F8E00' playlist='true' /] WP YouTube Lyte has been written with optimal performance as primary goal, but has been tested for maximum browser-compatibility (iPad included) while keeping an eye on accessibility. Starting with version 1.2.0 lyte embeds are fully responsive and can automatically embed videoObject microdata as well. The plugin is fully multi-language, with support for Catalan, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Romanian, Spanish and Slovene. Feedback is welcome; see info in the faq for bug reports/ feature requests and feel free to rate and/or report on compatibility on wordpress.org.