TubeBay – YouTube Product Videos for WooCommerce vs W3 Total Cache

Add YouTube videos to WooCommerce product pages with TubeBay. TubeBay helps WooCommerce store owners assign YouTube videos to products and display those videos on product pages without manual embeds. Product pages need more than static images. Shoppers want context before they buy. TubeBay helps you bring video closer to the buying decision while keeping your store fast and clean. With its guided setup wizard, synced channel library, flexible placement controls, and performance-friendly Video Facade, TubeBay gives WooCommerce stores a practical way to use YouTube content where it matters most. Why Store Owners Use TubeBay: Connect Once – Link your YouTube channel and manage videos from WordPress. Sync Automatically – Keep your video library updated with scheduled syncing. Assign Videos Faster – Browse synced videos and use them across WooCommerce products. Keep Pages Fast – Load a lightweight video preview first, then load YouTube only on click. Control Placement – Choose where videos appear on WooCommerce product pages. Stay Organized – Manage connection status, settings, diagnostics, and support from one admin area. Product Page | Official Documentation | Support | Live Demo Key Features: WooCommerce Product Video Display – Show video content directly on product pages. Video Assignment – Easily assign synced YouTube videos to specific WooCommerce products. Flexible Placement Controls – Choose how videos appear in the WooCommerce product experience. Channel Library – Browse synced YouTube videos inside the WordPress admin. Google OAuth Connection – Connect your YouTube channel through a guided Google OAuth flow. Video Facade Technology – Display a lightweight preview before loading the full YouTube player. Player Settings – Configure muted autoplay and player controls. Automatic Daily Sync – Refresh your video library without manual work. Force Sync Option – Manually refresh videos after adding new YouTube content. Setup Wizard – Guide store owners through Google OAuth or manual API setup. Connection Status Panel – See API connection status and last sync time. Help and Diagnostics – Review debug logs and troubleshoot connection issues. Shortcode Support – Embed a TubeBay video where shortcode output is supported. Data Controls – Manage debug mode, uninstall cleanup, and full data removal. How TubeBay Works: Connect Your Channel – Use the setup wizard to connect YouTube with Google OAuth or manual API credentials. Sync Your Videos – TubeBay imports video references, titles, and thumbnails into the WordPress admin. Choose Video Placement – Set the default product page placement from TubeBay settings. Show Product Videos – Display video previews on WooCommerce product pages so shoppers can see more before they buy. Protect Page Speed – TubeBay shows a lightweight preview first. The YouTube player loads only when a shopper clicks play. TubeBay Admin Experience: Channel Library – View synced videos, preview items, and manage video access. Settings – Manage account connection, placement, player behavior, and sync controls. Help and Diagnostics – Check logs and confirm API connection status. Setup Wizard – Onboard with Google OAuth or manual setup. Connection Status – See connected channel information and recent sync time. Use Cases Product Demonstrations – Show how a product works directly on the product page. Video Reviews – Add social proof and product context with YouTube videos. Tutorial-Based Selling – Help shoppers understand setup, usage, and product value. Creator-Led Commerce – Connect a YouTube channel to a WooCommerce store workflow. Better Product Storytelling – Use video to make product pages more useful and convincing. Performance-Friendly Embeds – Avoid loading heavy YouTube iframes before shoppers interact. External Services TubeBay connects to external services to sync and display YouTube video data. YouTube Data API v3 TubeBay uses the YouTube Data API v3 from Google to retrieve video information from the connected YouTube channel. What the service does: TubeBay uses the API to fetch video IDs, titles, thumbnails, and related video metadata for the store administrator. What data is sent: TubeBay may send the configured YouTube channel ID, API key, OAuth access data, and video lookup requests to Google. When data is sent: Data is sent when an administrator connects a channel, syncs the library, refreshes videos, or displays a synced video where YouTube playback is requested. Shopper data: TubeBay does not need shopper personal data to sync the administrator’s YouTube video library. YouTube Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy Google API Services User Data Policy WPAnchorBay OAuth Connection Service TubeBay may use a WPAnchorBay connection service to help complete the Google OAuth flow and return connection data to the site administrator. What the service does: It helps start and complete the Google OAuth connection flow for TubeBay. What data is sent: It may process the site connection request, OAuth response data, and related authorization details needed to complete the connection. When data is sent: Data is sent only when an administrator starts or completes the OAuth connection flow. Shopper data: This service is used for administrator setup and does not require shopper personal data. WPAnchorBay Terms and Conditions WPAnchorBay Privacy Policy

W3 Total Cache (W3TC) improves the SEO, Core Web Vitals and overall user experience of your site by increasing website performance and reducing load times by leveraging features like content delivery network (CDN) integration and the latest best practices. W3TC is the only web host agnostic Web Performance Optimization (WPO) framework for WordPress trusted by millions of publishers, web developers, and web hosts worldwide for more than a decade. It is the total performance solution for optimizing WordPress Websites. BENEFITS Improvements in search engine result page rankings, especially for mobile-friendly websites and sites that use SSL At least 10x improvement in overall site performance (Grade A in WebPagetest or significant Google PageSpeed improvements) when fully configured Improved conversion rates and “site performance” which affect your site’s rank on Google.com “Instant” repeat page views: browser caching Optimized progressive render: pages start rendering quickly and can be interacted with more quickly Reduced page load time: increased visitor time on site; visitors view more pages Improved web server performance; sustain high traffic periods Up to 80% bandwidth savings when you minify HTML, minify CSS and minify JS files. KEY FEATURES Compatible with shared hosting, virtual private / dedicated servers and dedicated servers / clusters Transparent content delivery network (CDN) management with Media Library, theme files and WordPress itself Mobile support: respective caching of pages by referrer or groups of user agents including theme switching for groups of referrers or user agents Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) support Secure Socket Layer (SSL/TLS) support Caching of (minified and compressed) pages and posts in memory or on disk or on (FSD) CDN (by user agent group) Caching of (minified and compressed) CSS and JavaScript in memory, on disk or on CDN Caching of feeds (site, categories, tags, comments, search results) in memory or on disk or on CDN Caching of search results pages (i.e., URIs with query string variables) in memory or on disk Caching of database objects in memory or on disk Caching of objects in memory or on disk Caching of fragments in memory or on disk Caching methods include local Disk, Redis, Memcached, APC, APCu, eAccelerator, XCache, and WinCache Minify CSS, Minify JavaScript and Minify HTML with granular control Minification of posts and pages and RSS feeds Minification of inline, embedded or 3rd party JavaScript with automated updates to assets Minification of inline, embedded or 3rd party CSS with automated updates to assets Defer non-critical CSS and JavaScript for rendering pages faster than ever before Defer offscreen images using Lazy Load to improve the user experience Browser caching using cache-control, future expire headers and entity tags (ETag) with “cache-busting” JavaScript grouping by template (home page, post page etc) with embed location control Non-blocking JavaScript embedding Import post attachments directly into the Media Library (and CDN) Leverage our multiple CDN integrations to optimize images WP-CLI support for cache purging, query string updating and more Various security features to help ensure website safety Caching statistics for performance insights of any enabled feature Extension framework for customization or extensibility for Cloudflare, WPML and much more Reverse proxy integration via Nginx or Varnish Image Converter extension provides modern image format conversion (e.g., WebP, AVIF) from common image formats (on upload and on demand) W3 Total Cache Pro Features With over a million active installs, W3 Total Cache is the most comprehensive WordPress caching plugin available and has robust premium features that help deliver an exceptional user experience. Full Site Delivery: Serve your entire site from a Content Delivery Network (CDN), ensuring faster load times worldwide. Fragment Cache: Optimize the caching of dynamic content while still improving performance. REST API Caching: Speed up your headless WordPress site by caching REST API calls. Eliminate Render-Blocking CSS: Ensure your CSS doesn’t hold up page loading, providing faster initial paint. Delay Scripts: Improve performance by delaying the loading of non-essential scripts until they are needed. Preload Requests: Boost page performance by preloading critical resources before they’re requested. Remove CSS/JS: Clean up unnecessary CSS and JavaScript files that slow down your pages. Lazy Load Google Maps: Load Google Maps only when it’s visible, reducing unnecessary requests. WPML Extension: Optimize performance on multilingual sites powered by WPML. Caching Statistics: Get detailed insights on cache usage and performance improvements. Purge Logs: Keep your site clean by automatically purging unnecessary cache logs. 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee Try W3 Total Cache Pro risk-free with our 30-day money-back guarantee. If you’re not satisfied, we will refund your purchase. PAGESPEED SCORE IMPROVEMENTS To help you understand the impact of individual features on your website’s performance, we’ve tested each feature separately to see its effect on Google PageSpeed scores. While optimal results come from configuring several different caching tools together, the following individual features also show significant improvements on their own: Remove Unused CSS/JS This feature removes CSS and JavaScript files that are not needed for the current page, reducing the load time. Added over 27 points to the Google PageSpeed score (Before: 57.2 / After: 86.7) Reduced the Potential Savings From Unused JavaScript from 127.5 KiB to 84 KiB View the test results Full Site Delivery Full Site Delivery optimizes the delivery of your entire site, enhancing the server response time. Added a 99% performance enhancement to the Average Server Response Time (Before: 3413 ms / After: 34 ms) View the test results Eliminate Render Blocking CSS This feature eliminates CSS that blocks the rendering of your page, speeding up the initial load time. Added over 17 points to the Google PageSpeed score (Before: 53.75 / After: 71) Reduced the Potential Savings From Render-Blocking Resources by over 94% (Before: 2432.5 ms / After: 125 ms) Improved the Largest Contentful Paint time by over 56% (Before: 7s / After: 3.04s) View the test results Delay Scripts Delay Scripts postpones the loading of certain scripts until they are needed, reducing initial load times. Added 14 points to the Google PageSpeed Performance score (Before: 54.25 / After: 68.5) Reduced the Time Third-Party Code Blocked The Main Thread For by 62% (Before: 825 ms / After: 197.5 ms) View the test results Rest API Caching This feature caches API responses, reducing server load and speeding up API interactions. Reduced the Average Server Load by 40% (Before: 0.62 / After: 0.37) Sped up API Responses by 84.5% (Before: 968ms / After: 150ms) Reduced the Average Server Load by 24% under during a major traffic spike (Before: 34.55 / After: 26.19) View the test results Modern Image Formats Converts images to modern formats like WebP or AVIF, which are more efficient and faster to load. Added over 9 points to the Google PageSpeed score (Before: 84.67 / After: 93.83) View the test results Lazy Load Google Maps Delays the loading of Google Maps until the user interacts with them, reducing initial load time. Added 10 points to the Google PageSpeed score (Before: 66 / After: 76) Reduced the Total Blocking Time Performance score by 72% (Before: 287.5 ms / After: 80 ms) View the test results Speed up your site tremendously, improve core web vitals and the overall user experience for your visitors without having to change your WordPress host, theme, plugins or your content production workflow. What users have to say: Read testimonials from W3TC users. Who do I thank for all of this? It’s quite difficult to recall all of the innovators that have shared their thoughts, code and experiences in the blogosphere over the years, but here are some names to get you started: Steve Souders Steve Clay Ryan Grove Nicholas Zakas Ryan Dean Andrei Zmievski George Schlossnagle Daniel Cowgill Rasmus Lerdorf Gopal Vijayaraghavan Bart Vanbraban mOo [villu164] (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/researchers/villu164) Please reach out to all of these people and support their projects if you’re so inclined.