Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements vs mb.YTPlayer for background videos

Building new pages with Gutenberg? Explore VovaBlocks, a focused collection of native marketing and content blocks from the creator of Shortcodes Ultimate. View VovaBlocks → About Shortcodes Ultimate Shortcodes Ultimate is a WordPress shortcode plugin for adding tabs, accordions, buttons, FAQs, sliders, carousels, lightboxes, columns, boxes and other reusable content elements without coding. It is ideal for site owners who want richer content layouts and practical UI elements without switching to a full page builder. Use Shortcodes Ultimate in the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. Generate shortcodes visually, preview the result before inserting it, and reuse the same elements across posts, pages and existing shortcode-based content. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites, Shortcodes Ultimate helps you replace multiple single-purpose UI plugins with one maintained toolkit. Explore live examples What you can build With Shortcodes Ultimate, you can quickly add common WordPress content elements such as: Accordions and FAQ sections Responsive tabs CTA buttons and download buttons Boxes, notes and callouts Columns and layout helpers Sliders and carousels Lightboxes for images and custom content Post lists and dynamic content blocks Spoilers, toggles and expandable content Media embeds and visual content blocks Instead of installing a separate plugin for every small content element, Shortcodes Ultimate gives you one maintained toolkit for everyday WordPress content tasks. Works with modern and classic WordPress workflows Shortcodes Ultimate works with the Block Editor, Classic Editor, widgets and template files. You can insert shortcodes manually, use WordPress shortcode blocks or use the built-in shortcode generator to configure elements visually. This makes the plugin useful for: Site owners who want to improve content without coding Bloggers and affiliate publishers who need reusable CTA and content blocks Agencies and freelancers maintaining multiple WordPress sites Developers who want shortcode-friendly output in templates Existing sites with older content that already uses shortcodes Why use Shortcodes Ultimate? 50+ ready-to-use WordPress shortcodes Visual shortcode generator Live preview Works with the Block Editor and Classic Editor Shortcodes can be used in posts, pages, widgets and template files Responsive elements that work with your theme Built-in Custom CSS editor Developer-friendly hooks and documentation Free version available on WordPress.org Pro version available for advanced shortcodes, extra styles and premium support Why shortcodes still matter in WordPress The WordPress Block Editor is great for visual content editing, but shortcodes are still useful when you need portable, reusable content elements that work across different parts of a WordPress site. Shortcodes are especially helpful when you want to: Reuse the same content element in many posts or pages Add dynamic content inside widgets or templates Maintain older WordPress sites that already use shortcodes Work across Classic Editor and Block Editor workflows Add content elements without switching to a full page builder Keep common UI elements available through a simple text-based syntax Shortcodes Ultimate is designed for these practical workflows. It gives you a large collection of ready-made shortcodes and a visual generator, so you do not need to write shortcode syntax manually unless you want to. Free and Pro The free version of Shortcodes Ultimate includes a large collection of useful shortcodes for everyday WordPress content tasks. Shortcodes Ultimate Pro adds advanced shortcodes, additional styles, Content Slider, Pricing Table, Testimonials, Shortcode Creator, Elementor support and premium support. Compare Free and Pro Useful links Documentation Live Examples Pro features Support

A Chrome-less Youtube® video player that let you play any YouTube® video as background of your WordPress® page or post. You can activate it for your home page from the settings panel (no license needed) or on any post or page using the short code (need the Plus version) as described in the Reference section of the settings. If you prefer to use a Vimeo video you can take a look at mb.VimeoPlayer WordPress plug-in note: If you don’t want ADs on your background video and you are the owner of it you can disable this on your Youtube channel as explained here: http://candidio.com/blog/how-to-remove-ads-from-your-youtube-videos . demo: See the Youtube background video in action! video: See a short video tutorial pupunzi blog: Go to my blog pupunzi site: Go to my site This plug in has been tested successfully on: Chrome 11+, Firefox 7+, Opera 9+ on Mac OsX, Windows and Linux Safari 5+ on Mac OsX IE7+ on Windows (via Adobe Flash player) To set your homepage background video: Go to the mbYTPlayer settings panel (you can find it under the “settings” section of the WP backend. set the complete YT video url set all the other parameters as you need. You can also set it by placing a shortcode in the home page via the YTPlayer shortcode window (Plus version). You can open it by clicking on the YTPlayer button in the top toolbar of the page editor. To set a video as background of a post or a page: Use the editor button or write the below shortcode into the content of your post or page (Plus version): [mbYTPlayer url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2rifmjZuKQ” ratio=”4/3″ mute=”false” loop=”true” showcontrols=”true” opacity=1] @ url = the YT url of the video you want as background @ ratio = the aspect ratio of the video 4/3 or 16/9 @ mute = a boolean to mute the video @ loop = a boolean to loop the video on its end @ showcontrols = a boolean to show or hide controls and progression of the video @ opacity = a value from 0 to 1 that set the opacity of the background video @ id = The ID of the element in the DOM where you want to target the player (default is the BODY) @ quality: small: Player height is 240px, and player dimensions are at least 320px by 240px for 4:3 aspect ratio. medium: Player height is 360px, and player dimensions are 640px by 360px (for 16:9 aspect ratio) or 480px by 360px (for 4:3 aspect ratio). large: Player height is 480px, and player dimensions are 853px by 480px (for 16:9 aspect ratio) or 640px by 480px (for 4:3 aspect ratio). hd720: Player height is 720px, and player dimensions are 1280px by 720px (for 16:9 aspect ratio) or 960px by 720px (for 4:3 aspect ratio). hd1080: Player height is 1080px, and player dimensions are 1920px by 1080px (for 16:9 aspect ratio) or 1440px by 1080px (for 4:3 aspect ratio). highres: Player height is greater than 1080px, which means that the player’s aspect ratio is greater than 1920px by 1080px. default: YouTube selects the appropriate playback quality. mb.YTPlayer Plus With the Plus version you’ll get: Remove the water-mark from the video Set the video opacity Set the video quality Set the video aspect ratio Set the video start point Set the video end point Show the control bar Choose the full screen behavior Set the starting audio volume Choose if the video should start mute or not Choose if the video should loop Add a raster image over the video Track the video views on Google Analytics Choose if the player should pause if the windows blur Add any YTPlayer video as background of any page or as backgraund of any element of your page enabling the short-code editor. Use the YTPlayer to display a clean Youtube video as player (via short-code). What about mobile The mb.YTPlayer now works on mobile devices! The video starts as soon the device screen is touched.