Description

GDPR friendly lazyload youtube player that load content only if user click on the play video

Key Features:

Icon styles: Choose between 6 icon styles to apply them globaly
Icon colors: Use WordPress Theme colors to apply on play button
Icon size: Define size of the play button
Custom play icon: Ability to upload your own SVG play icon.
Styles are global: Apply then once see changes across entire website
Thumbnail image quality choose what you will fetch from youtube
Custom thumbnail: Ability to upload your own thumbnail image.

Third-Party Services

This plugin integrates with YouTube’s services in the following ways:
– Fetches video thumbnail images from YouTube servers when displaying video previews
– Loads the YouTube video player and related scripts when a user clicks to play a video
– Communicates with YouTube’s servers to stream video content

For more information about YouTube’s services:
– YouTube Service Homepage
– YouTube Terms of Service
– Google Privacy Policy (YouTube is owned by Google)

Why Choose YouTube Lazyload

GDPR friendly: It will not load google / youtube scripts unless user does not hit play button
Optimised page speed: It will laod image instead of entire video and youtube scripts on page load
its Free: There are other blocks like this but they are mostly payed

Embeds

For more information about embeds:
– Embed guide

Screenshots

Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

Youtube LazyLoad Block that load YouTube video scripts only if user clicks on the play button

Installation

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/dblocks-lazyload-for-youtube directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Use Youtube LazyLoad from DBlocks group

Reviews

Matija January 21, 2025

All the controls I need for YouTube video. With custom thumbnail no data is loaded from YouTube initially.

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Contributors & Developers

“DBlocks Lazyload for YouTube” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.2.2

Icon Colors were reverted on the front end.

1.2.1

Updated readme file.

1.2.0

Added option to upload custom thumbnail for extra privacy.

1.1.1

Added option to use custom icon. SVG will be sanitized on upload. You will not able to recolor custom icon. Style it before upload.
Color, size, style, quality, icon type, svg content are now global settings.
Quality is now pre block settings. It will use heighers quality and you can lower it if some video does not support it.
Fixed issue with container id if block is duplicated. It was causing play video in first block.

1.1.0

Ability to use custom icon.
Moved colors under “Played icon panel”
Updated button styles for choosing icons

1.0.3

Assets update.

1.0.2

Limited number of tags to 5

1.0.1

Added assets.

1.0.0

Release