Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo
Improve website performance by lazy loading and customizing your YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and SoundCloud media embeds.
4.8(6 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Velocity is a WordPress vimeo plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 8.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
4.8/56 reviews
300active installs
8.7K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016
Overview
Velocity is an alternative loading method to the standard to YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and Soundcloud iframe embeds.
With Velocity you will decrease the loading time and increase overall performance of your website by lazy loading media on-demand instead of on initial page load.
To add Velocity to your site, simply create a Velocity shortcode by selecting a preview image and media type using the intuitive shortcode builder then add the generated snippet to your page.
Shortcode Parameters
- type – Choose a media type [youtube, vimeo, twitch, soundcloud].
- id – The ID of the media item.
- options – Add optional styling and display parameters for the embedded media – e.g. rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0.
- playlist – Is this a Soundcloud playlist…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.1 – January 4, 2020
- UPDATE – Update admin CSS styling for issues with new WordPress 5.3 accessibility styles.
- UPDATE – Improved meta data classes.
Contributors
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