YouTube metabox
Create YouTube meta-box for post with live preview
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·10 active installs·Updated 9 years agoAs of April 2026, YouTube metabox is a WordPress video plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
5/51 reviews
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
To get meta value in front-end, use get_post_meta() with meta key is youtube_id.
Example:
Print YouTube video ID:
ID, ‘youtube_id’, true);?>
Thumbnails:
<img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/ID, ‘youtube_id’, true);?>/mqdefault.jpg” alt=”” />
Video player:
<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ID, ‘youtube_id’, true); ?>” width=”588″ height=”331″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen>
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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