Playlist Player for YouTube
Display a YouTube player (with an optional playlist) on any post or page using a simple shortcode.
4.8(13 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Playlist Player for YouTube is a WordPress video plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 13 reviews. It has been downloaded 68K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 8% this week. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
4.8/513 reviews
2.0K+active installs
68K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Display a YouTube player (with an optional playlist) on any post or page using a simple shortcode. The plugin supports a static YouTube player (no video title) and a dynamic one (video title) using the YouTube Data API v3.
Embedded players must have a viewport that is at least 200px by 200px. If the player displays controls, it must be large enough to fully display the controls without shrinking the viewport below the minimum size. We recommend 16:9 players be at least 480 pixels wide and 270 pixels tall.
The YouTube player is responsive and it will work on all themes and screen sizes!
- Uses a simple shortcode which can be used in posts, pages, custom post types, widgets, reusable blocks.
- Uses the default YouTube Embed Code (iframe) with optional privacy-enhanced mode.
- Uses correct aspect…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Easy to use, works perfectly
by LunaGraphica·1 year ago
I tried WP YouTube Lyte and gave up; it was much more complicated and didn’t look nearly as good
Simple is perfect !
by sabelya·5 years ago·1 reply
Works great, very light and user-friendly plugin.
Thanks to Ciprian for his kindness and the speed of the support !
Was Working Perfectly…
by brandonfire·8 years ago·6 replies
I transferred my site from one host to another, and now nothing I do will get the thumbnails below the video to show up again. None of the code was changed, and it was perfected before, so I’m not sure what’s going on…
Works great, simple to use
by 84EM·8 years ago
The plugin works great, is easy to use, and the support is very helpful.
Best Youtube plugin I’ve found!
by Theonlytexaspete·8 years ago·1 reply
I run several blog sites and this plugin has helped me display Youtube videos on every one! Support team are very helpful!
Download Trends
Today: 20Yesterday: 24This week: 146Period total: 8K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
Version Adoption
v4.7
49.0%
v4.8
36.8%
v4.6
7.8%
Other
6.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.8.1
- FIX: Prevent caching of empty API responses to avoid persistent blank channel feeds
- FIX: Send
Refererheader with YouTube API requests for compatibility with referrer-restricted API keys
Contributors
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