As of April 2026, Youtube Playlist Thumbs is a WordPress video plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
5/512 reviews
200active installs
9.2K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
Install and activate the plugin. Insert the [ypt playlist_id=] shortcode in your page or post and insert your playlist ID after the equal. When that content is published and viewed, a Youtube player will appear and a column of thumbnails will load to the right of the player. Clicking the thumbnails switches between videos.
This plugin includes a small CSS file for minimal styling that was written to target the specific IDs of the thumb list and player.
Youtube Playlist Thumbs plugin depends on the Youtube Iframe API. Any bugs experienced with that service will affect this plugin. Please check for bugs with Youtube Iframe API before reporting a bug for this plugin.
See “Other Notes” for usage.
Usage
Place this shortcode in your posts or pages and insert your Youtube Playli…
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Ratings & Reviews
512 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.1
Initial release
Contributors
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