Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo
Embed YouTube/Vimeo videos in a lightbox popup. Easily create thumbnails and customize playback settings. Supports both platforms and is compatible wi …
3.3(7 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Video Lightbox for YouTube/Vimeo is a WordPress vimeo plugin with 100 active installations and a 3.3/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 8.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress….
3.3/57 reviews
100active installs
12K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Easy YouTube & Vimeo popups! Click thumbnails to watch videos in a sleek lightbox. Works with shortcodes in posts, pages & widgets.
The plugin now has support for the official AMP plugin.
[youtube videoid="<youtube videoid goes here>" height="<height goes here>" width="<width goes here>"]
[youtube url="<youtube url goes here>"]
in the backend you can generate shortcodes also you can set default height, width, and an option to play video automatically.
Now Supports Vimeo
[vimeo videoid="<vimeo videoid goes here>" height="<height goes here>" width="<width goes here>"]
[vimeo url="<vimeo url goes here>"]
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 8.1+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.7.1
Version update
Contributors
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