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YouTube Video Headers Extended

Extend video header support by resizing YouTube videos to remove the letterbox effect.

by Brady Vercher · github.com/bradyvercher/custom-header-youtube

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/bradyvercher/custom-header-youtube/archive/refs/heads/develop.zip

Readme

YouTube Video Headers Extended

Requires: 4.7
Tested up to: 4.7
License: GPL-2.0+

YouTube automatically resizes videos in embedded iframes to ensure they always fit within the screen. The empty space is filled with black bars, which isn't ideal in video headers.

This plugin attempts to counteract the letterboxing effect by resizing the iframe to ensure the video always fills the screen.

Note: This only works with widescreen videos for now.

Read the full README on GitHub →