manifest / media / custom-header-youtube

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

★ 4stars

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

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

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/bradyvercher/custom-header-youtube ↗

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.