Greyforest ::: YouTube Gallery

This plugin adds an easy way to insert galleries of YouTube videos in a grid format with thumbnails via shortcodes.

Description

This plugin adds an easy way to insert galleries of YouTube videos in a grid format with thumbnails via shortcodes.

All that is required is the ID of a Youtube video, taken from the end of the URL, after the "v=" section.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__________

NOTICE: This plugin is for Classic Editor OR use anywhere a Shortcode is possible.

NEW GALLERY

To insert a new gallery, click the shortcode button in the editor labeled "Youtube Gallery - New Gallery"

Code: [youtubegallery_newgallery featuredvideo_id="" columns="" filters=""][youtubegallery_endgallery]

• featuredvideo_id = The ID of the main gallery starting video
• columns = Column count for the grid (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5)
• filters = A comma-separated list of video "types" that you can use to filter the thumbnails in the gallery grid (NOTICE: Do not include spaces between filters) ** Example: tutorial,tip,concert,interview

VIDEO THUMBNAIL

To add videos to the gallery, place the text cursor before the [youtubegallery_endgallery] section, and click the shortcode button in the editor labeled "Youtube Gallery Thumbnail"

Code: [youtubegallery_thumbnail id="" title="" filter=""]

• id = The ID of the Youtube video you're adding
• title = A short title for the video
• filter = The video type that matches one of the filters you created in the "New Gallery" section

Installation

1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/plugin-name directory, or install via the WordPress Plugin installer.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.

Screenshots

1. Two buttons are added to the visual editor to quickly insert the shortcodes into a post or page.

Changelog

2.0.0 -> 2025.10.12

• Code refactoring
• Changed location of plugin update source to Github repository
• Updated readme.txt with GPL license and new info
• Tested up to WordPress version 6.8.3

1.7

• Greyforest domain updates
• Plugin Update Checker Library upgraded to v5.4
• Tested up to WordPress version 6.7.1

1.6

• Code refactoring
• Tested up to WordPress version 6.6.2

1.5

• Replaced javascript-based equalheight script for thumbnails with flex-based wrapper
• Removed /graphics directory
• Tested up to WordPress version 6.1.1

1.4

• Added "View Details" link to view plugin settings and use tips
• Converted TinyMCE Shortcode button graphics to Base64
• Converted gallery dummy image to Base64
• Cleaned up code
• Added "Non-Gutenberg" notice

1.3

• Fixed ability to filter videos by type

1.2

• Added ability to filter videos by type
• Added new "filter" shortcode attribute

1.1

• Addition of automatic updates API
• Publicly served from Greyforest servers now

1.0

• Created plugin