Greyforest ::: YouTube Gallery

=== Greyforest ::: YouTube Gallery === Plugin URI: https://www.greyforest.digital/plugins/greyforest-youtube-gallery Author: Greyforest Author URI: https://www.greyforest.digital Contributors: GreyforestDigital Donate link: https://www.greyforest.digital/donate Tags: youtube, gallery, shortcode, video gallery, you tube Requires at least: 5.0 Tested up to: 6.8 Stable tag: 2.0.0 Requires PHP: 7.0 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

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