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Square Candy Better YouTube

Improves the look and behavior of YouTube videos on WordPress.

by Square Candy · github.com/squarecandy/squarecandy-better-youtube · website

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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/squarecandy/squarecandy-better-youtube/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

Declares an update source (https://github.com/squarecandy/squarecandy-better-youtube), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.

From the readme

squarecandy-better-youtube A WordPress plugin to improve the look and behavior of YouTube videos on WordPress. - hide title and text info - simplify controls - don't show suggested videos on completion - "modest branding" - "dark" theme - use HD if available - apply responsive iframe via fitvids.js We filter oembedresult & embedoembedhtml to: - replace any youtube playlist iframes with our own playlist code (looks for youtube links like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx&list=yyy), or - wrap youtube iframes in fitvid divs & add extra parameters, or - wrap vimeo iframes in .fitvid divs We filter gettheexcerpt to wrap all iframes in fitvid divs. We filter thecontent to replace with Then we have js to: - run fitvids (responsive size) on .fitvid divs - make .custom-playlist a magnific popup - control display/interaction of playlists To locate content to test for this plugin: - Many sites have a page like 'page-for-testing' that often contains youtube/vimeo videos - Mysql query for youtube/vimeo embeds not already wrapped in an inframe or - Mysql query for youtube playlists: Playlist Option To enable the nice visual playlist generator, you must obtain a google API

Read the full README on GitHub →

Releases

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v1.3.2 Apr 2, 2026

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