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UCF Lazyload Video Plugin
This plugin improves page performance by lazy-loading YouTube videos. It enqueues both a JavaScript file and a CSS file.
by UCF Web Communications · github.com/ucf/ucf-lazyload-video-plugin
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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/ucf/ucf-lazyload-video-plugin/archive/refs/heads/master.zipDeclares an update source (UCF/ucf-lazyload-video-plugin), so updates arrive through the plugin's own updater.
From the readme
UCF Lazyload Video Plugin #
Description ##
This plugin improves page performance by lazy-loading videos. It enqueues both a JavaScript file and a CSS file. In this version, we added support for lazy-loading YouTube videos. When a YouTube link like or is embedded in the WordPress editor, it automatically displays the video’s default thumbnail with a play button overlay. When the user clicks the play button, the video is loaded directly from YouTube.
To implement it: ##
Simply adding the full YouTube URL will trigger the feature.
Development ##
Note that compiled, minified css and js files are included within the repo. Changes to these files should be tracked via git (so that users installing the plugin using traditional installation methods will have a working plugin out-of-the-box.)
Enabling debug mode in your wp-config.php file is recommended during development to help catch warnings and bugs.
Requirements ##
node v16+
gulp-cli
Fontawesome
Bootstrap
Instructions ##
1. Clone the ucf-lazyload-youtube-plugin repo into your local development environment, within your WordPress installation's plugins/ directory: git clone https://github.com/UCF/ucf-lazyload-video-plugin.git
Read the full README on GitHub →
Releases
| Tag | Published |
|---|---|
| v1.0.0 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| v0.1.2 | Jun 3, 2025 |
| v0.1.1 | May 19, 2025 |
| v0.1.0-alpha | May 16, 2025 |
These releases are tags only. The author does not attach a packaged zip, so there are no download counts to report.