Adding YouTube videos is one of the easiest ways to grab attention, increase user interaction, and even help with your SEO. Whether your content is informative, product demos, or entertaining stuff, videos can make the visitors stay on your site longer and better their overall experience.
Now if this whole thing sounds a bit complicated, we have a step-by-step tutorial on how to embed a YouTube video in WordPress. Just go through all the steps and by the end of this you will be able to do this on your own. So let’s get started.
How to Embed a YouTube Video in WordPress Without a Plugin
You can easily do this in the Gutenberg block editor. First things first, open the YouTube video in another tab and copy the link. Select the whole link and right-click on it. Then copy the link.
Now go to the post or page where you want to embed YouTube Video. Click on the plus (+) icon and search for YouTube Embed block. Then just click and insert it.
Once inserted, the block will look something like this
Now paste the video link in the box and click on Embed.
Your embedded video should look something like this
That’s it.
How to Embed a YouTube Video in WordPress With a Plugin
Now if the built-in YouTube block looks very basic to you and you want more functionalities, use a plugin. Today We are using ultimate blocks to embed our video in this post.
We will start by installing the plugin. To do so, go to the WordPress Dashboard, then click on Plugins, then Add New Plugin, type in Ultimate Blocks in the search bar, and hit enter. Then just click on Install Now and activate the plugin.
Now go to the page or post where you want to embed YouTube Video. Click on the plus (+) icon and search for Video (UB) block. Then click and insert it.
Now click on Insert from URL button, then paste the video link in the empty box and hit enter.
Your embedded video should look something like this
To customize your block settings, head over to the top right-hand side panel where you will find options for show player controls, autoplay video, add custom start, add loop, add custom thumbnail, etc. You can also adjust the aspect ratio from here. You can further customize the block from the styles tab.
That’s all, you are good to go.
Conclusion
So that was the A to Z of embedding a YouTube video in WordPress. Now that you know how to do it yourself, start adding YouTube videos to your posts and pages to tap into the potential of your website. You’ll see how it helps to grab visitors’ attention, present content more effectively, and most importantly, encourage them to stay on your site a bit longer.
Hope this helped with what you were looking for. Thank you.
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