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Free Plugin by Rnaby v3.0.1

Tiny YouTube Post Widget

This is a widget to display different YouTube videos in widget assigned for different posts or pages.

Tiny YouTube Post Widget

The facts

Rating
5★ from 10
Active installs
10+
Price
Free
Last updated
8 Oct 2016
Added
Mar 2015
Requires WP
3.0.1
Tested up to
WP 4.6.30
Downloads
2,982

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Tiny YouTube Post Widget is a WordPress plugin that allows you to display YouTube videos in widgets assigned to different posts or pages. You can input a YouTube URL in a meta box when editing a post or page and then place the widget in your desired location. The plugin supports various post types and taxonomies, enabling you to customize video display across your site.

This plugin is suitable for users who want to enhance their content with videos, particularly those managing multiple post types or taxonomies. It offers shortcode functionality for easy integration into posts and taxonomies, along with options to set custom video dimensions.

Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to integrate YouTube videos into various content types.

What it does well

  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Supports multiple post types and taxonomies
  • Allows custom height and width for videos
  • Shortcode functionality for posts and taxonomies

Where it falls short

  • Last updated in October 2016, which may affect compatibility
  • Limited active installs may indicate lower usage
  • Directory score of 44/100 suggests potential issues

Verdict

Tiny YouTube Post Widget provides a straightforward way to add videos to your site, but its age and low usage may raise concerns about ongoing support and compatibility.

From the developer

Rnaby's own description of Tiny YouTube Post Widget, lightly tidied.

This is a widget to display different YouTube videos in widget assigned for different posts or pages.

Just go to the post or page create admin and you’ll get a meta box where you’ve to put your YouTube URL. Then hit publish. After that go to your widget admin and place the widget.
If you wanna give any title, you have to give it in title box. You also can provide the height of the video size. Then hit save. Now go to the front end and see the magic.

Features

  • Assing video to any kind of post types(Post, Page or any kind of custom post type).
  • Define single as well as multiple post types in which the plugin will enable the YouTube URL field.
  • Assign video to any kind of taxonomies.
  • Define single or multiple taxonomies in which the plugin will enable the YouTube URL field.
  • Shortcode functionlity for post also available.
  • As well as shortcode functionlity for taxonomies.
  • Can set custom height width.

Shortcodes

[typw_post id="" height="" width=""]

Use this code with this parameters. here id is the post id which video you want to show.

[typw_tax id="" height="" width=""]

Use this code with this parameters. here id is the taxonomy id which video you want to show.

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