A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or Yo...
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Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube Plugin
Quick and easy way to add and manage videos on your site or blog. Supports Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.7★ from 10
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 27 Mar 2018
- Added
- May 2012
- Requires WP
- 3.5
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 28,348
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube Plugin allows you to create a video gallery on WordPress pages. You can add videos from platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, and Wistia by simply pasting the video URLs. The plugin supports controlling the sort order of videos and using shortcodes to display galleries on pages.
This plugin is aimed at advanced users who may encounter issues and need to provide detailed setup notes for support. It includes features for creating multiple galleries and mapping videos to those galleries.
Best for: Advanced WordPress users looking to create video galleries from various platforms.
What it does well
- ✓Create video galleries on WordPress pages
- ✓Supports videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and Wistia
- ✓Allows control over video sort order
- ✓Shortcodes can be used to display galleries
- ✓Can create multiple galleries and map videos to them
Where it falls short
- •Designed for advanced users, which may be challenging for beginners
- •Last updated in March 2018, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Directory score indicates potential issues with performance or support
Verdict
This plugin offers specific functionality for creating video galleries but may not be suitable for all users due to its complexity and outdated status.
From the developer
Workbox's own description of Workbox Video from Vimeo & Youtube Plugin, lightly tidied.
The plugin allows to create a video gallery on any wordpress-generated page.
You can add videos from Youtube, Vimeo and Wistia by simply pasting the video URL.
Allows to control sort order of videos on the gallery page. Video galleries can be called on a page by using shortcodes now.
This plugin is for advanced users. If you run into problems, please send us detailed notes about your set up and the errors and we’ll do our best to get back to you.
* Version 2.0: Added ability to create multiple galleries!
* Version 3.0: Added ability to map a video to multiple galleries.
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