Simple Lazy Load Videos

Simple Lazy Load for embedded video from YouTube and Vimeo

Description

The plugin reduces page load time and increases your Google PageSpeed score.

It replaces the embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos with a video preview image, third-party CSS & JS are downloaded only after a click.

Installation

1. Upload the plugin to your WordPress site
2. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Frequently Asked Questions

How does this plugin work?

Instead of loading the iframe of your video on page load, it only loads the video preview image. This will work automatically for all videos that have been inserted through the standard page editor.

Is it possible to insert a video using a shortcode?

Yes, you can use the [sllv_video] shortcode using a link to a YouTube or Vimeo video as its value, like:

[sllv_video]https://youtu.be/GywDFkY3z-c[/sllv_video]

A shortcode can contain several additional attributes:

thumbnail - alternate thumbnail URL, in case the auto-generated one doesn't suit you

play - URL with an alternate image for the Play button, in case you're not happy with the default button

hide_play - if you give any value to this attribute, such as "1", then the Play button will not be displayed

Can I embed a lazy loaded video into my template file?

Yes, but you cannot insert a shortcode [sllv_video] into your template file directly. You will need to pass the code into apply_shortcodes() function and display its output like this:

<?php echo apply_shortcodes( '[sllv_video]https://youtu.be/GywDFkY3z-c[/sllv_video]' ); ?>

Changelog

1.7.2

• Update Grunt packages
• Tested up to WordPress 6.9

1.7.1

• Fix PHP error

1.7.0

• Get YouTube thumbnails in WEBP format if exists
• Fix "Links are not crawlable" issue
• Remove line breaks and tabs to fix extra <br> in the final code.
• Move SVG to separate files
• Refactor Functions::remote_api_get() method
• Replace creating new instance of classes with static methods
• Fix methods visibility
• Remove global $sllv variable
• Fix WPCS compliance
• Update Grunt packages
• Tested up to WordPress 6.8.1

1.6.0

• Add new search key in preg_match for short YouTube videos (thanks @paulooliveirar)
• Fix WPCS
• Update Grunt packages

1.5.1

• Fix Notice "Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called incorrectly"
• Fix visibility of some methods
• Remove grunt-spritesmith
• Update Grunt packages
• Tested up to WordPress 6.7.1

1.5.0

• Add shortcode attributes: thumbnail, play, hide_play
• Update FAQ
• Update Grunt packages
• Tested up to WordPress 6.6.2

1.4.1

• Fix missing jQuery error

1.4.0

• Add BuddyPress support
• Tested up to WordPress 6.4.2

1.3.0

• Remove styles from admin_enqueue_scripts
• Remove old admin styles from CSS
• Replace dart-sass to sass
• Change esversion in jshint config to 8
• Update packages
• Fix svg
• Fix WPCS
• Tested up to WordPress 6.4.1

1.2.0

• Add filters: sllv_youtube_button, sllv_vimeo_button, sllv_video_template
• Remove jQuery from depends scripts
• Rename CSS & JS handles
• Tested up to WordPress 6.3

1.1.0

• Refactoring
• Add GitHub link to plugin meta

1.0.0

• Add Gutenberg support
• New oEmbed template logic
• Do template replacement only on frontend
• Fix Vimeo thumbnail

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