Customize and automatically replace embed videos everywhere with their thumbnail
| Author: | ikanaweb (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.5 |
| WordPress version tested: | 5.4.1 |
| Plugin version: | 2.0.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 12-02-2017 |
| Last updated: | 02-05-2020
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 80 |
| Rated by: | 13 |
| Plugin URI: | https://www.ikanaweb.fr |
| Total downloads: | 25 630 |
| Active installs: | 500+ |
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Activate this plugin and reduce you page weight by nearly 1mo !
Because embed videos can dramatically increase your page weight and loading time, Embed Video Thumbnail
automatically replace them by their corresponding thumbnail. Videos will then only be loaded after click on thumbnails.
This plugin fixes part of the following “defer parsing of javascript” error in GTmetrix :
xxxx MiB of JavaScript is parsed during initial page load. Defer parsing JavaScript to reduce blocking of page rendering.
Currently supported video hosting services :
- Youtube
- Vimeo
- Dailymotion
Optional settings :
- Toggle activation on each hosting services
- Toggle activation by device (desktop, tablet, mobile)
- Copy thumbnail on local server for performance improvements
- Display video title over the thumbnail
- Toggle video loop on Vimeo and Youtube
- Import/export settings
Widget :
You can use our Embed Video Thumbnail widget to transform your videos in sidebars.
Custom hosting services can be added with the ikevt_extension_providers hook.
Each hosting service extension must implement Ikana\EmbedVideoThumbnail\Provider\ProviderInterface
Requirements :
- php 5.6+
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