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What is an YouTube Video Aggregator
Add YouTube feed on your WordPress website in just a few seconds!
With our powerful social media aggregator tool, you can embed YouTube feed widgets on any eCommerce platform or CMS such as WordPress.
It is one of the best YouTube plugins, offering free and premium versions.
EmbedSocial is a premium plugin that works with the latest YouTube API. It is designed to help you easily create and display an engaging YouTube feed on your WordPress website.
Since your company might already have a YouTube account, it’s a shame not to use that content on your website.
Instead of manually adding YouTube videos to your site, you can simply upload them to YouTube, and they’ll automatically appear on your website. With EmbedSocial, yo u can also generate and embed YouTube playlists or videos published by other YouTube users that used specific hashtags.
No coding skills or technical knowledge is required!
From fashion to music, cooking to fitness, businesses turn to YouTube to showcase bright, vibrant, and refreshing content. You can use that content as a social feed and display photos and videos from Facebook within seconds.
To ensure that your latest YouTube videos blend in with your website’s design, you can choose from a variety of layouts to display them in a responsive YouTube feed on a separate page in your WordPress theme.
To make this even smoother for you, we have an official WordPress YouTube Feed plugin that you can download for the best WordPress integration.
Benefits of YouTube widget for your WordPress website
- Transforms your website visitors into YouTube subscribers
- Adds great value with more engaging content
- Increases time on site with lively and refreshing YouTube images and videos
- Drives more traffic and visitors
- Increases conversions by displaying social proof
- Expands the reach of your YouTube videos.
YouTube Feed Widget features for WordPress
- Mobile-responsive YouTube widget (it works like a charm on all mobile devices, tablets, and desktops too)
- Feed customization options – moderate the posts you want to appear on your widget and sort them by priority or filter by keyword
- Variety of ready-to-go layout options to customize the widget (carousel, grid, masonry)
Set media to open in a lightbox or add a “Load More” button - Link YouTube content to your social media accounts and add a follow button
- YouTube feed templates that match any WordPress design
- Set the number of photos or columns for the front-end widgets
- Automatically sync the new posts on your YouTube widget
- Connect your widget to Google Analytics to track your progress
- Shoppable YouTube widget (option to add Buy buttons to each post)
- Full control of the widget design with a Custom CSS editor and color schemes
- Lazy-load scrolling or paged pagination
- Multiple YouTube feed widgets on various WordPress websites or pages
- Create a combo widget with other social networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Vimeo, and TikTok, or craft your custom one
How to embed a YouTube Feed on a WordPress website?
Here are the steps on how to embed the YouTube feed widget in WordPress:
How to embed a YouTube feed on WordPress
Embedding a YouTube feed to WordPress has never been easier!
We provide two quick options that will save you a lot of effort and time.
- With a JavaScript code
- With the EmbedSocial WordPress YouTube plugin (shortcode)
Option 1: Steps to add a YouTube feed on a WordPress website with JavaScript
- Set your free trial for EmbedSocial
- Select YouTube as a source and connect your YouTube channel.
- From the pop-up, choose a type of YouTube feed (playlist, channel, hashtag feed)
- Customize the widget to fit your website design
- Go to your WordPress admin and open the page where you want to embed
- In the Editor, click on the plus + icon and select “Custom HTML” block
- Go back to our platform and copy the top-right code
- Go back to your WordPress page and paste the code into the Custom HTML block
- Click ‘Set’ and once you are done, click ‘Update’.
Option 2: Steps to embed YouTube feed with a WordPress plugin
- Set your free trial for EmbedSocial.
- Select YouTube and connect your YouTube profile with our platform
- Choose the type of YouTube feed (mentions, account, hashtag feed)
- Customize the widget to fit your website design
- Go to your WordPress website and open Plugins > Add New, where you should install the EmbedSocial plugin for WordPress.
- Open the page you want to embed the widget and create a “Shortcode” block
- Go back to our platform and copy/paste the code into the block
- Click ‘Set’ and once you are done, click ‘Update’
Once you place the YouTube Feed widget code on your WordPress site, the social photo feed will immediately appear. You’ll have full control over it, so feel free to edit the layout or moderate posts if needed.
For more details, please watch the full video tutorial, or feel free to reach out to our dedicated support team, and we will be more than happy to guide you through the process step by step and provide you with some tips along the way. ?
Looking for a free YouTube plugin for WordPress?
Signup for EmbedSocial free version, and you can use the free plugin for WordPress that will showcase your YouTube videos in a grid layout, automatically.
Best practices for displaying YouTube feed
Displaying YouTube Feed on your website effectively can significantly boost trust and credibility. Here are some best practices to follow:
- Prominent placement: Display reviews prominently on your website, such as on the homepage or in a sidebar. This ensures they are easily visible to visitors.
- Clear headline: Use a clear and concise headline to draw attention to the feed. This can entice visitors to see the user-generated content and learn more about how people use your products.
- Visual appeal: Incorporate images or icons to break up the text and make the feed more visually appealing. This can enhance user engagement and readability.
- Slider or carousel format: Consider using our slider options that allow you to display images and videos in a slider or carousel format. This dynamic presentation can capture visitors’ attention and make the widget more engaging.
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What our users are saying:
TrovaTrip increased booking conversion rates by 12% with customer testimonials in just 4 weeks
Nick Poggi
TrovaTrip
The team at Embed Social is so easy to work with. They are very quick to respond to any special requests and fast to implement account changes. Aside from the great customer service, their products are also very easy to use and offer a lot of freedom that you can’t get with other similar products. Definitely recommend.
Ryan Hazlewood
Developer
EmbedSocial allows us to showcase social media content on our web pages in a way that’s both functional and vibrant. Their library of social feed designs integrates seamlessly with our existing components and is easy to use for page editors of all skill levels.
Zanna Ollove
Boston College
The experience with EmbedSocial has been amazing. We’re always looking for ways to leverage our time, so finding a product to keep our reviews fresh automatically was a no-brainer.
Brooks Hitzfield
Seven Sons
It has been pretty simple to display social proof with EmbedReviews, and their team has been great in assisting with technical implementation.
Eric Hnatov
Industrious
We are spending half of what we previously did for our last review manager, and getting 100x more out of it! I honestly am amazed at what we are getting for the price. I wish we had switched to EmbedReviews years ago.
Kodi Duncan
3 Key Elements
One of the standout features of EmbedSocial is its user-friendly interface, which makes it easy for users of all technical levels to navigate and utilize its capabilities. The platform offers a seamless way to aggregate social media content and display it on websites, which is particularly helpful for enhancing engagement and showcasing user-generated content. The variety of customization options allows for a tailored experience that aligns with the branding and aesthetic of any website. Additionally, the real-time updates ensure that the content is always fresh and relevant, which is a significant advantage for dynamic and content-rich sites.
Yisroel Goldman
Frontend Developer
Great intuitive interface – our team had no difficulties figuring out how everything worked, without online training or whatsoever. Great support – I was in touch with a support manager Alex throughout the implementation, to understand how to better use the tool for our purpose. He was always helpful and quick to reply. What’s more, he helped us to export the submissions at a specific date / hour for further processing.
Yulia Nazarenko
Head of Marketing, Eleven
The platform is incredibly stable, great GUI for the admin and fantastic support. Made it simple and fast to publish and moderate customer reviews on our website
Fredrik Öberg
CEO & IT-Consultant, Öberg MediaFrequently asked questions
about YouTube video feed
Have a specific question about YouTube channel or playlist feeds? Check the FAQ section below or click the bottom right chat icon and talk with us.
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– YouTube slider widget
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– YouTube slideshow widget without thumbnails
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– YouTube masonry widget
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