Title: Youtube Playlist Thumbs Author: jsphstls Published: February 25, 2015 Last modified: August 2, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/youtube-playlist-thumbs/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1099571) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/youtube-playlist-thumbs/assets/icon.svg?rev=1099563) # Youtube Playlist Thumbs By [jsphstls](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jsphstls/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs.zip) * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/#reviews) * [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/#installation) * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/) ## Description [Demo](http://codepen.io/jsphstls/full/aOOqzg) Install and activate the plugin. Insert the [ypt playlist_id=] shortcode in your page or post and insert your playlist ID after the equal. When that content is published and viewed, a Youtube player will appear and a column of thumbnails will load to the right of the player. Clicking the thumbnails switches between videos. This plugin includes a small CSS file for minimal styling that was written to target the specific IDs of the thumb list and player. Youtube Playlist Thumbs plugin depends on the Youtube Iframe API. Any bugs experienced with that service will affect this plugin. Please check for bugs with Youtube Iframe API before reporting a bug for this plugin. See “Other Notes” for usage. ### Usage Place this shortcode in your posts or pages and insert your Youtube Playlist ID after the equal. ``` [ypt playlist_id=] ``` To get a Youtube Playlist ID, copy the string after ‘&list=’ when viewing a playlist on Youtube.com. See screenshot #3. To trigger the playback of an ordered video in the playlist, add this attribute to the clickable element: ``` data-ypt-index="X" ``` Where ‘X’ is the order number of the video with the first video starting at 0. The** third video would be 2**. For example: ``` ``` The ‘Now Playing’ thumbnail text and arrow is inserted by CSS. Add this rule to your CSS to change it: ``` #ypt_thumbs .ypt-now-playing > span::after { content: "YOUR NEW TEXT" !important; } ``` The height of the list of thumbnails is set by Javascript. It is first set when the player is ready and it adjusts when the window changes size. If you are using modals or any dynamic method to show/hide the player, you will need to trigger this function when the player is shown: ``` yptThumbHeight(); ``` For example, with Bootstrap modals: ``` $('#videoModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) { //modal shows yptThumbHeight(); //update the thumb height }); ``` A Javascript event triggers at the end of a playlist. It can used to trigger other events: ``` jQuery(document).on('playlistEnd', function () { //playlist finished last video alert("That's all, thanks for watching!"); //do something }); ``` ## Screenshots [⌊How the player should appear.⌉⌊How the player should appear.⌉[ How the player should appear. [⌊Using the shortcode.⌉⌊Using the shortcode.⌉[ Using the shortcode. [⌊Getting a Youtube Playlist ID.⌉⌊Getting a Youtube Playlist ID.⌉[ Getting a Youtube Playlist ID. [⌊Adding an element to trigger a video in the playlist.⌉⌊Adding an element to trigger a video in the playlist.⌉[ Adding an element to trigger a video in the playlist. ## Installation 1. Upload `youtube-playlist-thumbs.zip` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## FAQ Why develop this plugin? Youtube recently changed their playlist Iframe layout so that the thumb navigation is collapsed. Youtube Iframes, without the API, do not work well with modals and similar dynmaic elements. The Youtube Iframe API allows player control by other page elements such as links and buttons. How many shortcodes can I use on one post/page? Just one. Youtube Iframe API is designed to work with one player at a time. Notice that on Youtube.com there is only one video player and links to multiple videos. How many videos can I have in a playlist? As of Version 0.5.0 the limit is 200, which is also the maximum number of videos that Youtube allows in one playlist. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c0a59d0d51b068282c2c3fde6e0524cf8932c975a1792af794a46641dd607eb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Only One](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-one-2/)󠁿 [simonothen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/simonothen/) October 26, 2016 1 reply Only place one playlist one your site else the plugin does not work …. and I can't find a settings page at all ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9aefbb97a383011c0577740cf3dc85c4e2d88d81f05c2141f0a101ce2109701d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you very much.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-very-much-34/)󠁿 [yelm](https://profiles.wordpress.org/yelm/) September 3, 2016 Good plugin, works! Would be cool to customize the design of the viewer better in a future version 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/23c149439cd29ff68d3b98a665416db95ee06aa1564ca04b263986b0cb946f95? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and Good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-good-57/)󠁿 [Gordon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jwart/) September 3, 2016 Great plugin that just works. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/996277d131c0e3605a5d6831d448f9b9bef2858aee8a4702250add89654f02c4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-3113/)󠁿 [leavinglaodicea](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leavinglaodicea/) September 3, 2016 Simple and straightforward. THIS is how you build a plugin for simple and straightforward applications! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/222924ff5d565adadc2ed78664e508e914c1078d5f871c7f724886c641ea0255? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-10152/)󠁿 [Elias](https://profiles.wordpress.org/eliaslange/) September 3, 2016 Is it possible to make the plugin/video implementation responsive as well? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb2081f9dad7ab28e21c725f7af07a51beaadcb98cc264b75a9eb5b4f1d2472d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-2853/)󠁿 [themj](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mayurj/) September 3, 2016 Works perfectly on the latest version of WP. Would be nice if we could have the titles show up below the thumbs. [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Youtube Playlist Thumbs” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ jsphstls ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jsphstls/) [Translate “Youtube Playlist Thumbs” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-playlist-thumbs/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/youtube-playlist-thumbs/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/youtube-playlist-thumbs/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/youtube-playlist-thumbs/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1 Initial release #### 0.2 Improved ‘playlistEnd’ event. #### 0.2.5 More global variables for use in custom JS. #### 0.3.0 .js only loads if shortcode is present. #### 0.4.0 Thumbnail list limit raised from 25 to 50. #### 0.5.0 Thumbnail list limit raised to 200. Speed increase. #### 0.5.1 Private videos in a playlist will be skipped. #### 0.5.2 Patch for thumbnail clicks not playing video. ## Meta * Version **0.5.2** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 2.8.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.2.39** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/) * Tags * [iframe](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/iframe/)[playlist](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/playlist/) [thumbnails](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thumbnails/)[video](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/) [youtube](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-playlist-thumbs/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 12 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-playlist-thumbs/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ jsphstls ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jsphstls/) ## Support Got something to say? 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