Description
Tubelastica is a lightweight WordPress YouTube plugin for embedding responsive YouTube videos and playlists in posts, pages, and block-based widget areas.
The plugin works with the Gutenberg block editor and provides separate options for a single YouTube video or a YouTube playlist. Its lazy-loading behavior helps reduce the initial loading impact of the YouTube player.
Tubelastica also includes border controls for adjusting the border size, corner radius, and border color. Users can choose a color visually or enter an exact hex color value to match their website design.
Watch the demo video:
Watch Demo Video
Read the setup guide:
Read the Tubelastica Setup Guide
Features
- Embed a single YouTube video using a Gutenberg block
- Embed a YouTube playlist using a separate Playlist URL option
- Switch between Single URL and Playlist URL
- Lazy loading enabled by default
- Responsive video and playlist display
- Optional caption support
- Width control for posts and pages
- Border size control
- Border radius control for square or rounded corners
- Border color picker with hex color input
- Sidebar-friendly behavior
- Compatible with block-based widget areas
- Custom link option for widget videos and playlists
- Compatible with Blockbase and other Full Site Editing (FSE) themes
- Lightweight and easy to use
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Tubelastica
Installation
- Upload the tubelastica folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Add the Tubelastica block in the block editor or widget editor
- Choose Single URL or Playlist URL and paste the corresponding YouTube URL
- Optionally add a caption and adjust the width
- Use Border Settings to select the border size, corner radius, and border color
- In a block-based widget area, optionally add a custom link
FAQ
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Does Tubelastica support YouTube playlists?
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Yes. Choose the Playlist URL option in the Tubelastica block and paste a YouTube playlist URL.
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Can I customize the video border?
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Yes. You can adjust the border size, choose square or rounded corners, and select a border color using the color picker or hex color input.
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Yes. Tubelastica works with block-based widget areas.
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Can a widget video link to a post or page?
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Yes. The custom link option can direct visitors from a video or playlist thumbnail to a selected post, page, or other URL.
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Does Tubelastica work with Blockbase?
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Yes. Tubelastica works with Blockbase and other Full Site Editing (FSE) themes.
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Switching from another YouTube plugin?
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If you are moving from another YouTube plugin, we recommend testing Tubelastica with one video first in a local environment, such as XAMPP or LocalWP, or on a staging site before updating your live website.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.8.6
- Added border size control.
- Added border radius options for square and rounded corners.
- Added a border color picker with hex color input.
- Added a live border preview in the block editor.
1.8.5
- Added YouTube playlist support.
- Added separate Single URL and Playlist URL options.
- Added playlist support for posts, pages, and block-based widget areas.
- Kept existing single-video functionality for compatibility with previous Tubelastica content.
1.8.3
- Added Blockbase and FSE theme compatibility note.
- Updated FAQ.
1.8.2
- Simplified FAQ.
- Improved documentation.