Title: Optimize Youtube Video
Author: Jundell Agbo
Published: <strong>July 12, 2022</strong>
Last modified: October 14, 2022

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# Optimize Youtube Video

 By [Jundell Agbo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jundellagbo/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/optimize-youtube-video.2.0.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/optimize-youtube-video/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/optimize-youtube-video/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/optimize-youtube-video/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/optimize-youtube-video/)

## Description

 * Simple plugin to optimize youtube videos and improve the site page speed score.
 * css and js are minimal and inlined for better performance.

#### Shortcode

advanced:
 [opt-youtube-video id=dQw4w9WgXcQ imgformat=jpg width=480 height=360 
title=”Youtube title here” showtitle=1 lazyload=1 lazyattr=data-srcset ytattrs=?
autoplay=1&controls=0 ytthumbail=hqdefault thumbnailclass=lazyload]

or
 simple: [opt-youtube-video id=dQw4w9WgXcQ]

youtube thumbnail lists: default, mqdefault, hqdefault, sddefault, maxresdefault

#### Installation

 * Go to Plugins > Add New > Optimize Youtube Video
 * Go to Settings > Optimize Youtube Video

#### Maintainer

 * [Jundell Agbo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jundellagbo/)

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Optimize Youtube Video” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Jundell Agbo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jundellagbo/)

[Translate “Optimize Youtube Video” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/optimize-youtube-video)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/optimize-youtube-video/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/optimize-youtube-video/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/optimize-youtube-video/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/optimize-youtube-video/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

= 2.0.0
 * simplify the plugin using shortcode

= 1.2.2
 * fix nowebp typo * set hqdefault for desktop * set mqdefault for mobile

= 1.2.1
 * fix vendor

= 1.2.0
 * removing variable translations

= 1.1.0
 * add option to enable lazyload for loggedin user, escape variables

= 1.0.0
 * First major release

## Meta

 *  Version **2.0.1**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.0.12**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [Optimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimize/)[speed](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/speed/)
   [videos](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/videos/)[youtube](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/optimize-youtube-video/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Jundell Agbo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jundellagbo/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/optimize-youtube-video/)

## Donate

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