Title: Qaiyo Social Video Embed Author: qaiyo Published: July 30, 2026 Last modified: July 30, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/qaiyo-social-video-embed.svg) # Qaiyo Social Video Embed By [qaiyo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qaiyo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/qaiyo-social-video-embed.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/qaiyo-social-video-embed/) ## Description Qaiyo Social Video Embed is a modern, multi-platform video embed plugin with TikTok, YouTube (Shorts + regular videos) and Vimeo support. Mix videos from different platforms together in a single gallery, or automatically import the latest videos from a YouTube channel. **Key features:** * **Multi-platform** — TikTok, YouTube and Vimeo in one plugin. * **Mixed galleries** — Videos from different platforms together in one grid, carousel or list view. * **Gutenberg block** — Insert galleries from the editor with a live preview, no shortcodes needed. * **YouTube channel feed import** — Paste a channel URL and automatically show the latest N videos or Shorts (no API key required). * **Lightbox / modal playback** — Optionally open videos in a fullscreen modal instead of inline. * **Responsive column breakpoints** — Separate column counts for desktop, tablet and mobile. * **High-resolution thumbnails** — Automatic use of maxresdefault.jpg (1280×720). * **Automatic aspect ratio detection** — 9:16 (Shorts/TikTok), 16:9 (regular YouTube). * **Lazy load + click-to-play** — The iframe only loads on click, keeping pages fast. * **Customizable play button** — Background and icon color configurable in the admin. * **oEmbed cache** — Transient caching with adjustable duration. * **YouTube nocookie support** — GDPR-friendly privacy-enhanced mode. * **4 display modes** — single, grid, carousel, list. * **Accessible** — ARIA labels and keyboard navigation. * **Dark mode** and print styles. * **Extensible** — Provider pattern, write your own provider. * **Translation ready** — Fully internationalized; translations are provided through translate.wordpress.org. * **Translation plugin compatible** — Works with WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress and other translation plugins. * **WordPress standards** — Nonce verification, capability checks, input sanitization, escaped output. #### YouTube channel feed Paste the channel’s ID-based URL (you can copy it from the channel’s About/Share panel or from a video’s channel link): * `https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx` — the latest videos * `https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/shorts` — the latest uploads shown vertically (9:16) * `https://www.youtube.com/user/legacyname` — legacy username channels are also supported The plugin reads YouTube’s official public RSS feed (feeds/videos.xml) for that channel — no API key needed and no page scraping. Handle URLs (`/@name`) and custom URLs (`/c/name`) require the YouTube Data API; that (and exact Shorts filtering) is available in the Pro add-on. ### External services This plugin embeds videos hosted on third-party platforms. It therefore contacts those platforms in two different ways, described below. **1. Server-side requests (made by your site, from wp-admin or while rendering a page)** These resolve the metadata of the videos you add. Only the video or channel URL that you enter is sent; the responses are cached. No visitor data is involved. * YouTube (Google) — `www.youtube.com`: oEmbed endpoint (`/oembed`) for individual videos, and the official public RSS feed (`/feeds/videos.xml`) for channel feeds, using the channel ID or legacy username contained in the URL you provide. * Vimeo — `vimeo.com`: oEmbed endpoint (`/api/oembed.json`) for individual videos. * TikTok — `www.tiktok.com`: oEmbed endpoint (`/oembed`) for individual videos. * WordPress.org — `api.wordpress.org`: on the plugin’s “Discover Qaiyo” screen only, the standard WordPress plugin API (`plugins_api`) is queried to list this author’s free plugins. No data about your site is sent beyond the standard API query. **2. Requests made by your visitors’ browsers (when a page with the gallery is viewed)** Video thumbnails and the video players themselves are loaded directly from the platforms. This means your visitors’ browsers contact those platforms, and — as with any embedded video — the platform receives the visitor’s IP address, user agent and referring page, and may set cookies. * Thumbnail images — `i.ytimg.com` (YouTube), plus Vimeo’s and TikTok’s own image CDNs. * Video players (loaded only after the visitor clicks play) — `www.youtube.com` or `www.youtube-nocookie.com` (YouTube), `player.vimeo.com` (Vimeo), `www.tiktok. com` (TikTok). To reduce this, the plugin uses click-to-play (nothing from the player is loaded until the visitor clicks), offers YouTube’s privacy-enhanced `youtube-nocookie.com` mode, and requests Vimeo’s Do Not Track (`dnt=1`) parameter. This functionality is required for the plugin to display embedded videos. Provider terms and privacy policies: * YouTube (Google): https://www.youtube.com/t/terms— https://policies.google.com/privacy * Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/terms — https://vimeo. com/privacy * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms-of-service — https://www. tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy * WordPress.org: https://wordpress.org/about/terms/— https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ ## Installation 1. Upload the `qaiyo-social-video-embed` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`. 2. Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin Plugins page. 3. Navigate to **Social Video Embed** in the admin sidebar to configure appearance, play button, thumbnails and caching. 4. Place a shortcode anywhere — page, post, Bricks, Gutenberg. ## FAQ ### How do I embed a single video? [qsve_video url=”https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ”] This also works with TikTok and YouTube Shorts URLs. ### How do I create a mixed gallery? [qsve_video mode=”grid” columns=”3″ urls=”tiktok-url|youtube-url|shorts-url”] Separate URLs with the `|` character. ### How do I import a YouTube channel feed? [qsve_video channel=”https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/shorts” limit=”6″] Use the channel’s ID-based URL (`/channel/UC...`). Add `/shorts` to show the latest uploads vertically (9:16). ### Is there a block editor (Gutenberg) block? Yes. Add the “Qaiyo Social Video Embed” block in the editor. It exposes the same options (URLs, mode, columns, channel, lightbox, etc.) with a live preview — no shortcodes required. ### How do I open videos in a lightbox? Enable “Open videos in a lightbox” in the settings, toggle it in the block, or add` playback="lightbox"` to any shortcode. ### Does Vimeo work? Yes. Paste a Vimeo URL (e.g. `https://vimeo.com/76979871`) into the `urls` attribute or the block. Vimeo channel/showcase import is not available. ### Does TikTok channel import work? No. TikTok does not provide a public, free API for querying user feeds, so TikTok videos must be added individually via the `urls` attribute. ### Do I need a YouTube API key? No. The plugin uses public oEmbed and RSS endpoints, so no API key is required. ### Which shortcodes are available? [qsve_video], `[qsve_tiktok]` (TikTok only) and `[qsve_youtube]` (YouTube only). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Qaiyo Social Video Embed” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ qaiyo ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qaiyo/) [Translate “Qaiyo Social Video Embed” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/qaiyo-social-video-embed/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/qaiyo-social-video-embed/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qaiyo-social-video-embed/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/qaiyo-social-video-embed/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First release under the Qaiyo brand. * TikTok, YouTube (Shorts + regular) and Vimeo support, mixed galleries and YouTube channel feed import. * Gutenberg block with live preview. * Lightbox / modal playback option. * Responsive column breakpoints (desktop / tablet / mobile). * Top-level Qaiyo admin menu with its own brand separator. * Admin UI in the Qaiyo design system (purple brand accent). * English source language; fully translatable via translate.wordpress.org. * `[qsve_video]`, `[qsve_tiktok]`, `[qsve_youtube]` shortcodes. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **6 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [gallery](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gallery/)[shorts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shorts/) [Tiktok](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tiktok/)[video](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/) [youtube](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/qaiyo-social-video-embed/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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