Description
Spratlin Video Feed lets you create one or more YouTube feeds and render them anywhere with a shortcode.
Features:
1. Video feeds from any YouTube channel.
2. Filter videos by title using regex or a simple name filter.
3. Togglable display of video title and description.
4. Supports use of custom CSS to change style.
Shortcodes:
* [spratlindev_video_feed] view of all configured feeds.
* [spratlindev_video_feed id="main"] view of one feed by ID.
External Services
This plugin connects to the YouTube Data API v3 (provided by Google) to retrieve channel and video information. This is required for the plugin to display any video feeds.
The following data is sent to Google’s servers:
- Channel lookup: The YouTube channel handle you configure is sent to the YouTube Data API to resolve the channel ID. This request is made once per channel when the feed first loads (results are cached for 30 minutes).
- Video list: After resolving the channel ID, the plugin fetches the list of recent videos for that channel from the YouTube Data API.
- Video details: Video IDs are sent to the YouTube Data API to retrieve full video descriptions.
All API requests include your YouTube API key. No visitor personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, IP addresses) is collected or transmitted by this plugin.
This service is provided by Google LLC:
* Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Installation
- Activate the plugin in the Plugins screen.
- Go to Spratlin Video Feed in wp-admin and add your YouTube API key. You can obtain a YouTube API key from the Google Developers Console: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
- Create at least one feed (set ID, channel handle, and filter options).
- Add shortcode to a page or post.
FAQ
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Do I need a YouTube API key?
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Yes. Add your API key in the plugin settings page. See this article for instructions: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started
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How do I build a regex filter?
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You can use a regex builder like https://regex-generator.olafneumann.org/ to create a regex pattern.
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Can I filter by date patterns in titles?
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Yes. Use
Regexfilter mode and provide a pattern such as\b\d{1,2}[\/-]\d{1,2}[\/-]\d{2,4}\b. -
Why does one shortcode render many videos?
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If you use
[spratlindev_video_feed], all feeds render. Use[spratlindev_video_feed id="your-id"]to target one feed.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial public release.