{"id":295278,"date":"2026-04-10T01:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/video-dont-loop\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T01:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:50:31","slug":"syb-video-dont-loop-for-cover-block","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/syb-video-dont-loop-for-cover-block\/","author":10699425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.0.1","stable_tag":"1.0.1","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.7","requires_php":"8.0","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"SYB - Video Don't Loop for Cover Block","header_author":"ShapeYourBits","header_description":"Removes the loop attribute from videos inside a core Cover block when the block has \"noloop\" CSS class in the Additional CSS class(es).","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-04-10 01:50:31","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"https:\/\/www.shapeyourbits.co.uk\/","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/www.shapeyourbits.co.uk\/plugins\/video-no-loop\/","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/www.shapeyourbits.co.uk\/","rating":5,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":41,"num_ratings":1,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":{"1.0.0":{"tag":"1.0.0","author":"shapeyourbits","date":"2026-04-10 01:23:50"},"1.0.1":{"tag":"1.0.1","author":"shapeyourbits","date":"2026-04-10 01:50:31"}},"upgrade_notice":{"":"<p>Update through the automatic WordPress updater.<\/p>"},"ratings":{"1":0,"2":0,"3":0,"4":0,"5":1},"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0.0","1.0.1"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[259865,259866,259867,259868,222],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[186294],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-295278","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-cover-block","plugin_tags-dont-loop","plugin_tags-no-loop","plugin_tags-no-looping","plugin_tags-video","plugin_contributors-shapeyourbits","plugin_committers-shapeyourbits"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/syb-video-dont-loop-for-cover-block.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>By default, videos inside WordPress Cover blocks loop endlessly. 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Lightweight and focused on doing one thing well.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<pre><code>PHP 8.0+ , WordPress 5.7+\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>To install the plugin automatically:<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Through WordPress admin, use the menu: Plugin &gt; Add new<\/li>\n<li>Search for SYB - Video Don't Loop for Cover Block<\/li>\n<li>Click on install then click activate link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>To install the plugin manually:<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Download and unzip the plugin syb-video-dont-loop-for-cover-block.zip<\/li>\n<li>Upload \/syb-video-dont-loop-for-cover-block\/ to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/ directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Refer to the How to Use section to turn off looping for a specific Cover block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Support<\/h4>\n\n<p>Before leaving a review &gt;&gt; Feel free to ask questions here in the support section, we reply to every question!<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"is%20video%20don%27t%20loop%20free%3F\"><h3>Is Video Don't Loop free?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes completely free!<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20you%20help%20me%20create%20something%20unique%20to%20my%20needs%3F\"><h3>Can you help me create something unique to my needs?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Absolutely check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeyourbits.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.0.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Adding the icon for Wordpress.org listing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Intial Release, it's in use on production for a client with no issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Removes the loop attribute from videos inside a core Cover block when the block has &quot;noloop&quot; CSS class in the Additional CSS class(es).","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/295278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295278"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/shapeyourbits"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=295278"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=295278"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=295278"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=295278"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=295278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}