Title: Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist Author: emarket-design Published: February 12, 2015 Last modified: February 25, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/youtube-showcase/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2252569) ![](https://ps.w.org/youtube-showcase/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2252569) # Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist By [emarket-design](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emarket-design/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/youtube-showcase.4.0.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-showcase/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-showcase/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-showcase/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-showcase/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/) ## Description **Stop wrestling with complex shortcodes. Start building visually.** [Video Gallery & Playlist for YouTube](https://emdplugins.com/youtube-showcase/?pk_campaign=youtube-showcase-com&pk_kwd=readme)(** YouTube Showcase**) is the most intuitive way to transform your website into a professional** WordPress video hub**. Featured in [**WPBeginner’s** Best YouTube Video Gallery Plugins](https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/best-youtube-video-gallery-plugins-for-wordpress/), our all-new **Visual Block** lets you design high-impact grids and cinematic playlists directly inside the WordPress Block Editor with a real-time preview. Whether you are a creator, blogger, or marketer, this plugin helps you display YouTube content in beautiful, mobile-ready layouts. No coding, no guesswork—just a seamless video experience for your visitors. ### 🔗 Quick Links * [Live Demo Site](https://ytshowcasecom.emdplugins.com?pk_campaign=youtube-showcase-com&pk_kwd=readme)– See it in action. * [WPBeginner Featured Review](https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/best-youtube-video-gallery-plugins-for-wordpress/)– Rated as a top choice. * [Documentation](https://docs.emdplugins.com/youtube-showcase-community/?pk_campaign=youtube-showcase-com&pk_kwd=readme)– Easy step-by-step setup guides. ### 🚀 Key Features * **Visual Block Builder:** Select your videos and watch your gallery update live in the sidebar—no more “save and refresh.” * **Optional Setup Assistant:** Get up and running in seconds. Create ready-to- use gallery and grid pages with one click. * **Cinematic Playlists:** A large featured player with a beautiful thumbnail navigation“ playlist” below. * **Responsive Video Grids:** Clean, 4-column layouts that automatically adjust for mobile and tablet devices. * **Automated Video Pages:** Every video gets its own SEO-optimized page with WordPress comments enabled. * **Lightweight Performance:** Optimized code ensures your page speed stays high. * **Full Customization:** Change thumbnail quality (16:9 or 4:3) and adjust video URL slugs for better branding. ### Getting Started & Details ### How to Add Videos Adding content is simple. The plugin uses the **YouTube Video ID** (the 11-character string at the end of a YouTube URL). * _Example:_ For `youtube.com/watch?v=9K4uBRkFJEU`, the ID is `9K4uBRkFJEU`. * Simply enter this ID in the Video editor, and the plugin fetches the rest. ### Built-in Layouts If you use the **Optional Setup Assistant**, it will create two ready-to-use pages for you: 1. **YouTube Video Gallery:** Features a main player with thumbnail navigation at the bottom. 2. **YouTube Video Grid:** A high-resolution 4-column responsive layout. ### Customization Tips * **Thumbnail Quality:** You can change dimensions (e.g., 4:3 instead of 16:9) in the settings to match your site’s design. * **Content & Excerpts:** Add custom text for every video. The content appears on the single video page, while the excerpt appears right below the main video in the gallery view. ### 💎 Get More with YouTube Showcase Pro Need more power? The Pro version includes Auto-Sync for channels, Lightbox popups, search filtering, and premium layouts (Coverflow, Masonry, and more). 👉 [Upgrade to YouTube Showcase Pro](https://emdplugins.com/youtube-showcase/?pk_campaign=youtube-showcase-com&pk_kwd=readme) ### Technical Foundation This plugin was developed using the [WP App Studio](http://wpappstudio.com/?pk_campaign=youtube-showcase-com&pk_kwd=readme) design and development platform, ensuring a modular and maintainable code structure that follows WordPress standards. ## Screenshots * [[ * The Visual Block Editor – Design your YouTube Showcase with a real-time preview directly in the sidebar. * [[ * Automatic Setup Gallery – A responsive video gallery with thumbnail navigation created during setup. * [[ * Mobile Optimized – Thumbnail navigation automatically hides on devices below 768px for better UX. * [[ * Responsive Video Grid – A clean 4-column grid layout generated automatically by the setup assistant. * [[ * Individual Video Pages – SEO-friendly pages with comments and optional Featured/ Recent widgets. * [[ * Intuitive Admin Interface – Easily add and manage your YouTube videos via the dedicated video editor. * [[ * YouTube Showcase PRO – Unlock 40-65% faster page loads and advanced player configurations. * [[ * Custom URL Slugs – Total control over your video permalinks for better branding and SEO. * [[ * CSV Import/Export – Bulk manage your library with the eMD CSV Extension for high- volume sites. ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * YouTube Showcase ## Installation 1. Upload the `youtube-showcase` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. Use the **Optional Setup Assistant** to automatically create your core gallery pages, or skip to build manually. 4. To build manually: Go to any Page/Post, click **(+)**, and search for **“YouTube Showcase”** to start building visually! ## FAQ ### How do I add videos? The plugin creates a “Video” menu in your dashboard. Simply enter the 11-character YouTube Video ID (e.g., 9K4uBRkFJEU), and the plugin handles the rest. ### Does this work with the new Block Editor? Yes! Version 4.0.0 is built specifically for the Block Editor. Search for the ** YouTube Showcase** block to design your galleries visually. ### Can I display a full channel or playlist? In this free version, you can curate your channel content manually using categories. For automatic syncing of entire channels or playlists, check out [YouTube Showcase Pro](https://emdplugins.com/plugins/youtube-showcase-pro/). ### Is it mobile-friendly? Absolutely. All layouts are fully responsive. On mobile, the playlist navigation automatically switches to an intuitive icon-based system for better usability. ### Can I categorize videos? Yes. You can assign categories to your videos and then use the Visual Block settings to filter and display only specific categories in your grids or galleries. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e33d5b34379fdff5fc0bd0eed42e0c1bf64b5ea3e470656b333bfc4a1582dcaa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very easy to use and great free features](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-easy-to-use-and-great-free-features/)󠁿 [Luke](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lhanyok/) March 31, 2026 Loving this plugin. Please keep it going!I can see needing the pro version for some sites. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/148350b408b6488369ddf79d7409c79dd45fc839809d6845a4938b5bebed9f9b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[EXCELENT](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excelent-1669/)󠁿 [oktvmx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/oktvmx/) February 4, 2026 EXCELENT ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8c1c1eb726cc82af9dca74380c7a3b857e1a079a0d4d315b6ecbb58c4bfae9fe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solid, but flawed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solid-but-flawed/)󠁿 [Simon Abrams](https://profiles.wordpress.org/flysi3000/) October 29, 2025 The plugin is great, and the free version allows for a clean, simple way to display a gallery of YouTube videos on your site. But for something simple, like changing the order of the videos that are displayed in the grid, it is totally unintuitive, and I still haven’t figured out how to do it – unless that is a paid feature, which seems kind of messed up. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/de76f6ee2941df4445eace9e48f0097fc83ebc1e891dab23b4ca2eb41f1347b6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-10743/)󠁿 [mikehzzzz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mikehzzzz/) June 2, 2025 Exactly what I was looking for! Easy to set up and does what you’d expect without complications. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7cf86b4a404f5768f472fb184e93c12bbb10f24072b829080199428a1deb16f7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Finally Delivery of a Promise](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/finally-delivery-of-a-promise/)󠁿 [TwinRiversNet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/twinriversnet/) May 19, 2025 I went through 7 different plugins trying to get a good video gallery setup. So many were so complicated and not very customizable. This plugin was a simple setup and being able to control the css and make it fit my design was incredible! Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/285f1589bbde2d2171ff29752032d1cbd288c3ece86cd1beaec9b70475a0b696? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[ok, simple to setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ok-simple-to-setup/)󠁿 [cesco69](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cesco69/) March 5, 2025 It does its job, I’m using the free version and it works well. [ Read all 128 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ emarket-design ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emarket-design/) * [ Safiye Duman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/safiye/) [Translate “Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery & Responsive Video Playlist” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/youtube-showcase) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/youtube-showcase/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/youtube-showcase/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/youtube-showcase/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/youtube-showcase/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 4.0.2 * FIXED An issue where non-admin users were blocked from wp-admin due to an incorrect wp_die() call in show_optin() #### 4.0.1 * FIXED YouTube “Error 153 – video player configuration error” by updating embed security and referrer policy. #### 4.0.0 * NEW Added a Gutenberg block to insert YouTube video galleries, grids, and search forms directly from the block editor. * NEW Real-time preview within the editor sidebar. * TWEAK tested with WP 6.9 #### 3.5.4 * FIXED Updated title for trademark * FIXED Updated internationalization #### 3.5.3 * FIXED Validate input for emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function #### 3.5.2 * FIXED XSS vulnerability for noaccess_msg * FIXED Validate input for emd_form_builder_lite_pagenum function * FIXED Vulnerability related to emd_get_widg_pagenum #### 3.5.1 * TWEAK tested with WP 6.8 * FIXED XSS vulnerability when using custom fields #### 3.5.0 * FIXED WordPress dashboard accordions issue on setting and glossary pages due to changes in core code on WP 6.7.1 #### 3.4.0 * FIXED Vulnerability on form submit * FIXED Translation to one textdomain #### 3.3.6 ** Fix CSRF in form settings #### 3.3.5 - FIXED widgets #### 3.3.4 - TWEAK tested with WP 6.0 #### 3.3.3 * TWEAK tested with WP 5.9.1 and PHP 8 #### 3.3.2 * TWEAK tested with WP 5.8.1 * TWEAK Added ability to set the maximum number of videos to show in multiple sidebar widgets. * TWEAK Added ability to set pagination support with customization options for multiple sidebar widgets. #### 3.3.1 * TWEAK tested with WP 5.7 #### 3.3.0 * FIXED Pagination bar not showing in mobile devices in the video gallery view. #### 3.2.9 * FIXED multi-select form component missing scroll bars when the content overflows its fixed height. #### 3.2.8 * TWEAK fixes and improvements for better performance and compatibility #### 3.2.7 * TWEAK updates to translation strings and libraries * NEW Added version numbers to js and CSS files for caching purposes * TWEAK tested with WP 5.5.1 #### 3.2.6 * NEW Added previous and next buttons for the edit screens of videos * TWEAK updates and improvements to libraries #### 3.2.5 * TWEAK updates and improvements to form library * TWEAK Emd templates #### 3.2.4 * TWEAK Fix issue related to extensions #### 3.2.3 * TWEAK Remove unused code and additional hardening for security #### 3.2.2 * FIXED Paging issue on Video Gallery * FIXED XSS related issues #### 3.2.1 * TWEAK Emd form builder upgrade messages #### 3.2.0 * NEW Added Emd form builder support * FIXED Session cleanup workflow by creating a custom table to process records. #### 3.1.1 * TWEAK Misc. library updates for better stability and compatibility. #### 3.1.0 * NEW Created a new shortcode page which displays all available shortcodes. You can access this page under the plugin settings. * TWEAK Emd templating system to match modern web standards #### 3.0.1 * FIXED the Jump from the selected video to the main video frame in Firefox. #### 3.0.0 * NEW Added a sidebar widget allowing to search videos by title, category or tag. * NEW Added ability enable or disable any video search field in the plugin settings. * NEW Added option to show login or register before searching videos – handy feature for private or customer only videos. * NEW Added option to use captcha in video search submissions in the plugin settings. * NEW Added option to set No results found and No access messages in the plugin settings. * TWEAK Improved the emd templating system removing obsolete code. * TWEAK Updated the third party code included in the plugin. #### 2.9.7 * TWEAK Misc. library updates for better stability and compatibility. #### 2.9.6 * TWEAK Fixed the issue related to video thumbnails not displayed correctly in the widgets when video image resolution field is set. #### 2.9.5 * NEW Demo site – https://ytshowcasecom.emdplugins.com/ – where the latest version of YouTube Showcase Starter edition is installed. * TWEAK Featured and recent video widget now use Video Image Resolution field to set the video image thumbnail and defaults to medium quality resolution. * TWEAK Video grid and Video Grid Gallery thumbnails now use Video Image Resolution field to set the video image thumbnail and defaults to medium quality resolution. #### 2.9.0 * FIXED paging css * TWEAK library updates #### 2.8.0 * FIXED widget sidebar is not responding to screen size changes issue * NEW YouTube Showcase introduction video #### 2.7.6 * FIXED video gallery paging issue #### 2.7.5 * TWEAK All gallery pages will show 6 columns on desktop, 4 columns on tablets, 3 columns on phones * TWEAK Removed ellipsis for long video titles. It displays full titles for Video Grid. #### 2.7.2 * TWEAK Removed ellipsis for long video titles. It displays full titles * TWEAK Made all video thumb images full width to cover all available space #### 2.7.0 * NEW Added custom JavaScript option in plugin settings under Tools tab * NEW Added container type field in the plugin settings * FIXED wpautop issue with br tags * FIXED PHP 7 compatibility * TWEAK Updated codemirror libraries for custom CSS and JS options in plugin settings page #### 2.6.0 * NEW Added ability to disable EMD Templating system and switch back to theme based system from plugin settings * FIX PHP 7 compatability * TWEAK Minor shortcode page navigation fixes and improvements #### 2.5.1 * Fixed deleting WordPress category and tags when clicked on “Remove All Data” checkbox under Video Settings > Tools and deleted the plugin from WordPress Plugin page #### 2.5.0 * NEW Added new templating sytem which allows changing page templates for video, video archive and taxonomy pages from plugin settings * NEW Added Custom CSS area where one can put in plugin related CSS code specific to their own site * NEW Ability to hide page navigation links from plugin settings #### 2.4.0 * NEW Added ability to rename videos slug in the settings * NEW Added ability to enable/disable plugin Bootstrap css/js files * Fixed search results issue #### 2.3.0 * Minor bug fixes and code improvements #### 2.2.0 * Compatibility with WordPress 4.5 and misc. bug fixes * Added ability to disable/enable thumbs navigation in mobile devices #### 2.1.0 * Fixed video audio playing after the second video clicked issue in video gallery view. #### 2.0.0 * Changed the order of the videos Descending to display the new videos first in the gallery * Enabled thumb navigation for tablets * Changed the video displayed per page to 16 for Grid and Thumbs * Adjusted grid column numbers 6(Large), 4(Medium) and 3(Small) devices * Enabled page navigation on Video Grid Gallery * Added title link to video single page in Video Gallery * Added video title to video grid gallery #### 1.4.1 * Fixed the video navigation issue when WordPress is installed in subdirectory. * Fixed setting translation issue #### 1.4.0 * Fixed the issue related to HTML5 video player not playing by default * Fixed the issue related to videos not displayed on the gallery (Blank video was showing) when clicked on video thumbnail #### 1.3.0 * Added ability to enable or disable thumbnail navigation for the screens less than 768px * Added ability to enable or disable video autoplay * Removed unnecessary CSS rules #### 1.2.0 * Added video thumbnail quality selector which may help for the video thumbnail not coming from YouTube issue * Removed unnecessary css #### 1.1.0 * Moved responsive arrow head icons closer to the video * Improved compatibility with the other themes and plugins. #### 1.0.1 * Cleaned up the code related to Video Grid * Fixed issue with Video Grid Gallery Navigation #### 1.0.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **4.0.2** * Last updated **1 month ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * Tags * [playlist](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/playlist/)[video gallery](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video-gallery/) [youtube](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/)[youtube channel](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube-channel/) [youtube gallery](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube-gallery/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/youtube-showcase/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 121 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 3 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/youtube-showcase/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ emarket-design ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emarket-design/) * [ Safiye Duman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/safiye/) ## Support Got something to say? 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