Better YouTube Block – Fast Embed Videos, Shorts & Playlists

Changelog

1.1.5

Release Date – 06 May 2026

  • Added – caption_kses parameter to the helper function, allowing inline HTML tags (<a>, <em>, <strong>) in video captions when using the custom API function.
  • Added – New hook better_youtube_embed_block_render_block_args to modify the helper function parameters.
  • Improved – Updated setting controls for compatibility with WordPress 7.0

1.1.4

Release Date – 06 January 2026

  • Added – Block binding support for the url and caption attributes.
  • Improved – Handling of the frontend script when hosts or cache plugins defer or delay it.

1.1.3

Release Date – 21 July 2025

  • Added – Support for loading WebP thumbnails to reduce file size.

1.1.2

Release Date – 06 January 2025

  • Fixed – The captions of old YouTube videos are not converted to this block when automatically transforming core/embed to this block.
  • Updated – Requires at least WordPress version 6.5

1.1.1

Release Date – 09 November 2024

  • Fixed – a CSS conflict between the play button and button styles in some themes

1.1.0

Release Date – 23 August 2024

  • Added – Play multiple videos or the whole playlist
  • Added – Loop continuously once it finishes playing
  • Added – Show related videos from the same channel
  • Added – Allow rendering embeded frame when browsers require click two times to play videos
  • Updated – Requires at least WordPress version 6.3

1.0.5

Release Date – 15 June 2024

  • Added – Support custom thumbnail for videos
  • Added – Allow editing media settings in the contentOnly mode
  • Updated – Change the ‘Requires at least’ to 6.0
  • Added – Support clientNavigation interactivity

1.0.4

Release Date – 23 February 2024

  • Added – Add a PHP API for developers to render a YouTube video URL as this block
  • Added – A new option to load high-resolution image
  • Added – Add the ability to render all core/embed for YouTube videos as this block

1.0.3

Release Date – 05 January 2024

  • Added – Custom aspect ratio
  • Added – Margin support feature

1.0.2

Release Date – 11 August 2023

  • DEV – Update to apiVersion 3
  • DEV – Change i18 texts for translation

1.0.1

Release Date – 21 April 2023

  • DEV – Add keywords to the block

1.0.0

  • Release Date – 23 November 2022*

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Author
Phi Phan
Version:
1.1.5
Last Updated
May 6, 2026
Active Installs
6000
Requires
WordPress 6.9
Tested Up To
WordPress 7.0
Requires PHP
7.0

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