by Highrise Digital 5 (11 reviews)

Better Core Video Embeds

Name: Better Core Video Embeds
Rating: 5.0 (11 reviews)
Author: Highrise Digital

A plugin which enhances the core embed block for Youtube, Daily Motion and Vimeo videos by not loading unnecessary scripts until they are needed.

Better Core Video Embeds ranks #10,784 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #493 of 3,410 in the Social & Sharing category, a 5/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Jun 2, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.12 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.3.8 Current Version v1.3.8

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 02 Jun, 2025

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#493 of 3,410 in Social & Sharing Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.8
Last Updated: Jun 02, 2025
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8.12
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Highrise Digital

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 11
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who use the core embed block to add YouTube, Vimeo, or Daily Motion videos to pages and posts. It solves the problem of unnecessary external scripts and styles loading on page load by deferring them until a visitor actually interacts with the video.

Delays loading of embed scripts
Replaces embed with thumbnail image
Loads video on click
Supports YouTube embeds
Supports Vimeo embeds
Supports Daily Motion embeds
Works with core embed block

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Better Core Video Embeds

It filters the embed block output to prevent Youtube and Vimeo scripts be loaded on the page until a users clicks to watch a video. It does this my replacing the normal embed markup with a video thumbnail image. When the user clicks on the image, the embedded video is called.

The plugin provides progressive enhancement, therefore if you no longer use this plugin, your embedded videos will revert back to the default WordPress behaviour.

Yes! As of version 1.3, you can set a custom thumbnail on the embed block and this will be used as the video thumbnail or poster image on the front end of the site.