by Highrise Digital
5 (11 reviews)
Better Core Video Embeds
A plugin which enhances the core embed block for Youtube, Daily Motion and Vimeo videos by not loading unnecessary scripts until they are needed.
Tested up to WP 6.8.5 (Current: 6.9.4)
v1.3.8
Current Version v1.3.8
Updated 10 months ago
Last Update on 02 Jun, 2025
Refreshed 6 hours ago
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- Version
- 1.3.8
- Last Updated
- Jun 02, 2025
- Requires WP
- 6.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.8.5
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Highrise Digital
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- Reviews
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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.