by pupunzi 4.1 (28 reviews)

mb.YTPlayer for background videos

Name: mb.YTPlayer for background videos
Rating: 4.1 (28 reviews)
Author: pupunzi

Play any Youtube video as background of your page or as custom player inside an element of the page.

mb.YTPlayer for background videos ranks #6,319 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #636 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 4.1/5 rating from 28 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.3 (Current: 7.1)

v3.3.8 Current Version v3.3.8

Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2023

Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#636 of 6,303 in Media Top 10% by installs No update in over a year

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#6,319

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Active Installs

1K+

-28.5%

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Downloads

255.5K

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Support Resolved

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (28 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 11%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

28 reviews

Overall 82%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Apr 1, 2025 UNPATCHED

mb.YTPlayer for background videos [wpmbytplayer] <= 3.3.8 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-31782 · No fix released
Aug 1, 2014

mb.YTPlayer for background videos [wpmbytplayer] < 1.7.3 (closed)

Fixed in v1.7.3
mb.YTPlayer for background videos [wpmbytplayer] < 1.7.3 (closed)

Fixed in v1.7.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 3.3.8
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2023
Requires WP: 3.0+
Tested Up To: 6.3
PHP Version: N/A
Author: pupunzi

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 28
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

HTML5 full background video video player youtube

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want a YouTube video playing as a background on their homepage, posts, or pages. It solves the problem of embedding a chrome-less, controllable YouTube background video player without the standard YouTube player UI.

Chrome-less YouTube background player
Homepage video via settings panel
Shortcode support (Plus version)
Set video aspect ratio
Set video opacity
Set video quality
Loop and mute options
Mobile device support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about mb.YTPlayer for background videos

Yes! the only difference is that the background video starts once the device scrin is touched after the page has been loaded.

The simplest way is to add an image as background of the body via CSS.

The video quality option is just a suggestion for the Youtube API; the video is served by Youtube with the quality that best fits the bandwidth and the display size according to that setting.

To prevent the display of the "play" button provided by the Youtube API the video intentionally stops some seconds before the end; if you are the owner of the video I can suggest to make it a little bit longer (about 3/4 seconds).

Creating and supporting this plugin takes up a lot of my free time, therefore I would highly appreciate if you could take a couple of minutes to write a review. This will help other WordPress users to start using this plugin and keep me motivated to maintain and support it. You can also make a donation to support my work!