Do you know that the number of people who consume video content has increased significantly in the past 2 years? This is largely due to increased smartphone usage and improved internet speeds.
However, even though it’s easier than ever to embed videos from sites like YouTube and Vimeo, many newbie bloggers are not aware of how to do it.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to embed YouTube videos in your WordPress articles.
But before we get into that, let’s understand why you should embed videos into your blog posts.
Blog posts with videos will:
- Give readers a better understanding of the topic.
- Allow readers to spend more time on your site.
- Make your articles more multimedia rich (and more optimized for SEO).
And if it’s your own YouTube video, you will:
- Get more views, shares, and subscribers.
- Earn more money with AdSense for YouTube.
There are many more advantages, but knowing about these is a good place to start.
Whenever I work with a new author or am consulting a company on WordPress, one of the most common questions that I get asked is:
- “Hey, Harsh! How do I add YouTube videos in WordPress?”
Well, if you have never embedded a video into a blog post before (don’t get confused with the word “embedded” as it just means adding in a video from YouTube), this handy guide will help you learn a few WordPress video tricks.
How To Embed A YouTube Video in WordPress
Adding a YouTube video in a WordPress blog post is easy.
You don’t need to download the video and upload it to WordPress because WordPress supports auto-embedding for YouTube and other popular video hosting and social sites (Ted, Facebook, Vimeo, WordPress.tv, Instagram, and many others).
You can see the complete list of supported sites here.
What auto-embed means is that all you need to do is paste the URL of the video in plain text format and WordPress will automatically place the video into the post.
Let me show you how to do this:
- Go to the YouTube video that you wish to embed.
- Click on Share and copy the URL.
Now paste the URL into your WordPress post editor (it should not be hyperlinked). WordPress will automatically render the video and embed it into the post.
The YouTube video will now appear in your article.
Adding YouTube Video Using An Embed Code:
When you want to add a YouTube video into your blog post, the above method is fastest.
However, at times you might want to add video to other parts of your blog, like the widget area where auto-embedding is not an option.
Here you can use the (non-auto) embed feature of YouTube to get the embed code.
- Go to the YouTube video.
- Click on Share.
- Click on Embed.
Here you can control the size of the video player, you can disable showing related videos, and you can do a few other things like removing the YouTube control button.
Once you have configured the settings, simply paste the embed code in the widget section you want to add.
And that’s it!
Embed YouTube Videos On WordPress
Adding video is useful for improving your articles. Using the auto-embed method of WordPress to show YouTube video in an article is the fastest and easiest method of doing this.
You can learn a little more about embedding in WordPress by reading this official help page.
So go ahead and embed a YouTube video in your next WordPress article!
If you have any follow up questions, feel free to ask in the comments below.
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I wanted to embed youtube video on my widget area and at the same time got your mail about this new post. What a coincidence. Great article as always.
Thanks for sharing.
Excellent Article Harsh Sir, I want to ask you something! I tried to capture the screen so I can share on my blog.I tried screenpresso, snipping tool, and various other tools but didn’t get the better result, can you please share what tools you are using to capture screen in High Quality like you have posted in this article its very good article grow up
Hey,
try snagit.
Youtube video can add extra weight to the pages. So, I always use light and responsive youtube embeds as suggested by Amit Agarwal. When you use this technique, only the youtube video thumbnail image will be loaded and the actual video player will be loaded only when the users manually click the thumbnail.
Thanks This Thing Is A Lifesaver ! Really Easy and helpful to embed videos !
Hello Sir,
I never thought of adding youtube videos in my articles. Would try it now. Can you specify some best video capturing tools, please?
Nice article very helpful for me and one who needs this kind of tips,
thank you keep sharing…!
Surprisingly, Just pasting the URL from the URL bar of youtube worked too, Give a try it’s amazing.
Thanks Harsh to sharing this techniques. But do you think embed youtube video in a post can give you some SEO benefits ?
Excellent Article Harsh Sir, I want to ask you something! I tried to capture the screen so I can share on my blog.I tried screenpresso, snipping tool, and various other tools but didn’t get the better result, can you please share what tools you are using to capture screen in High Quality like you have posted in this article.
@Varun
I use Camtasia.
It’s really very interesting and amazing to get all the latest updates by reading and following to you daily. If we have any problem with any regard we always visit here and get a definite solution. Thank you for always there for fresher.
Thanks Harsh For This Important Information. Now I Can Add Some Videos In My WordPress Website
Thanks, Harsh. I never thought of adding youtube videos in my articles. Would try it now. Can you specify some best video capturing tools, please?
I wanted to embed youtube video on my widget area and at the same time got your mail about this new post. What a coincidence. Great article as always.
Thanks for sharing.