Embedding Multiple Videos

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Embedding Multiple Specific Videos

If you want to showcase a hand-picked selection of videos together in one player, you can use the multiple video embedding method. This method does not require a YouTube API key.

Steps to Embed

  1. Insert the Easy TubeCasting block into your editor.
  2. Paste multiple YouTube video URLs, separated by commas.
  • Example: https://youtu.be/video1, https://youtu.be/video2, https://youtu.be/video3
  1. Click Show YouTube Video/ Playlist.
  2. The plugin will collect those videos and display them in the Spotlight player with an interactive video list.

Why use this instead of a Playlist?

  • Curation: You can mix and match videos from different channels or playlists.
  • Control: You decide the exact order and selection of videos without needing to manage a YouTube playlist on the Google platform.
  • Simplicity: No API key is needed for this method.

Best Practices

  • Order: The videos appear in the order you paste them.
  • Batch Size: Videos Per Batch controls how many video-list items are visible at first and how many additional items are revealed with each Load More click.
  • Single-Player Mode: Set Videos Per Batch to 1 to hide the playlist and show only the primary player.
  • Visitor Tools: Multi-video blocks include search, sorting, and Load More controls when the playlist is visible.
  • Metadata: Without an API key, the plugin uses YouTube oEmbed fallback data. With a saved API key, richer metadata such as duration, publish date, and views may be available.