Embedding YouTube videos is one of the most popular ways to enhance your Joomla site.
The OSYouTube plugin is the fastest and easiest way to do it. All you need to do is paste the video URL directly into your article.
OSYouTube is available in a completely free version. Here's how it works:
Install the OSYouTube plugin
- Go to the OSYouTube download page.
- In your Joomla admin dashboard, go to System > Install > Extensions and upload OSYouTube.
- Go to Plugins.
- Ensure that the plugin is enabled.
- In the plugin settings, under the Responsive parameter (when set to No), you can define the default height and width for your videos.
Copy your YouTube video URL
- Go to YouTube and find the video you want to embed.
- Copy the video URL.
Paste the URL in your Joomla article
- Paste the URL into your article, as shown below:
- Publish the article and view it on the front end to see the embedded video.
It’s really that easy!
A Pro version of OSYouTube is also available, offering many additional features. Here's a screenshot of the Pro options:
Do you want more Joomla embeds?
This blog post recommends OSYouTube. We also highly recommend the OSEmbed extension for embedding multimedia in Joomla.
OSEmbed is the easiest way to embed anything in Joomla. You can add YouTube videos with just a URL. You can also embed Facebook posts, X / Twitter tweets, Flickr images, Vimeo videos, and over 60 other types of media.
What’s the difference between OSEmbed and OSYouTube? Quite simply, OSEmbed supports more sources, whereas OSYouTube has more YouTube-specific features.
Video guide to OSYouTube
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