Title: Lazy Load for YouTube – GDPR Friendly YouTube Embed Block by DBlocks Author: DPlugins Published: 26.11.2024 Last modified: 13.8.2026 --- Hae lisäosia ![](https://ps.w.org/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3291515) ![](https://ps.w.org/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/assets/icon.svg?rev=3291515) # Lazy Load for YouTube – GDPR Friendly YouTube Embed Block by DBlocks [DPlugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dplugins/) [Lataa](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload.1.3.2.zip) * [Tiedot](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/#description) * [Arvostelut](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/#reviews) * [Asennus](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/#installation) * [Kehitys](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/#developers) [Tuki](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/) ## Kuvaus **The GDPR friendly way to embed YouTube videos in WordPress.** This block replaces heavy YouTube iframes with a lightweight placeholder image and only loads the YouTube player when your visitor clicks play. No YouTube scripts or cookies are loaded until the user interacts — making your site faster and privacy compliant. ### Key Features: * **GDPR & Privacy Friendly**: Zero YouTube scripts loaded until the user clicks play * **Faster Page Speed**: Replaces heavy YouTube embeds with a lightweight image placeholder * **6 Play Button Styles**: Choose from 6 icon presets and apply them globally * **Custom Play Icon**: Upload your own SVG play icon * **Theme Color Support**: Use your WordPress theme colors on the play button * **Adjustable Icon Size**: Control the size of the play button * **Thumbnail Quality**: Choose the YouTube thumbnail quality per block * **Custom Thumbnail**: Upload your own thumbnail image for extra privacy * **Global Settings**: Set icon style, colors, and size once — applies across your entire site * **Free**: No premium upsells or locked features ### Third-Party Services This plugin integrates with YouTube’s services in the following ways: – Fetches video thumbnail images from YouTube servers when displaying video previews – Loads the YouTube video player and related scripts when a user clicks to play a video – Communicates with YouTube’s servers to stream video content For more information about YouTube’s services: – [YouTube Service Homepage](https://www.youtube.com)– [YouTube Terms of Service](https://www.youtube.com/t/terms) – [Google Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)( YouTube is owned by Google) ### Embeds For more information about embeds: – [Embed guide](https://github.com/DBlocks-by-DPlugins/dblocks-lazyload-for-youtube/blob/main/embeds.md) ## Kuvankaappaukset [[ [[ [[ [[ [[ ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Youtube LazyLoad Block that load YouTube video scripts only if user clicks on the play button ## Asennus 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/dblocks-lazyload-for-youtube` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ’Plugins’ screen in WordPress 3. Use Youtube LazyLoad from DBlocks group ## Arvostelut ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c263db50040d69c4b1b56833129332b46eccda4ca6de9b4eb41781c8fc59b5da? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-5340/)󠁿 [mlabmedia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mlabmedia/) 12.3.2026 Pretty cool plugin that is pretty easy to use. It has a few quirks that I'm sure will be worked out but overall does what it needs to do! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1dc364b60063b77814324a4f1e73b50d103586b9d255f4a7f6345c9545c8af8e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[All the controls I need for YouTube videos](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/all-the-controls-i-need-for-youtube-videos/)󠁿 [Matija](https://profiles.wordpress.org/matija80/) 21.1.2025 All the controls I need for YouTube video. With custom thumbnail no data is loaded from YouTube initially. [ Lue kaikki 2 arvostelua. ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/) ## Avustajat & Kehittäjät “Lazy Load for YouTube – GDPR Friendly YouTube Embed Block by DBlocks” perustuu avoimeen lähdekoodiin. Seuraavat henkilöt ovat osallistuneet tämän lisäosan kehittämiseen. Avustajat * [ DPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dplugins/) * [ Marko Krstić ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krstivoja/) [Käännä “Lazy Load for YouTube – GDPR Friendly YouTube Embed Block by DBlocks” omalle kielellesi.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload) ### Oletko kiinnostunut kehitystyöstä? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Muutosloki #### Unreleased * Patched `js-yaml` and `fast-uri` in the development dependency tree (GHSA-5p4m- 2wfm-xmqj, CVE-2026-18446). Build tooling only — no released version was affected. * Excluded `CLAUDE.md` from the release zip. #### 1.3.2 * Fixed block editor crash when transforming non-YouTube embed blocks (Cannot read properties of null) * Added origin parameter to YouTube iframe embed URL #### 1.3.1 * Release fix #### 1.3.0 * Added automatic migration for legacy block name (create-block/dp-lazy-youtube) * Fixed YouTube embed Error 153 by updating iframe parameters and permissions * Legacy blocks now render correctly without requiring manual re-save #### 1.2.7 * Version bump #### 1.2.6 * Fixed Rendering image on the front end to work correctly with WordPress installations in subdirectories #### 1.2.5 * Fixed REST API endpoint URLs to work correctly with WordPress installations in subdirectories #### 1.2.4 * Fox for Added one more transform. #### 1.2.3 * Added one more transform. #### 1.2.2 * Icon Colors were reverted on the front end. #### 1.2.1 * Updated readme file. #### 1.2.0 * Added option to upload custom thumbnail for extra privacy. #### 1.1.1 * Added option to use custom icon. SVG will be sanitized on upload. You will not able to recolor custom icon. Style it before upload. * Color, size, style, quality, icon type, svg content are now global settings. * Quality is now pre block settings. It will use heighers quality and you can lower it if some video does not support it. * Fixed issue with container id if block is duplicated. It was causing play video in first block. #### 1.1.0 * Ability to use custom icon. * Moved colors under ”Played icon panel” * Updated button styles for choosing icons #### 1.0.3 * Assets update. #### 1.0.2 * Limited number of tags to 5 #### 1.0.1 * Added assets. #### 1.0.0 * Release ## Metatiedot * Version **1.3.2** * Last updated **2 kuukautta sitten** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.7** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/) * Tags * [GDPR](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gdpr/)[lazy load](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy-load/) [video](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/video/)[youtube](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/) [YouTube embed](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube-embed/) * [Edistynyt näkymä](https://fi.wordpress.org/plugins/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/advanced/) ## Arvosanat 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dblocks-youtube-lazyload/reviews/) ## Avustajat * [ DPlugins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dplugins/) * [ Marko Krstić ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/krstivoja/) ## Tuki Onko sinulla jotain sanottavaa? 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