How Embed YouTube channel your website: Wondering how you can embed a YouTube channel video on your WordPress website?
As the world's largest video-sharing platform and video search engine, YouTube can play a role in growing your business.
Displaying your YouTube channel on your website will help you grow your audience and generate more leads for your business.
In this guide, we will show you the easiest way to embed your YouTube channel on your website. And you don't even have to fiddle with your HTML code to do it!
Since we'll be talking about a step-by-step process, here's a table of contents to help you navigate this post:
- Why embed your YouTube channel on your website?
- Methods for Embedding Your YouTube Channel in WordPress
- How to Embed Your YouTube Channel Using a WordPress Plugin
Before we start with the actual guide, let's talk about the benefits of displaying your YouTube channel on your website.
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Why embed a YouTube channel on your website?
YouTube is the second-most popular social media site with more than 2 billion users globally. That's why you should show your YouTube channel feed to as many relevant audiences as possible.
- The more site visitors see your videos, the more they can be converted into subscribers to your channel.
- The more accessible your YouTube channel, the more opportunities you have to engage with customers through video.
- By posting relevant YouTube videos on your site, you can also increase conversions and turn site visitors into customers.
- You can stand out from the competition if you provide your customers with another way to view your content in the form of a video.
- You can easily update your website with relevant YouTube videos, so this is also great for your SEO.
Now that you understand why it's crucial to advertise your YouTube channel on your website. Let's go ahead and see how you can embed your YouTube channel in your WordPress below.
Methods for Embedding Your YouTube Channel in WordPress
A YouTube channel may be added to your website in one of two ways:
- Automated: You link your YouTube channel to a reputable WordPress plugin. With just a few clicks, you can easily display a channel feed on your website.
- Guide: Visit your YouTube channel URL. Then you get the code for several YouTube videos. You then manually embed the individual videos, as each video has its embed code.
The easiest way to embed your YouTube channel on your website is to use the 1st method: using the YouTube channel plugin.
And since it's the best YouTube plugin for WordPress, you can use Smash Balloon's YouTube Feed Pro.
You may showcase your YouTube playlists and even channels on your website with the help of this plugin. Because it's also beginner-friendly, it's perfect for people who aren't yet WordPress experts.
The plugin offers a variety of customization options when it comes to styling your YouTube channel.
So you can rest easy knowing that you don't need to be proficient in coding languages like iFrame, HTML, CSS, or JavaScript just to make your video stream look good.
You get a simple live channel editor that you can use to customize the design of your YouTube channels with just a few simple clicks.
Worried about the plugin slowing down your site? You don't have to be.
Unlike other plugins, the YouTube Feed Pro plugin only starts loading the YouTube video player when your visitor interacts with your channel.
This super fast plugin feature boosts the speed and performance of your web page. This means you get much better SEO.
The best part? You get a team of experts who are always ready to lend you a helping hand if you need help with your YouTube channels.
Do you want to display attractive YouTube channels on your website? Get your copy of YouTube Feed Pro here.
So let's go ahead and see how to integrate a YouTube channel into your website using this plugin.
How to Embed a YouTube Channel in Your WordPress
Let's show you how to embed WordPress YouTube feeds on your site using the YouTube Feed Pro plugin.
Step 1. Install the YouTube Feed Pro Plugin
To get started, you can download your copy of the YouTube Feed Pro plugin here. The plugin will then be installed and activated on your WordPress website.
Don't know how to do it? Check out this step-by-step guide to install the WordPress plugin for your guide.
Once the plugin is ready, you can move on to the next step and start embedding your YouTube channel.
Step 2: Create a new YouTube channel feed.
A new YouTube feed that you may use to display content from your channel can be created as a starting point.
First, go to the YouTube Feed » All Feeds menu in your WordPress dashboard and click the Add New button at the top.
After that, YouTube Feed Pro will ask you to select a YouTube channel type. From here, you can embed a YouTube playlist, search results, live streams, and more.
To continue, select your channel feed type here and click Next.
You now have a YouTube channel on your site.
In the next step, you can connect this channel to YouTube so that it can show videos on your website.
Step 3. Connect your YouTube channel
Now you can choose one of two ways to connect your new feed to YouTube:
- Add a YouTube API Key
- Connect your YouTube account
If you want to access all types of channels supported by the plugin, click the " Add API Key " button in the pop-up window.
After that, check over this detailed tutorial on how to create an API key. With just a few simple clicks, your API key will be ready.
Then paste your API Key into the popup window and click the Add button.
You can also connect your YouTube account directly instead of using an API key.
This way you get access to fewer YouTube channel types than with the other method.
To do this, click " Connect a YouTube account instead ".
This will send you to YouTube where the plugin requests read-only access to your account. They will then use that access to connect your channel to YouTube and will not be able to make any changes.
As you can see, YouTube Feed Pro is completely safe to use.
In the pop-up window, click on the " Continue " button to confirm this access.
Thus, you have created a new feed and connected it to YouTube. Now you can go to step 4 and choose which YouTube channel you want to embed.
Step 4. Choose your YouTube channel
After connecting to a YouTube channel, open the YouTube channel you want to embed.
At the top, you can see the URL of this YouTube channel. Now find " /channel/ " or " /user/" in the URL and then copy everything:
Now go back to your website one more time and paste it into the Channel ID or Username field.
Finally, click " Next " to complete adding the source for your YouTube channel.
Thus, your YouTube channel is ready. Now you can display it on your website and it will automatically look great right out of the box by copying your website design.
What's more, YouTube Feed Pro also gives you control over the design of your YouTube channel.
In step 5, you can customize the look of your YouTube channel's feed.
Step 5. Set Up Your YouTube Channel Feed
To get started, you can import a YouTube channel template design.
Here are 6 feed templates you can choose from:
- Default
- Carousel
- Cards
- List
- Gallery
- Latest video
- Showcase Carousel
- Widget
After selecting the feed template you want to use for your YouTube channel feed, click Next.
The plugin will then open your YouTube channel feed in the live editor so you can customize its design in real-time.
On the left, you can see options to change the ribbon layout, color scheme, header style, button design, and more.
On the right, you have a preview of what your YouTube channel looks like.
Ready to start redesigning your YouTube feed?
From the menu on the left, selected " Ribbon-Layout " to get started.
You can now choose your channel layout and control how your YouTube channel will look on your WordPress website.
YouTube Feed Pro offers 4 options for YouTube channel types: Grid, Gallery, List, and Carousel.
You may arrange all of your films in orderly rows and columns using the grid layout.
As a result, you can embed multiple videos into your YouTube channel feed at the same time.
You then have a gallery layout that highlights one YouTube video and displays the rest of the videos below it.
This is a great way to focus on your best YouTube video and grab people's attention.
Another great way to focus on your videos is to choose a list layout. YouTube videos in your feed will appear in one column.
You can also select a carousel layout that will display YouTube videos as a slideshow carousel.
This makes your site even more interactive and allows you to display many videos without taking up much space.
Choose your YouTube channel layout from these options and then click the Save button at the top.
Then click the small " Customize " button to return to the basic settings again.
From here, you can continue to redesign your YouTube channel feed.
Find the " Title " option on the left and select it to proceed.
At the top, you can find the option to enable or disable the title of your YouTube channel.
In doing so, you can choose one of two heading style options :
- Standard: Show the channel name, icon, and other information at the top of the feed.
- Text: Write a title that will appear at the top of your YouTube channel's feed.
Finally, you have the option to show or hide channel descriptions and subscriber counts.
After setting the header options for your YouTube channel, once again click on the " Embed " button at the top.
As you can see, YouTube Feed Pro has a simple live feed editor that you can use to freely customize the design of your feed without any coding.
You can now change the rest of the customization options, including the color scheme, upload more button designs, post style, and more.
Finally, click " Save " once you're happy with your YouTube channel design.
After that, you can start embedding the YouTube channel on your website.
Step 6. Show Off Your WordPress YouTube Channel Feed
With the YouTube Feed Pro plugin, you can easily add YouTube channel feeds to your website. There are 2 options for embedding here:
- Insert your WordPress YouTube channel feed into the page
- Embed your WordPress YouTube channel feed in your sidebar or footer.
Don't know which method to use to embed a YouTube video? Let's discuss two approaches to embedding your YouTube channel below.
Insert your WordPress YouTube channel feed into the page
To easily add a YouTube channel to your site, you can simply use the live stream editor.
To begin, first, select the Embed option from the top menu.
Now that the popup has been shown, you may utilize it to change the location of your YouTube channel.
You may use the Add to Page button on the pop-up window to embed a feed on a page.
You will then get a list of every page on your WordPress website.
Select the page where you want to display your YouTube videos, then click Add to proceed.
To incorporate your YouTube channel stream, the plugin will then direct you to that WordPress page.
To get started, click the plus sign (+) and add a new content block to your page.
Now search for "YouTube channel" using the search bar at the top and then click on the " Channels for YouTube " block in the results.
Now click the " Update " button at the top to publish your YouTube channel.
In this example, you can see that the plugin automatically shows your video thumbnail on your website.
In the next step, we'll show you how to easily integrate YouTube channels into your website's sidebar and footer.
How to Embed YouTube Channel Feed in WordPress Sidebar
Now, if you'd rather add YouTube channel feeds as a YouTube widget in your website's sidebar instead, here's an easy way to do it.
First, go to the YouTube Channel menu » All Channels in the Dashboard area, and then click on your YouTube channel feed.
Your YouTube channel stream may also be embedded from here as a widget.
Just click the Embed button at the top to proceed.
In the popup window, click " Add to Widget " as you want to embed your YouTube content in your sidebar or footer.
This will open your website's Widgets page, where you can add, remove, and manage your WordPress widgets.
To display the YouTube channel feed in the sidebar of the website, click here on the sidebar bar.
Alternatively, you can click on the footer bar instead to show your videos there.
We will be using the sidebar for our tutorial.
Finally, you can click the plus sign (+) to create a new widget in the sidebar or footer. Then select YouTube Widget Feeds.
After that, click on Refresh and you have officially added the YouTube video widget with your channel to your site's sidebar!
Just go to your website and see how beautifully your channel's video content is displayed.
So, here it is!
You have finally learned how to embed a YouTube channel video on your website. You may now begin to increase your channel and your audience.
All you have to do is add YouTube channels to your site and you can increase your subscriber count and make your site more attractive at the same time.
Ready to embed YouTube channels on your site? Get started with YouTube Feed Pro here.
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