YouTube Embed iframe plugin supports standard YouTube videos, YouTube Shorts, autoplay and playback parameters, optional GDPR consent handling, and a click-to-play “lite” embed to improve page speed.

⭐️ Key Features
✅ Simple Shortcode Syntax
Embed videos easily using:
{yt VIDEO_ID}

✅Supports:
- Full YouTube URLs
- Shortened youtu.be links
- YouTube Shorts URLs

✅ Playback Parameters
- Control video behavior directly in the shortcode:

{yt VIDEO_ID autoplay=1 mute=1 loop=1 start=30}

• Supported parameters: [autoplay/ mute/ loop/ start (seconds)]

✅ Lite Click-to-Play Embeds
- Videos are loaded only after user interaction, reducing:
- Initial page load time
- External requests
- Render blocking resources
- Perfect for performance-focused sites and Core Web Vitals.

✅ GDPR-Friendly Consent Mode
- Optional “Accept & Play” consent overlay:
- Enabled or disabled via plugin settings
- Uses youtube-nocookie.com (privacy-enhanced mode)
- Consent stored locally in the browser
- No cookies loaded before user interaction

✅ Fully Responsive & Shorts-Aware
- Automatically adapts to screen size
- Detects YouTube Shorts and uses vertical aspect ratio
- Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices

✅ Optional Channel Restriction
- Restrict embeds to a specific YouTube Channel ID: (Beta mode - under development and observation)
- If enabled, videos from other channels can be filtered
- Safe, non-blocking implementation (never hides videos by mistake)
- No YouTube API key required

✅ Joomla compatibility native & Clean Code
- Uses modern Joomla APIs
- No deprecated methods
- No external JavaScript libraries
- No database tables required

✅ Plugin Configuration Options
- Available in the plugin settings:
- Enable / disable GDPR “Accept & Play”
- Enable privacy-enhanced youtube-nocookie.com
- Optional YouTube Channel ID restriction (beta - under development)

✅ Usage Examples
- Basic embed:
{yt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEjsAh36Rcg}

• Autoplay (muted):
  {yt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEjsAh36Rcg autoplay=1 mute=1}

• Start at 30 seconds:
  {yt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEjsAh36Rcg start=30}

• YouTube Shorts:
  {yt https://youtube.com/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ}

✅ Ideal For
- Performance-optimized sites
- GDPR-compliant European websites
- Blogs, news sites, and content portals
- Users who want simple embeds without bloat (no need for coding knowledge)

✅ Summary
YouTube Embed iframe provides a fast, privacy-friendly, and future-proof way to embed YouTube videos in Joomla — without sacrificing usability, performance, or compliance.

➡️ Video tutorial and step-by-step guide on how to use
https://youtu.be/nEOquKSIOv4