Fluid Video Embeds WordPress Plugin
Make your "auto embedded" YouTube and Vimeo videos full width (100%) while maintaining their original aspect ratio
This plugin modifies the built-in Vimeo and YouTube oEmbed auto-embeds so they are full-width, and flexible while maintaining their original aspect ratio.
As of version 1.2.2 it contains English, Portuguese (BR), and Spanish translations.
See a live demo here: Fluid Video Embeds Demo
Requirements: PHP5+, WordPress 3.3+
Usage: Install the plugin, activate it, then your YouTube and Vimeo embeds should start to ignore the setting in Settings > Media > Maximum embed size You don't need to use embed code or a shortcode, you can simply paste the YouTube or Vimeo URL into your post and it should work.
You can also use the [fve] shortcode:
[fve]http://youtu.be/oHg5SJYRHA0[/fve]100% elastic embed flexible fluid full width oembed responsive video vimeo youtube
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Usage of Fluid Video Embeds over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 14 to 6 — down 8 (-57.1%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 6 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 6 | -1 |
| May 2024 | 7 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 7 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 7 | -2 |
| February 2024 | 9 | +0 |
| January 2024 | 9 | -5 |
| December 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 14 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 14 | — |
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