YouTube Feed by Smash Balloon
Settings
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Live streams, playlist and search feeds, combined feeds, carousel layouts, and single videos stored as WordPress posts. Free users get 50% off, applied automatically at checkout.
SourcesThe Google account and API key your feeds pull from.
Connected Google account
Connected as Awesome Site via Smash Balloon. Channel feeds use this account — re-authenticate if a channel feed stops updating. Playlist, search and live stream feeds are unaffected.
YouTube API key
Fetches data from the YouTube Data API. Required for playlist, search and live stream feeds, plus view counts and stats. With no account and no API key, feeds fall back to RSS.
Import / exportMove configuration between sites, and choose what survives an uninstall.
Preserve settings on uninstall
Keep all of your feeds and settings even if the plugin is uninstalled.
Import feed settings
Import a feed from a JSON file exported on another site.
Export feed settings
Download one feed's configuration as a JSON file (sby-feed-{id}.json) to move it to another site.
PrivacyConsent, tracking & stored data.
GDPR
Only load the YouTube player after visitors give consent — thumbnails link to youtube.com until then. Automatic detects your consent plugin.
WPConsent
Manage cookie consent banners and visitor preferences with WPConsent.
Block CDN images
Show a blank placeholder instead of YouTube CDN thumbnails until consent is given. Only applies when GDPR is set to Yes.
Usage tracking
Send a weekly anonymous report about settings and site stats. Never includes access tokens, emails or user info.
CachingHow often feed data refreshes, and what gets stored between loads.
Caching schedule
How often feeds check YouTube for new videos in the background. Next check: 2:00 pm.
Clear all caches
Feed data is cached to keep your site fast. Clear it to pull fresh videos right now — this also resets the update schedule.
LoadingWhen and where feed assets load on the page.
Enqueue JavaScript in header
Load plugin JavaScript in the <head> instead of the footer.
AppearanceHow feeds look on the page.
Custom templates
Use HTML templates from your theme folder instead of the built-in feed markup.
TranslationsProThe words feeds show. Empty fields use the plugin's English defaults.
| Default text | Your translation | |
|---|---|---|
| viewsAfter view counts, e.g. “392K views” | ||
| Watch NowCall to action while a video streams live | ||
| agoTimestamp suffix, e.g. “3 days ago” | ||
| Live streams | ||
| Streaming liveShown before a live stream’s date | ||
| Streaming live inShown before the countdown to a stream | ||
| Counts & stats | ||
| KThousands abbreviation, e.g. “392K views” | ||
| MMillions abbreviation, e.g. “4.2M views” | ||
| Timestamps | ||
| minutesTimestamp and video length unit | ||
| hoursTimestamp and video length unit | ||
CodeSite-wide CSS and JavaScript added to every page with a feed. Only shown to users with the
unfiltered_html capability.
Custom CSS
Styles applied on top of the feed's own stylesheet.
Custom JavaScript
Reruns every time more videos are loaded into the feed.
Video postsVideos stored as WordPress posts. Manage imported videos on the Single Videos page.
Store videos as WordPress posts
Saves each imported video as a post so visitors can browse and watch videos on your site.
Save new videos asPro
Imported single videos are created with this post status.
Save featured imagesPro
Download video thumbnails to the media library and set them as each post's featured image.
Details shown on video postsPro
Title, user name, views, date, live stream countdown, and stats can each be shown or hidden.
TroubleshootingCompatibility workarounds for themes and hosts that need them.
AJAX theme loading fix
Workaround for themes that load content with AJAX and skip feed scripts.
DeprecatedOlder settings kept for compatibility. They still work today, but will be removed in a future update.
Cron clear cacheFree only
Use WordPress cron to clear feed caches if feeds won't update. Superseded by the background caching schedule.