Render Engine YouTube Link Embed Plugin

This plugin allows you to quickly embed a Youtube video into your page by adding the youtube link to the page on its own line.

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slug: new-youtube-video
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Check out this new video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4

This extension will change the content to

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slug: new-youtube-video
---

Check out this new video!

<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QH2-TGUlwu4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

This also works for the following YouTube links:

• Long Links with video ID in query string - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4
• Long Links with video ID in path - https://www.youtube.com/watch/QH2-TGUlwu4
• Youtube Shorts Links - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QH2-TGUlwu4
• YouTube short links - https://youtu.be/QH2-TGUlwu4

Note: It does not work for playlists or channels.

Installation

Install the package using pip:

pip install render-engine-youtube-link-embed

TODO:

• Add support for site settings (Not yet implemented in render engine yet)