Captain Feed for YouTube is a powerful yet easy-to-use WordPress plugin that lets you display stunning YouTube content on your website with full control over layout, styling, and behavior.

Whether you want to showcase your YouTube channel, a playlist, YouTube Shorts, or hand-picked individual videos — this plugin makes it simple. No coding required.

Designed for performance and flexibility, it integrates smoothly with Elementor and works with any modern WordPress theme.

Perfect for creators, businesses, and marketers who want to grow their YouTube presence directly from their website.

Key Features

📺 Display YouTube Channel Feeds
📋 Show Full Playlist Videos
🩳 YouTube Shorts vertical feed support (NEW in 1.0.1)
🎬 Embed Single or Multiple Hand-picked Videos
🔍 YouTube Search-based Video Feed
🎨 Multiple display layouts (Grid, List, Cards, Carousel)
⚡ Lightning-fast with built-in API response caching
📱 Fully responsive and mobile-friendly
🔌 Elementor widget integration
🔁 Plugin Rollback to any previous version (NEW in 1.0.1)
📖 Built-in Documentation pages (NEW in 1.0.1)
🧩 No coding required

Supported Feed Types

YouTube Channel Feed — Display all recent videos from any channel
YouTube Playlist Feed — Show videos from any public playlist
YouTube Shorts Feed — Display vertical short-form videos in a 9:16 grid
Individual Video Feed — Curate and embed specific videos
YouTube Search Feed — Show videos matching any search query

Usage

After activation:

Get a YouTube API Key — Create a free API key from Google Cloud Console. See the built-in Documentation page for a step-by-step guide.
Create a Feed — Choose your feed type: Channel, Playlist, Shorts, Search, or Single Videos.
Enter your Source — Add your Channel ID, @handle, Playlist ID, or Video URLs.
Customize — Select layout style, number of videos, and display options.
Publish — Use the shortcode [captain-feed-for-youtube id="X"] on any page.

Getting Your YouTube IDs

Use the built-in Documentation section inside the plugin admin for detailed guides on:

How to create a Google YouTube API Token
How to find a Channel ID or Nickname
How to use YouTube Channel @Handles
How to find a Playlist ID

External Services

This plugin connects to the YouTube Data API v3 provided by Google to fetch YouTube channel information, playlists, Shorts, and videos for display on your website.

What data is sent and when:

YouTube API Key (required to authenticate requests)
YouTube Channel ID or @Handle (to fetch channel videos)
Playlist ID (to fetch playlist videos)
Video ID(s) (to fetch specific video details)
Search query term (for search-based feeds)

This data is sent to Google’s servers only when:
– A feed is loaded on the frontend
– A feed is previewed in the admin dashboard
– Cached feed data expires and is refreshed

No visitor personal data is collected or transmitted by this plugin.

Service Provider: Google LLC
YouTube Data API Terms of Service: https://developers.google.com/youtube/terms/api-services-terms-of-service
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy