Turn your YouTube videos into a professional video hub. Build visually in the block editor, or use shortcodes if that’s your workflow.

Video Gallery & Playlist for YouTube (YouTube Showcase) is rated 4.9 out of 5 stars across 128 reviews and is featured in WPBeginner’s Best YouTube Video Gallery Plugins roundup. The Visual Block lets you design grids and playlists directly in the Block Editor with a real-time preview in the sidebar — change a setting and see the result instantly, without saving and refreshing.

Whether you’re a creator, blogger, or marketer, this plugin displays your YouTube content in responsive, mobile-ready layouts in a few clicks.

🔗 Quick Links

Live Demo Site – See it in action.
WPBeginner Featured Review – Rated as a top choice.
Documentation – Easy step-by-step setup guides.

🚀 Key Features

Visual Block Builder — pick your videos and watch the gallery update live in the sidebar, no save-and-refresh needed
Optional Setup Assistant — creates ready-to-use gallery and grid pages in one click
Cinematic Playlists — a large featured player with thumbnail navigation below it
Responsive Video Grids — 4-column layouts that adjust automatically for mobile and tablet
Automated Video Pages — every video gets its own SEO-optimized page with WordPress comments enabled
Lightweight Code — built to keep your page speed high
Full Customization — set thumbnail quality (16:9 or 4:3) and adjust video URL slugs for your own branding
Shortcode Support — build galleries with classic shortcodes if you don’t use the block editor

Getting Started & Details

How to Add Videos

The plugin uses the YouTube Video ID, the 11-character string at the end of a YouTube URL.
Example: for youtube.com/watch?v=9K4uBRkFJEU, the ID is 9K4uBRkFJEU. Enter that ID in the video editor and the plugin fetches the rest.

Built-in Layouts

If you run the Optional Setup Assistant, it creates two ready-to-use pages:
1. YouTube Video Gallery — a main player with thumbnail navigation below it
2. YouTube Video Grid — a 4-column responsive layout

Customization Tips

Thumbnail Quality — switch between 16:9 and 4:3 to match your site’s design
Content & Excerpts — add custom text per video; the full text shows on the single video page, the excerpt shows below the main video in the gallery view

Get More with YouTube Showcase Pro

Auto-sync entire YouTube channels or playlists, no manual adding
Lightbox popup player — videos open without leaving the page
Filter and search videos by category or tag on the frontend
Masonry, Coverflow, and additional grid layouts
40–65% faster page loads from optimized embed loading

👉 Upgrade to YouTube Showcase Pro

Technical Foundation

This plugin was developed using the WP App Studio design and development platform, ensuring a modular and maintainable code structure that follows WordPress standards.

Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid