Title: Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo Author: connekthq Published: март 3, 2016 Last modified: јануари 4, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/velocity/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=1628616) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/velocity/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1628616) # Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo By [connekthq](https://profiles.wordpress.org/connekthq/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/velocity.zip) * [Details](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/#description) * [Reviews](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/#reviews) * [Installation](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/#installation) * [Development](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/) ## Description Velocity is an alternative loading method to the standard to YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch and Soundcloud iframe embeds. With Velocity you will decrease the loading time and increase overall performance of your website by lazy loading media on-demand instead of on initial page load. To add Velocity to your site, simply create a Velocity shortcode by selecting a preview image and media type using the intuitive shortcode builder then add the generated snippet to your page. **[Get More Information](https://connekthq.com/plugins/velocity/)** #### Shortcode Parameters * **type** – Choose a media type [youtube, vimeo, twitch, soundcloud]. * **id** – The ID of the media item. * **options** – Add optional styling and display parameters for the embedded media– e.g. rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0. * **playlist** – Is this a Soundcloud playlist [true/false]. * **img** – The path to the preview image. * **alt** – The alternative text to be attached to the preview image. * **color** – Play button arrow color. * **bkg_color** – Play button background color. #### Example Shortcode ``` [velocity type="youtube" id="239793212" img="http://yourwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image-1263626715.jpg" alt="Play Video"] ``` #### Tested Browsers * Firefox (Mac, PC) * Chrome (Mac, PC, iOS, Android) * Safari (Mac, iOS) * IE10+ * Android (Native) * BB10 (Native) #### Веб-сајт https://connekthq.com/plugins/velocity/ ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings. * [[ * Velocity shortcode builder. * [[ * Add Velocity (page/post edit screen). * [[ * Velocity lightbox (page/post edit screen). ## Installation How to install Velocity. #### Using The WordPress Dashboard 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Search for ‘Velocity’ 3. Click ‘Install Now’ 4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard #### Uploading in WordPress Dashboard 1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard 2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area 3. Select `velocity.zip` from your computer 4. Click ‘Install Now’ 5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard #### Using FTP 1. Download `velocity.zip` 2. Extract the `velocity` directory to your computer 3. Upload the `velocity` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard ## FAQ What are the steps to getting Velocity integrated on my website 1. Create your Velocity shortcode. 2. Add the shortcode to your page, by adding it through the content editor or placing it directly within one of your template files. 3. Load a page with Velocity in place, click the preview image and load your media. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b892919bcf9e97cf5df6968d1a93c5119a1dd08dabef5955da7ecd89d2d24b29? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Merci pour ce plugin !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/merci-pour-ce-plugin-2/)󠁿 [maxplateau](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxplateau/) мај 28, 2020 Excellent plugin qui permet un affichage beaucoup plus rapide de la page ! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/698bbdf8465d26fb7054b19aa2e8663c52a1fa4e8b9363a13700c101a210066d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works great, missing some key features](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-missing-some-key-features/)󠁿 [treeflips](https://profiles.wordpress.org/treeflips/) август 22, 2020 I wish it could manually grab the image thumbnail for me and load locally. The manual builder is enough work as it is. Thank you for this great plugin, though. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d3d4577494d8bb4522c4e531f30cf85f58c898463d0494c4e2c70154d8bb5a4a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-4469/)󠁿 [nullmem](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nullmem/) октомври 23, 2017 1 reply This plugin is hands down the best WordPress lazy load plugin there is. Locally hosted custom image support makes this lightning fast. Highly recommended. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7dc3e45f4605ae8f5bdd7719968cde941fcb7783569f5efb95b81cf7df637478? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice & Smooth](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-smootj/)󠁿 [zitrusman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zitrusman/) јуни 14, 2017 1 reply It is one if the plugins that “just works”. Awesome. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c2fc5504d72c6140f7f95bbef7ca572221fd35ab4741bad2c13348b235e14fb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The plugin is fantastic and the support is astounding](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-plugin-is-fantastic-and-the-support-is-astounding/)󠁿 [magoz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/magoz/) март 15, 2017 1 reply The plugin works great and does everything that promises. But what I appreciate the most is that Darren, who develops the plugin, is always listening, helping and implementing new suggestions. When you choose a plugin for your website, is important to make sure it’s regularly updated and won’t be abandoned. Darren puts a lot of effort on this aspect. In fact, all the plugins he creates are pure gold. Thanks a lot for all your work and effort. Keep up the good work, man! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7df1a64647ca1fe1e842ea391aea99b0767e3dbb5ac7f9402788fe27453da2ba? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, quick and effective.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-quick-and-effective-1/)󠁿 [petejrawlings](https://profiles.wordpress.org/petejrawlings/) септември 3, 2016 1 reply An excellent plugin, and one of the easiest to use that I’ve seen. Some people may want control over additional parameters, in which case look elsewhere, but if you just want to put lazy loading videos on a page as simply and quickly as possible, I’d highly recommend this. It also does away with YouTube’s related videos, which is another huge plus point in my book. [ Read all 6 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ connekthq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/connekthq/) * [ Darren Cooney ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dcooney/) [Translate “Velocity – Video Lazy Loading for YouTube, Twitch and Vimeo” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/velocity) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/velocity/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/velocity/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/velocity/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/velocity/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.1 – January 4, 2020 * UPDATE – Update admin CSS styling for issues with new WordPress 5.3 accessibility styles. * UPDATE – Improved meta data classes. #### 1.2.0 – July 23, 2019 * NEW – Added Twitch support. * NEW – Added responsive styling for play button. * NEW – Added focus state for accessibility. * NEW – Add SEO Metadata to YouTube, Vimeo and Twitch embeds. YouTube and Twitch metadata is still a work in progress and will be evolving. * FIX – Removed issue with `.clearfix` class causing issue with page builders #### 1.1.1 – March 17, 2017 * FIX – Patch for PHP warning regarding $soundcloud_type variable. #### 1.1 – March 14, 2017 * Added fade out transition from preview image to media embed. * Added new `options` shortcode parameter to pass various options to embed video– e.g. autoplay=1&loop=1&title=0 * Added support for Soundcloud playlists – e.g. [velocity type=”soundcloud” playlist =”true” id=”1659224″ alt=”Play” color=”#FFFFFF” bkg_color=”#000000″]). * UI Updates and enhancements. #### 1.0.1 – May 10, 2016 * Adding .min js file * Adding support for loading Velocity media with Ajax #### 1.0 – March 3, 2016 * Initial Plugin Release ## Meta * Version **1.2.1** * Last updated **6 години ago** * Active installations **300+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.3.21** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/) * Tags * [performance](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)[soundcloud](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/soundcloud/) [twitch](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/twitch/)[vimeo](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/vimeo/) [youtube](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/youtube/) * [Advanced View](https://mk.wordpress.org/plugins/velocity/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 5 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ connekthq ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/connekthq/) * [ Darren Cooney ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dcooney/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/velocity/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://connekthq.com/donate/)