Lite Video Embed
A YouTube embed that loads the player only for people who watch
Paste a YouTube iframe and every visitor loads the whole player, including the ones who never press play. That is the cost Lighthouse points at in its "Lazy load third-party resources with facades" audit. This widget draws one thumbnail and a play button, and swaps in the real player the moment someone presses it. Give it a video ID or paste a youtu.be, watch or shorts URL as is, and set a title and a start time if you want. The player loads from youtube-nocookie.com. Included in the Mr. Latte Membership (every widget on up to 2 sites). Unlimited videos while you are a member.
Demo
A real widget. Only the thumbnail loads before you press play, then the YouTube player opens in place. The video is Big Buck Bunny, a short film by the Blender Foundation
Integration
The same loader (bootsignal.js) powers your other widgets too. An active subscription is required to run the widget.
Pricing
Pricing is a single Mr. Latte Membership. It unlocks every widget on up to 2 sites and the paid features of the other Mr. Latte services too. Writing videos needs the membership; there is no usage limit, and reading is always free for visitors. See the price, join and manage it at accounts.mrlatte.net. See full pricing →