YouTube Video Plugin (ng_fastyoutube)

TYPO3 Plugin that displays YouTube-videos faster by loading the video-player on demand while displaying a cacheable preview picture.

System requirements

• TYPO3 10.4 LTS, TYPO3 11.5 LTS

Features

• Responsive

• Configurable video aspect ratio (16:9, 4:3)

• Single video or playlist

• Several on/off switches (show related videos, fullscreen, YouTube logo, video controls)

• DSGVO compliant two-click solution presenting YouTube`s privacy statement

Installation

• Use composer with composer require phfr/ng_fastyoutube

• or install the extension through the Extension Manager

Configuration

Configuration can be done via the plugin-tab or TSconfig

TSconfig-Example:

plugin.tx_ngfastyoutube {
    settings {
        # disables DSGVO compliant two-click solution
        display_privacy_statement = 1
     }
}

List of available properties:

Property	Description	Possible values	Default
disable_branding	disables 'YouTube'-player branding	0,1	0
disable_fullscreen	disables players fullscreen switch	0,1	0
disable_privacy_statement	disables DSGVO compliant two-click solution	0,1	0
hide_controls	hides players control elements	0,1	0
max-pv-width	width of the preview image (px)	120, 320, 480, 640, 1280	480
no_related_videos	don't show related videos	0,1	0
playlistID	ID of a youtube playlist		none
video_format	format of the preview picture	4:3,16:9	16:9
video_quality	video quality	small,medium,large,hd720,hd1080,hires	none = automatic
vidID	ID of a youtube video		none

Sources

• GitHub

• Packagist

• TER