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WordPress Video Lightbox Plugin
Video Popup is a lightweight plugin for creating YouTube and Vimeo lightbox popups on any WordPress site. Use the Gutenberg block, shortcode, or Elementor widget — Elementor is optional.
Built with Magnific Popup for a fast, responsive lightbox experience with a smooth fade effect.
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Features
- Gutenberg block — add video popups from the block editor (Zelvigo block category)
- Shortcode —
[wptd_video_popup]works on any page or post - Elementor widget — optional, loads only when Elementor is active
- Trigger types — text, icon, or image
- YouTube & Vimeo — including
youtu.beshort links - Popup width — customize max video width in pixels
- Overlay color & opacity — theme color palette plus opacity slider (0–100%)
- Autoplay — play video when the popup opens (enabled by default)
- Responsive & retina ready — works on all screen sizes
Gutenberg Block Settings
- Video URL (YouTube or Vimeo)
- Autoplay video (on/off)
- Trigger type: text, icon, or image
- Popup width (px)
- Overlay background color (theme palette)
- Overlay opacity (%)
Shortcode Example
[wptd_video_popup url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" trigger="text" text="Watch Video" width="900" bg_color="rgba(0,0,0,0.5)" autoplay="1"]
Parameters: url, trigger (text|icon|img), text, icon, img, width, bg_color, autoplay, extra_class
Screenshots

Video Popup Gutenberg block in the block editor.

Video Popup Elementor widget settings.

Video Popup shortcode documentation in admin.

Text, icon, and image trigger examples.

Frontend lightbox popup with YouTube video Sample 1

Frontend lightbox popup with YouTube video Sample 2

Frontend lightbox popup with YouTube video Sample 3


Plugin Details
Active Installs
1K+Total Downloads
16,056Version
1.8.1Requires WP
6.0Requires PHP
7.4Tested Up To
7.1Added
2020-12-31Last Updated
2026-08-21 1:31pm GMTRatings
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