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Video Popup – Youtube, Vimeo, Gutenberg, Shortcode, Elementor

Create beautiful video lightbox popups with Gutenberg, shortcode, or Elementor. Supports YouTube and Vimeo videos using lightweight Magnific Popup.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.8.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update21 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations1K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 3 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Video Popup – Youtube, Vimeo, Gutenberg, Shortcode, Elementor version 1.8.1 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

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.

WordPress Developer Studio

  • Zelvigo Dev Studio

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.be short 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

5)" autoplay="1"]

Parameters: url, trigger (text|icon|img), text, icon, img, width, bg_color, autoplay, extra_class

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • gutenberg block
  • video lightbox
  • video popup
  • vimeo lightbox
  • youtube lightbox
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity21 Aug 20262mo ago

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