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

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

[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