Embedded Video Player

TubeBay uses a "Video Facade" for every video slide it adds to a product's gallery: a lightweight thumbnail with a play button loads immediately, and the real YouTube IFrame API player (or an HTML5 <video> element for self-hosted files) only loads once a shopper clicks it.

Player Features

• Responsive Design: Automatically adjusts to fit any screen size (desktop, tablet, mobile).
• Fast Loading: The YouTube API is only requested when a shopper actually clicks to play, minimizing impact on initial page load.
• Two Video Sources: Attach either a synced YouTube video, or a self-hosted video from your WordPress media library, to any product.

Customization Options

Configure default player behavior in WooCommerce → Settings → TubeBay → Player:

• Autoplay First Video: Automatically play the first video in a product's gallery, muted, once a shopper clicks into it.
• Show Player Controls: Toggle YouTube's playback controls (play/pause, volume, fullscreen).
• Show Duration Badge: Display the video length in the corner of the thumbnail.
• Privacy/GDPR Mode: Embed via youtube-nocookie.com instead of youtube.com, so YouTube won't set cookies for a visitor unless they actually play the video.
• Max Videos Per Product: Cap how many video slides appear in a single product's gallery (0 = unlimited).

Pro: Per-Product Overrides

TubeBay Pro lets any individual product override these player settings instead of inheriting the global default — see TubeBay Pro. Buy a license.

Mobile Considerations

Most mobile browsers block autoplay to save data. Because TubeBay always shows the video thumbnail with a play overlay first, shoppers on mobile always have a clear, working call-to-action to start the video manually.