Det ElementsKit YouTube Feed widget lets you connect your WordPress site with YouTube using the official YouTube Data API v3. Display your channel, playlist, or search results directly inside Elementor with full layout control, live statistics, and custom playback options.

Forudsætninger #

Before you start using the ElementsKit YouTube Feed widget, make sure you have:

• WordPress websted with the latest version installed and activated.
• Elementor sidebygger (free version is enough) installed and activated.
• ElementsKit Pro installed and activated on your site.

• Google account to access Google Cloud Console for generating your YouTube Data API key.
• YouTube Channel ID, Playlist ID, or a Search Query depending on your feed source.

Step 1: How to Insert the YouTube Feed Widget #

Open the page or post where you want to add the YouTube feed in the Elementor editor.

• On the left widget panel, search for YouTube Feed.
• Drag the widget onto your page canvas where you want the feed to appear.

Once dropped, the widget shows an “Access token field is empty” message. This is expected — you’ll add your access token in the next step.

Step 2: How to Generate YouTube Access Token #

To display your YouTube content, you need a YouTube Data API v3 key from Google Cloud Console.

Start by going to Google Cloud Console and log in with your Google account. Click Opret projekt at the top, give your project a name (e.g., “ElementsKit YouTube Feed”), and click skab.

From the left sidebar, navigate to APIs & Services → Library. Search for YouTube Data API v3, click on it, and hit Aktiver.

Once enabled, go to APIs & Services → Credentials from the sidebar. Click Create Credentials at the top and select API nøgle from the dropdown. Your YouTube Data API key will be generated instantly — click Kopi to copy it.

Return to your Elementor editor and paste the API key into the Access Tokens field of the YouTube Feed widget settings. Your YouTube feed will now load with your channel data.

Step 3: Configure Content Tab Settings #

With the widget selected, click the Content tab in the left panel and expand the Indhold afsnit.

Start by selecting your Layout Style — Grid for a clean symmetric grid, Masonry for a variable-height tile layout, or Carousel for a horizontally scrollable slider with arrow and dot navigation.

Next, choose Video Play In to define what happens when a visitor clicks a video thumbnail. Pop Up opens the video in a full-screen lightbox overlay, Play Inline plays the video directly inside the card, and Direct YouTube redirects visitors to the YouTube video page.

Indstil Gap in pixels to control spacing between video cards (default is 15px), and choose Kolonner to display 1, 2, 3, or 4 columns of videos.

Paste your generated YouTube Data API key into the Access Tokens field. Then select your Fodertype — Channel to pull all videos from a channel, Playlist to pull from a specific playlist, or Search to display videos matching a search query. Depending on your feed type, enter your Kanal-id, Playlist ID, eller Search Query in the field that appears below.

Vælg din Thumbnail Quality from Default, Medium, or High. Set the Video Order to sort your videos by Date, Title, Relevance, Rating, or Views. Set Max Results to control how many videos display on the page (default is 12).

If you ever need to refresh your feed manually, click the Click Here button beside Delete Cache to clear the cached feed data and force a fresh pull from YouTube.

Step 4: Configure Icon Settings #

Scroll down and expand the Ikon section to customize the icons displayed on each video card.

For YouTube Icon — the branding icon shown on each card — choose from three options: None to hide it, Upload SVG to use a custom branded icon, or Icon Library to choose from the ElementsKit icon library.

For Play Icon — the play button overlaid on each thumbnail — you get the same three options: None, Upload SVG, or Icon Library.

Step 5: Configure Statistics #

Udvid Statistics section to control the video stats displayed on each card. By default, four statistics items appear: viewCount, likeCount, favoriteCount, and commentCount.

Expand any statistics item to customize it. Set the Ikon by clicking the icon field to open the icon library and choose a visual icon for the stat. Set the Type by selecting the data type from the dropdown — Views, Likes, Comments, or Favorites. Set the Etiket to add a custom text label displayed beside the stat.

Klik Tilføj vare to add additional statistics beyond the defaults. Use the copy icon to duplicate an existing statistics item, or the X icon to remove one.

Step 6: Configure Settings Section #

Scroll down and expand the Indstillinger section for display and layout controls.

Toggle Video Title to show or hide the title on each video card. Toggle Play Button to show or hide the play button overlay.

Indstil Statistics Position — choose Separate to display statistics in their own area below the thumbnail, or In YouTube Thumb to overlay the statistics directly on the video thumbnail.

Toggle Beskrivelse to show or hide the video description below each card. Set the Thumb Position to control where the channel avatar appears — Top, Before Statistics, Before Description, Bottom, Left, or Right.

Under Video Description, toggle Letter Limit to enable a character limit on the description text, then set the Letter Count value to control how many characters are displayed (default is 50).

Toggle Enable Load More to show a few videos first and reveal more on click — this works within the Max Results count you set earlier.

If you selected Karrusel as your Layout Style, an additional Skyderindstillinger section will appear. Here you can set Spacing (px) for the gap between cards (default 15px), Slides To Show for how many cards are visible at once (default 3), Slides To Scroll for how many move per scroll (default 1), and Speed (ms) for the transition speed (default 1000).

Toggle Autoplay to enable automatic sliding, Vis pil to display navigation arrows, Show Scrollbar to show a scrollbar below the carousel, Enable Loop? for continuous looping, and Show Dots for dot navigation. Set Højre pil ikon og Venstre pil ikon using None, Upload SVG, or Icon Library.

Step 7: Style the YouTube Feed Widget #

Skift til Fanen Stil at the top of the panel to customize the visual appearance of the widget.

Indpakning #

Udvid Indpakning section to style the outer container of each video card. Switch between Normal og Svæv tabs to apply different styles for each state.

Indstil Baggrundstype to solid color or gradient. Add a Box Shadow with custom color, blur, and spread controls. Choose your Border Type from Solid, Double, Dotted, Dashed, or Groove. Set the Border Bredde for each side (Top, Right, Bottom, Left) — default is 1px. Pick the Kantfarve using the color picker. Set the Grænseradius to round the corners (default 5px). Adjust Polstring for inner spacing and Margin for outer spacing.

Video Thumb #

Udvid Video Thumb section to style the video thumbnail image.

Sæt Video Thumb Width (%) for the proportional width (default 100%) and Video Thumb Height (px) for a fixed height (default 220px). Set the Overlay farve for the normal state and the Hover Overlay Color for when a visitor hovers over the thumbnail. Adjust the Grænseradius to round the thumbnail’s corners and the Margin around it.

YouTube Thumb #

Udvid YouTube Thumb section to style the channel avatar and icon.

For Channel Thumb, set the Width (px) of the avatar (default 40px), the Grænseradius to round it (default 50px creates a perfect circle), and the Margin around it.

For Thumb Icon, set the Font Size (px) of the YouTube icon (default 30px), the Farve of the icon, and the Baggrundstype as solid or gradient. Configure Border Type, Grænseradius, Polstring, og Margin to complete the styling.

Play Button #

Udvid Play Button section to style the play button overlaid on each thumbnail.

Indstil Skriftstørrelse of the play icon (default 16px) and the Button Width. Switch between Normal og Svæv tabs to style each state. Set the Farve for the icon or text and the Baggrundsfarve of the button. Add a Box Shadow for depth. Configure Border Type, Grænseradius, og Polstring to finish.

Indhold #

Udvid Indhold section to style the text content of each card.

Til Channel Name, control the Typografi (font family, size, weight, style), Farve for normal state, Color Hover for hover state, Margin (default Top: 10px), and Polstring.

Til Titel, set the Typografi, Farve, Color Hover, og Margin (default Top: 0, Right: 30, Bottom: 10, Left: 30).

Til Beskrivelse, control the Typografi and text Farve.

Statistics #

Udvid Statistics section to style the stats displayed on each card.

Til Statistics Text, set the Typografi, Farve, Color Hover, og Polstring (default Top: 10px).

Til Statistics Icon, control the Skriftstørrelse (default 15px), Farve, Hover farve, Polstring (default Right: 6px), Border Type, Polstring, og Margin.

Arrow & Dot #

Bemærk: Available when Carousel layout is active

Under Slider Arrow, set the Pilstørrelse (px) for the navigation arrows, the Nav Color for the normal state, and the Nav Hover Color for when a visitor hovers over the arrows.

Once all your settings are configured, click Offentliggøre in Elementor to make your YouTube feed live on your WordPress site.