IL 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.

Prerequisiti #

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

• Sito WordPress with the latest version installed and activated.
• Generatore di pagine Elementor (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 Crea progetto at the top, give your project a name (e.g., “ElementsKit YouTube Feed”), and click Creare.

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

Once enabled, go to APIs & Services → Credentials from the sidebar. Click Create Credentials at the top and select Chiave API from the dropdown. Your YouTube Data API key will be generated instantly — click copia 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 Scheda Contenuto in the left panel and expand the Contenuto sezione.

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.

Impostare il Gap in pixels to control spacing between video cards (default is 15px), and choose Colonne 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 Tipo di alimentazione — 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 Canale ID, Playlist ID, O Query di ricerca in the field that appears below.

Scegli il tuo 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 Icona section to customize the icons displayed on each video card.

Per il 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.

Per il 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 #

Espandi il 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 Icona by clicking the icon field to open the icon library and choose a visual icon for the stat. Set the Tipo by selecting the data type from the dropdown — Views, Likes, Comments, or Favorites. Set the Etichetta to add a custom text label displayed beside the stat.

Clic Aggiungi articolo 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 Impostazioni section for display and layout controls.

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

Impostare il 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.

Attiva/disattiva Descrizione 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.

Sotto 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).

Attiva/disattiva 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 Giostra as your Layout Style, an additional Impostazioni del dispositivo di scorrimento section will appear. Here you can set Spacing (px) for the gap between cards (default 15px), Diapositive da mostrare for how many cards are visible at once (default 3), Diapositive per scorrere for how many move per scroll (default 1), and Speed (ms) for the transition speed (default 1000).

Attiva/disattiva Riproduzione automatica to enable automatic sliding, Mostra freccia 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 Icona della freccia destra E Icona della freccia sinistra using None, Upload SVG, or Icon Library.

Step 7: Style the YouTube Feed Widget #

Passa a Scheda Stile at the top of the panel to customize the visual appearance of the widget.

Involucro #

Espandi il Involucro section to style the outer container of each video card. Switch between Normale E Passa il mouse tabs to apply different styles for each state.

Impostare il Tipo di sfondo to solid color or gradient. Add a Scatola Ombra with custom color, blur, and spread controls. Choose your Tipo di bordo from Solid, Double, Dotted, Dashed, or Groove. Set the Larghezza del bordo for each side (Top, Right, Bottom, Left) — default is 1px. Pick the Colore del bordo using the color picker. Set the Raggio del confine to round the corners (default 5px). Adjust Imbottitura for inner spacing and Margine for outer spacing.

Video Thumb #

Espandi il Video Thumb section to style the video thumbnail image.

Impostato Video Thumb Width (%) for the proportional width (default 100%) and Video Thumb Height (px) for a fixed height (default 220px). Set the Colore sovrapposto for the normal state and the Hover Overlay Color for when a visitor hovers over the thumbnail. Adjust the Raggio del confine to round the thumbnail’s corners and the Margine around it.

YouTube Thumb #

Espandi il YouTube Thumb section to style the channel avatar and icon.

Per il Channel Thumb, impostare il Width (px) of the avatar (default 40px), the Raggio del confine to round it (default 50px creates a perfect circle), and the Margine around it.

Per il Thumb Icon, impostare il Font Size (px) of the YouTube icon (default 30px), the Colore of the icon, and the Tipo di sfondo as solid or gradient. Configure Tipo di bordo, Raggio del confine, Imbottitura, E Margine to complete the styling.

Play Button #

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

Impostare il Dimensione del font of the play icon (default 16px) and the Larghezza del pulsante. Switch between Normale E Passa il mouse tabs to style each state. Set the Colore for the icon or text and the Colore di sfondo of the button. Add a Scatola Ombra for depth. Configure Tipo di bordo, Raggio del confine, E Imbottitura to finish.

Contenuto #

Espandi il Contenuto section to style the text content of each card.

Per Channel Name, control the Tipografia (font family, size, weight, style), Colore for normal state, Color Hover for hover state, Margine (default Top: 10px), and Imbottitura.

Per Titolo, impostare il Tipografia, Colore, Color Hover, E Margine (default Top: 0, Right: 30, Bottom: 10, Left: 30).

Per Descrizione, control the Tipografia and text Colore.

Statistics #

Espandi il Statistics section to style the stats displayed on each card.

Per Statistics Text, impostare il Tipografia, Colore, Color Hover, E Imbottitura (default Top: 10px).

Per Statistics Icon, control the Dimensione del font (default 15px), Colore, Passa il mouse su Colore, Imbottitura (default Right: 6px), Tipo di bordo, Imbottitura, E Margine.

Arrow & Dot #

Nota: Available when Carousel layout is active

Sotto Slider Arrow, impostare il Dimensione freccia (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 Pubblicare in Elementor to make your YouTube feed live on your WordPress site.