Jetzt mit Playlist-Unterstützung: Neue Veröffentlichung von YouTube-Einbettungen für Micro.blog.

Over the weekend, Tyler asked if I could add playlist support to my Micro.blog YouTube Plugin, which I originally built because I didn’t like how native embeds clutter up the code and slow down the page, and most importantly, because I wanted something that respects privacy by default.

As I was sick and not sleeping much anyway, I teamed up with the AI agent of my choice to dive back into the code and finally tick off a few things from my backlog. The new version now supports both regular YouTube links (simply grab the full URL and place it in the shortcode) and plain video IDs, as well as full playlists, all rendered via youtube-nocookie.com. The plugin automatically detects what you entered and magically does the rest for you.

I also added support to add a custom thumbnail image, improved error handling and accessibility, and made the logic a bit more future-proof. Manton was kind enough to fix a small interference with the Photo Collections plugin at the same time. So, overall it is now way easier to handle and should work in most setups even more reliable. I hope you find it useful!