If you’ve got a collection of YouTube videos and want to embed them on your website as a seamless playlist—where all videos appear on a feed, or one appears after the other automatically—you’re in the right place. Many people are looking for ways to embed a YouTube playlist on a website to keep visitors engaged.
But how can you achieve this? Would it be possible to set up an autoplaying YouTube playlist using YouTube’s API, or are there alternative methods that don’t require API integration?
Walls.io helps you easily embed YouTube playlists on your website with responsive layouts that attract visitors and improve SEO and SERP.
Read on to learn how to turn your website into a branded YouTube hub.
What are YouTube playlists?
YouTube playlists are a list of videos that are all lined up in order, so you can watch a bunch of clips without having to jump around. It’s like your own personal video queue. When one video ends, the next one automatically starts playing. Anyone on YouTube can make a playlist, and you can find all kinds of them, like tutorials, recaps of events, or behind-the-scenes.
Embed your YouTube playlist on a website
Many embedding solutions out there require you to enter the link of each YouTube video on a website one by one, making you waste a lot of time.
With Walls.io, you can embed your YouTube playlist on a website at once and never have to think about it again. Every new video you add to your playlist will be automatically added to your website embed.
Collect your YouTube content in one feed
Embed a YouTube playlist on a website in 3 steps
Jumping right into the easy 3-step tutorial, here’s how to embed your YouTube playlist easily on a website.
1. Get a free Walls.io account
Firstly, set up your free Walls.io account. Don’t worry; it’s straightforward and takes less than 5 minutes, including adapting the design.
2. Connect your Google account to Walls.io and add a YouTube source
To add a YouTube profile, keyword, or playlist as a source to your social wall, you first need to connect your Google account to Walls.io. To do that, go to Settings > Sources in your Walls.io dashboard, select YouTube and click connect.
You will get the option to select between a personal or a brand account (if you have one). Select the one you want and click Allow to give Walls.io all the necessary permissions. This is something you only need to set up once.
The YouTube API only provides us with access to public content. So if, for example, a playlist or a video is private, we will not be able to display that content on your social wall.
Adding YouTube playlist content to your social wall
To add YouTube playlists as sources to your social wall, go to Settings > Sources in your Walls.io dashboard and select YouTube > Playlist. Next, add the YouTube playlist URL you want to pull content from and click Add.
You can add content filters for all the YouTube sources if you would like to refine the content we collect and display on your social wall.
3. Embed a YouTube playlist on your website
Grab the embed code from the Embed & Display section of your Walls.io dashboard. JavaScript is generally preferred since it offers more features, but an iframe is a great option, too, as not all website builders or apps will let you use JavaScript.
Then copy and paste your embed code into your website, and voilà! Your YouTube videos have been added to your website.
Collect your YouTube videos in one feed
Interesting stats about YouTube
- YouTube ranks as the second most popular platform in the world. It ranks just behind Facebook, which currently has control of the number one spot.
- Based on analytics, social media videos less than 60 seconds long retain about 60% of their viewers. When the length is 30 seconds, the percentage increases to 80%.
- As of 2024, there are 27.9 million paying subscribers who are enjoying ad-free videos.
- 40.9% of YouTube watch time is done on mobile devices.
- YouTube’s top earner is Mr. Beast, earning around $82 million from the platform.
FAQs about YouTube embed options
How are brands using YouTube on their website?
Brands embed YouTube videos on their website for social proof, showcase how their product works, or on their careers pages to present their team. From employee testimonials to informative videos about the job application process or company culture. Most importantly, brands use YouTube feeds to drive user engagement, and keep visitors on their websites. Walls.io has been embedding YouTube videos on the website for a long time!
Will embedding YouTube playlists improve my SEO rankings?
The short answer is: yes. Search engines use the time spent on site metric as a ranking factor, since dwell time equals audience engagement – and that can only mean that you have great content on your page. The longer the dwell time, the more likely your visitors will take action. Brands use YouTube widgets to drive user engagement, and keep the visitors on their website.
On which platforms can I embed a YouTube widget?
The Walls.io YouTube widget integrates seamlessly with any CMS or website builder, such as WordPress, Weebly, Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, Shopify, etc. Copy and paste the iframe or JavaScript code that we generate for you. Learn more about the embed options.
Here are a few guides for the most popular CMS tools, but bear in mind that it can work on any website, also if you have a custom-made solution:
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts on Beaver Builder
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts on Elementor
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts on Microsoft SharePoint
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts on Notion
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Shopify
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Squarespace
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Wix
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Weebly
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Jimdo
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using Webflow
- How to embed your YouTube Shorts using WordPress
Can I embed content from other networks apart from YouTube?
Of course, you can easily do that. Walls.io is a fully-fledged social wall. It aggregates content from 14+ sources. You can also allow users to upload content directly to the wall with Direct Posts.
What kind of content can I show with the Walls.io YouTube widget?
You can embed any YouTube video on your website with Walls.io as long as it’s public. You just gotta choose your source: keywords, public profiles, and/or public playlists.
Can I embed the YouTube playlist on an event platform?
Your YouTube feed will work great on all event platforms. To help you integrate your social wall more easily, we created a few guides for the most popular ones we also partner with. Drop us a line in the support chat if you’re missing a guide.
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on 6connex
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Bizzabo
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Canapii
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Cvent
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on GEVME
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Hubilo
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Swapcard
- How to embed YouTube Shorts on Veertly
Is it possible to moderate content from a YouTube playlist widget?
The Walls.io YouTube widget allows you to select the content you want to display and hide the rest. The widget’s moderation features include language and keyword filters, automated spam filtering for images and text, unlimited moderators, and remote moderation from any device.
💡Did you know Walls.io now offers AI moderation? Try it out!