spark-green / youtube-shortcodes
ShortCodes Module is based on Daniel Hensby's post at SSbits. It adds a shortcode for inserting YouTube videos to pages, as well as adding a buttons to the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor.
Package info
github.com/spark-green/youtube-shortcodes
Type:silverstripe-module
pkg:composer/spark-green/youtube-shortcodes
Requires
- silverstripe/framework: >=3.1
This package is not auto-updated.
Last update: 2026-03-07 01:16:34 UTC
README
Overview
ShortCodes Module is based on Daniel Hensby's post at SSbits. It adds a shortcodes for inserting YouTube and Vimeo videos to pages, as well as adding a buttons to the TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor.
Requirements
SilverStripe 3.1 or newer
Installation Instructions
Composer
Run the following to add this module as a requirement and install it via composer.
$ composer require spark-green/youtube-shortcodes
Manual
Copy the 'shortcodes' folder to your the root of your SilverStripe installation.
Usage Overview
Use the following shortcode in any HTMLTextField to embed a YouTube video
[youtube id=4af1bFh3duo][/youtube]
You can also specify a height and width which can be used by the templates that render the videos
[youtube id=4af1bFh3duo width=300 height=150][/youtube]