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Getting started

Introduction

PlugeTune imports videos from your YouTube channel into WordPress and gives you flexible ways to display them. Each imported video becomes its own post, so you can manage, style and share it like any other content.

You can import single videos or whole playlists, schedule automatic imports, and show videos as a grid with AJAX pagination, a slider, a popup lightbox or an in-card player.

Setup & Welcome Screen

After activating the plugin, open PlugeTune in your WordPress dashboard. The Welcome screen asks for two values so PlugeTune can reach your channel.

1
Open the Welcome screen

Go to PlugeTune → Import Videos. The quick setup appears on first launch.

2
Enter your YouTube API Key

Paste the key into the “YouTube API Key *” field.

3
Enter your Channel ID

Paste one or more channel IDs into “YouTube Channel ID(s) *”.

4
Click Continue

PlugeTune saves your details and opens the import dashboard.

API Key & Channel ID

PlugeTune uses the YouTube Data API, so you need your own API key and your channel’s ID.

1
Create an API key

Open Google Cloud Console, create or select a project, enable the YouTube Data API and create an API key.

2
Find your Channel ID

Use the “Find your Channel ID” link on the Welcome screen, or copy it from your YouTube channel settings.

3
Paste both values

Add them on the Welcome screen and press Continue.

Single Video Import

Use this tab to import individual videos by pasting their YouTube links.

1
Paste a video link

Enter a URL such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… in the Single Video Links field.

2
Add more links (optional)

Click + Add More to add another row for each extra video.

3
Choose import options

Set the options listed in the table below.

4
Start the import

Click ▶ Start Import Now. A success message appears when it finishes.

Option
What it does
Delete existing videos before import
Removes previously imported videos before the new import runs.
Auto Excerpt Generation
Creates a short excerpt for each imported video automatically.
Post Status
Choose Publish, Draft or Pending for imported videos.

Playlist Import

Import every video from one or more playlists in a single run.

1
Add playlist links

Paste a link such as https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=… in the Playlist Links field, or click ☰ Browse Playlists to pick from your channel.

2
Add more playlists

Use + Add More to include additional playlists.

3
Run the import

Click ▶ Playlists Import. All videos from the playlists are imported.

Schedule Import

Let PlugeTune import new uploads for you. Open the Schedule Import tab, choose a source and a schedule type, then save.

Schedule type
Behavior
One-time Import
Runs a single import.
Daily Import
Imports new videos once a day.
Weekly Import
Imports new videos once a week.
Automatic Import
Imports your existing videos first, in small steps in the background, then keeps new uploads in sync.
1
Choose the import source

Select Full Channel (all new uploads).

2
Pick a schedule type

Choose from the table above.

3
Save

Click 💾 Save Schedule. For Automatic Import, use 🔄 Check connection now to confirm the status shows Connected.

Managing Videos

Imported videos appear under PlugeTune Videos → All Videos. The list shows Title, Categories, Tags and Date, with All, Published and Trash filters.

Click Add New to create a video entry manually, or open any title to edit it like a normal WordPress post.

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Displaying videos

Shortcodes

Copy a shortcode and paste it into any page, post or widget area.

Video grid
[plugetune_grid]
Video slider
[plugetune_slider]

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Gutenberg (Block Editor)

1
Create a page

Go to Pages → Add New.

2
Add a Shortcode block

Click + and search for “Shortcode”.

3
Paste the shortcode

Paste the copied PlugeTune shortcode into the block.

4
Publish

Click Publish. Your videos now show on the page.

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Elementor

PlugeTune adds two widgets to the Elementor panel: PlugeTune Video Grid and PlugeTune Video Slider.

1
Open the page in Elementor

Edit any page with Elementor.

2
Drag a widget onto the canvas

Search for “PlugeTune” and drop the Video Grid or Video Slider.

3
Customize the card layout

In Edit Widget → Card Layout, choose a layout such as Grid (Thumbnail Top).

4
Publish

Click Publish to go live.

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Layouts & Playback

Choose how videos look and how they play.

Mode
Description
Plan
Video Grid
Responsive cards with AJAX pagination — pages load without reloading.
Free
Video Slider
Browse videos with left and right arrows.
Free
Popup Playback
Click a thumbnail to play the video in a lightbox.
Pro
Thumbnail Play
Video plays directly inside the card thumbnail.
Pro

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Single Video Post

Every imported video has its own page with a breadcrumb, title, publish date, author and description. Click View Details on any card to open it.

Plans

Free vs Pro

Feature
Free
Pro
Single & playlist import
✓
✓
Schedule import
✓
✓
Grid, slider & shortcodes
✓
✓
Gutenberg & Elementor
✓
✓
Browse Videos picker
✕
✓
Popup playback
✕
✓
Thumbnail play
✕
✓
Feature
Free
Pro
Single video import
✓
✓
Playlist import
✓
✓
Scheduled import
✓
✓
Auto excerpt generation
✓
✓
Grid & slider shortcodes
✓
✓
Gutenberg & Elementor widgets
✓
✓
AJAX pagination
✓
✓
Single video post pages
✓
✓
Browse Videos picker
✕
✓
Popup (lightbox) playback
✕
✓
Play inside thumbnail
✕
✓
Priority support
✕
✓
Sites included
1
1 / 3 / 5
Feature
Free
Pro
Single video import
✓
✓
Playlist import
✓
✓
Scheduled import
✓
✓
Auto excerpt generation
✓
✓
Grid & slider shortcodes
✓
✓
Gutenberg & Elementor widgets
✓
✓
AJAX pagination
✓
✓
Single video post pages
✓
✓
Browse Videos picker
✕
✓
Popup (lightbox) playback
✕
✓
Play inside thumbnail
✕
✓
Priority support
✕
✓
Sites included
1
1 / 3 / 5
Help

FAQ & Troubleshooting

Check that the API key and Channel ID are correct and that the video belongs to your authorized channel.
Make sure it is in a Shortcode block (Gutenberg) or a Shortcode/Text Editor widget (Elementor) and that PlugeTune is active.
Use the Elementor widget controls, or the Card Layout setting in the widget panel.
These are Pro features. Upgrade to enable them.

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