Chromeless YouTube
This chromeless YouTube player enables you to easily display videos on your site. Each player instance displays a different video and can be resized.
Consider an alternative
Chromeless YouTube shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 16 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.0 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Chromeless YouTube stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| chromeless | #7 |
| video | >100 |
| video player | >100 |
| youtube | >100 |
| youtube player | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 1 reviews
About Chromeless YouTube
From the official readme · v1.01Description
This plugin is a custom YouTube video player. The default player has custom control buttons that are hidden while the video is playing. Don’t worry, there is an option to use the default YouTube controls if you want. The player is meant to play only one single video, by simply entering it’s YouTube ID number. You can then size the player to any width and height, enabling you to display videos anywhere on your site. Every chromeless widget you create is unique, you can have multiple videos on one page, each with a different source and size.
This plugin is a must have for any WordPress developer. Adding videos to your site has never been easier. YouTube hosts over 35% of the video media on the internet, it would be silly not to utilize their their simple yet powerful website to store all of your videos.
To display these videos on your site, you need to embed a whole bunch of HTML, these embed snippets are the code needed to play each YouTube video on your site. This can sometimes be tedious and that is why I created the Chromeless YouTube Plugin.
The Chromeless YouTube Player is super easy, just drag a widget into your sidebar, type in the YouTube ID number of a video, give it a width and height and that is it.
Installation
- Upload the entire ‘chromeless-youtube’ folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Create a new player widget from the wordpress dashboard: Appearance -> Widgets
- Post Shortcode: [chromeless id=hnwccozR_oI width=280 height=180 autoplay=no ytcontrols=no]
- Template PHP:
<?php chromeless_youtube ('hnwccozR_oI','280','180','no','no'); ?>
Changelog
1.0
- Hello WordPress World!
1.01
- Fixed file path issue. Last minute directory change from chromeless to chromeless-youtube, needed to change the path to the player .swf
Screenshots
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FAQ
Chromeless YouTube: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 9, 2026
Is Chromeless YouTube free?
Yes. Chromeless YouTube is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Chromeless YouTube safe to use in 2026?
Chromeless YouTube shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 16 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Chromeless YouTube?
Chromeless YouTube is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,006 times since it launched in June 2010. It was downloaded 43 times in the last 30 days.
Does Chromeless YouTube work with WordPress 7.1?
Chromeless YouTube is officially tested up to WordPress 3.0.5, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Chromeless YouTube last updated?
The latest version, 1.01, was released on August 20, 2010 (16 years ago).
Who makes Chromeless YouTube?
Chromeless YouTube is developed and maintained by Adam Nowak.
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