Documentation: Custom Fields plugins
Changelog - Youtube
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.2.0 PRO 5 6
2 June 2026
- Addition: Privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com): YouTube sets no cookies or tracking data until the visitor plays the video. GDPR-friendly.
- Addition: Click-to-play facade (lazy load): show only a thumbnail with a play button and load the player, and contact YouTube, only after the visitor clicks. Best for privacy and page speed.
- Addition: The field now accepts full YouTube URLs (watch?v=, youtu.be/, /embed/, /shorts/, /live/) in addition to a plain video ID.
- Addition: New player options: Mute, Show Captions, Play Inline (mobile), Loop, Start Time and End Time.
- Addition: Per-video start/end time: a timestamp in the pasted URL (?t=90, &start=90, &end=120, in plain seconds or the 1h2m3s format) sets the start/end for that specific video and overrides the global Start/End options.
- Security: The video ID is validated and whitelisted, all output is escaped, and the embed uses modern iframe attributes (loading="lazy", allow, allowfullscreen, title).
- Fix: "Show Controls" default value (2 is no longer valid in the YouTube API; now 1/0).
- Remove: Removed the deprecated "Show Info" option.
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.2.0 5 6
2 June 2026
- Addition: Privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com): YouTube sets no cookies or tracking data until the visitor plays the video. GDPR-friendly.
- Addition: The field now accepts full YouTube URLs (watch?v=, youtu.be/, /embed/, /shorts/, /live/) in addition to a plain video ID.
- Security: The video ID is validated and whitelisted, all output is escaped, and the embed uses modern iframe attributes (loading="lazy", allow, allowfullscreen, title).
- Remove: Removed the deprecated "Show Info" option.
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.1.0 PRO 4 5 6
23 March 2025
- Addition: (un)install message
- Language: es-ES added
- Language: de-DE added
- Language: fr-FR added
- Language: it-IT added
- Language: nl-NL added
- Change: Reformat Code
- Fix: Deprecated code
- Change: Improved Enable Plugin Script
- Change: PRO Only language string
- Change: GNU General Public License version update
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.1.0 4 5 6
23 March 2025
- Addition: (un)install message
- Language: es-ES added
- Language: de-DE added
- Language: fr-FR added
- Language: it-IT added
- Language: nl-NL added
- Change: Reformat Code
- Fix: Deprecated code
- Change: Improved Enable Plugin Script
- Change: PRO Only language string
- Change: GNU General Public License version update
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.0.0 PRO 4 5
8 October 2023
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 5
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v5.0.0 4 5
8 October 2023
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 5
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v4.0.0 PRO 4
10 August 2021
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 4
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v4.0.0 4
10 August 2021
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 4
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.2.0 PRO 3 4
6 June 2020
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 4 Beta
- Addition: Privacy Enhanced Mode
- Addition: Interface Language option
- Addition: Play Inline for IOS option
- Change: Description of related videos option
- Remove: Show info option as it is deprecated
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.2.0 3 4
6 June 2020
- Fix: Compatible with Joomla 4 Beta
- Addition: Privacy Enhanced Mode
- Addition: Interface Language option
- Addition: Play Inline for IOS option PRO version only
- Change: Description of related videos option
- Remove: Show info option as it is deprecated
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.1.1 PRO 3
28 April 2017
- Change: container ID to yt-...
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.1.0 PRO 3
28 April 2017
- Addition: Alignment option
- Addition: Responsive mode option
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.1.0 3
28 April 2017
- Addition: Alignment option
- Addition: Responsive mode option
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.2 PRO 3
26 April 2017
- Addition: Added Installscript and Auto enable plugins
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.2 3
26 April 2017
- Addition: Installscript and Auto enable plugins
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.1 PRO 3
26 April 2017
- Addition: Custom elements and language strings for PRO version
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.1 3
26 April 2017
- Addition: Custom elements and language strings for PRO version
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.0 PRO 3
25 April 2017
- Addition: First release
Custom Fields - Youtube plugin - v1.0.0 3
25 April 2017
- Addition: First release