Show HN: A drop-in, open-source replacement for YouTube embed iframes (opens in new tab)

(embedlite.com)

3 pointscorentin8820d ago2 comments

Hi HN! I built this some time ago to reduce the load size of YT iframes. It's serving us very well since then. Hope it'll help you too.

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gisanokharu20d ago

the iframe bloat problem is real. been using lite-youtube-embed for similar reasons. curious how yours compares - do you render the thumbnail server-side or client-side, and how do you handle the cookie consent modal that youtube forces now

corentin88OP20d ago

It's a static site that renders the youtube thumbnail + a red play button. When you click on it, it loads the youtube iframe. So it's basically deferring the cookie consent and all.

We implemented it as a drop-in replacement:

  -- <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aqz-KE-bpKQ">
  ++ <iframe src="https://www.embedlite.com/embed/aqz-KE-bpKQ">

Nothing else needed.

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