Embed Youtube API HTML5 Player in WordPress using iframe and retaining fullscreen button

Published August 7, 2014 | By Marcos Levy

OBJECTIVE: Use the cool features of Youtube’s API in wordpress

CHALLENGE: embedding youtube directly loses the API features. Embedding with iframe retains API features but loses the fulscreen button (at least in chrome)

SOLUTION: Create web page with API; use the blank parameter allowfullscreen=”” ; optional, set frameborder=”0″

Below is a youtube video with custom buttons that affect the video. Once buttons can be made then the sky is the limit for creating a wonderfully interactive experience.
Stay tuned and enjoy,
Marcos

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