How to replace Youtube embedded links with Lyte URL’s

I was going to write you’re stuck with better search replace @song-simian, but then I thought what the heck and came up with this code snippet;

add_filter('lyte_content_preparse','iframe_catcher');
function iframe_catcher($in) {
  preg_match_all('#<iframe src="https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/embed\/(.*)"(?:.*)><\/iframe>#Usm', $in, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);
  foreach ($matches as $match) {
	$in = str_replace($match[0], 'httpv://youtu.be/'.$match[1], $in);
  }
  return $in;
}

slightly improved code snippet;

add_filter('lyte_content_preparse','iframe_catcher');
function iframe_catcher($in) {
  if (preg_match_all('#<iframe src="https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/embed\/(.*)"(?:.*)><\/iframe>#Usm', $in, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
	foreach ($matches as $match) {
	  $in = str_replace($match[0], 'httpv://youtu.be/'.$match[1], $in);
	}
  }
  return $in;
}

Wow, thanks! Where do I put this code, BTW? Sorry, I’m very computer illiterate. When I put it into my “Additional CSS” box in my theme’s customization option, I get a lot of red warning X’s (?):

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ouch, “additional CSS” will not work as this is PHP-code. install the “code snippets”-plugin and add this as a new snippet (active on front-end only).

OK, thanks. I’ll do this. One question, though: is there a way to add this code into a file without resorting to a plugin (I like to keep my websites simple). I mean, add the code to a particular file (accessible by downloading/uploading from Filezilla maybe)? OK, please let me know. Thanks a ton!

you could add it to your (child) theme’s functions.php, but it would get overwritten there when you update the theme. there is also a slightly higher risk of your site breaking when adding it there instead of using code snippets, which is why in general I advise people to use “code snippets” ??

Thanks for the recommendations. I’ve followed the instructions. Added the Code Snippets plugin and put in your (second) code. It does improve the speed a bit. However, it’s still considerably slower than if I just remove the Youtube embedded codes themselves.

For example, on this URL: https://www.songsimian.com/best-double-bass-pedal-reviews-setup-cheap/

Original GTMetrix page speed with Youtube embedded links:

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Once I added the Code Snippets and put in your code:

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Deactivated Code Snippets plugin but removed all embedded codes till only Youtube URL remains:

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So while fast, it’s still not as fast as if I Better Search Replace the embedded codes by removing extraneous details.

Maybe the code is superseding some embedded codes but not others? Can it be expanded? I’ve included a text file of all the variations that I’ve found in my embedded Youtube links. Would this help?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/105B328TawtW-fCwd7Bn0HP03pukhN0uI/view

Maybe the code is superseding some embedded codes but not others?

probably ??

Can it be expanded?

undoubtedly ??

I’ve included a text file of all the variations that I’ve found in my embedded Youtube links. Would this help?

it would. I’ll see if I can find some time for this on of these days ??

Thanks! This would maybe help your plugin too since, I’d imagine, tons of people also have old Youtube embedded links they’d need to become Lyte-readable links. ??

here you go;

add_filter('lyte_content_preparse','iframe_catcher');
function iframe_catcher($in) {
  if (preg_match_all('#<iframe(?:.*)?\ssrc=["|\']https:\/\/www\.youtube\.com\/embed\/(.*)["|\']\s(?:.*)><\/iframe>#Usm', $in, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
	foreach ($matches as $match) {
	  $in = str_replace($match[0], 'httpv://youtu.be/'.$match[1], $in);
	}
  }
  return $in;
}

this should work on all of your iframed youtubes ??

Wow, this works great! I’ll test it a bit more, but it seems to convert all my Youtube videos to Lyte videos. Thanks a ton!

super! I might even add this to one of the next updates ??

this indeed went into 1.7.5 which I’m pushing out as I write ??