Maximum resolution image instead of HQ image.

Adding hqThumb=1 to the YouTube URL;

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQkWbRublY#hqthumb=1

will force WP YouTube Lyte to load the maxresdefault thumbnail.

You can use the API to enforce this on every Lyte embed, there’s example code for that in wp-content/plugins/wp-youtube-lyte/lyte_helper.php_example

Hope this helps,
frank

Thank you very much!

The PHP code is working like a charm, but I really think that you should incorporate it as a setting.

small follow-up; the newest version (1.6.4) will now show maxresdefault if the “HD”-setting was selected.

frank

Can you also add an option to show maxresdefault.jpg, when the Try to force HD option is set to No HD (default)?

Given there are already 3 ways to make wp yt lyte show maxresdefault and (adding hqthumb to the YT url, code & HD vid-setting) and as I’m a big fan of less-instead-of-more-options (and of sensible defaults), I won’t be adding that option (until I change my mind) Kosta92. Sorry ??

frank

Thank you for the answer.
At least there is the functions.php code that you gave to me.

Is there anyway to make it display at the sddefault size? The HQ is too small and the max res doesn’t work for all of my videos, but sd would be just right.

change wp-youtube-lyte.php on line 466 from

$_thisLyte['thumbUrl']=esc_url(@$yt_resp_array['items'][0]['snippet']['thumbnails']['high']['url']);

to

$_thisLyte['thumbUrl']=esc_url(@$yt_resp_array['items'][0]['snippet']['thumbnails']['standard']['url']);

save, clear your wp youtube lyte cache and all should be fine.

frank

Thanks again Frank!