The YouTube playlist component lets you add a YouTube Feed to your website.

You must have the following YouTube information:

• Api Key - You can create this through the Google Console (see https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started)
• Your school's YouTube Username/User ID.
• Optionally, the YouTube Playlist ID for the playlist you want to embed into the page. 

Inserting the component

1. Select Components from the Edit tab:
   
2. Select Social media:
   
3. Select YouTube Feed:
   
4. When selected, the YouTube Feed Block is displayed:
   
5. Enter your Google Api Key.
6. Select the Source Type (either your school's YouTube channel Username or User ID).
7. Enter the Playlist ID for the playlist you want to embed in the webpage (rather than embedding all videos within your channel). If you do not know your Playlist ID:
   1. Open the playlist you want to embed, using your web browser.
   2. Look at the playlist's URL in the browser. It will look something like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID&list=YOUR_PLAYLIST_ID. The Playlist ID is the value after the = sign in the URL, in this example YOUR_PLAYLIST_ID).
   3. Copy the Playlist ID part of the URL.
   4. Paste the Playlist ID into Playlist ID.
8. Set the Limit to the number of videos you want to display. By default, this is set to 10.
9. Optionally, select your Sort Order; by default, this is Date Descending.
10. Select OK to add the content block to the content area.    

Saving your changes

Select Save on the Edit tab and choose the desired save option:

1. Save & Publish
   • If you see this option, you can save and publish your item immediately to make it live on the website.
   • If you have purchased our School News Mobile App, Administrators or Publishers can select the option to send a notification to subscribed app users.  
2. Save Draft
   • This will allow you to save your item without publishing it, and return to continue editing via Drafts on the Home tab
3. Send for Approval
   • This option enables you to send an item to be reviewed and approved by either an Administrator or Publisher.  Once approved this item will be made live on the site.  

Updated 16 June 2025 10:37