Video embeds bring YouTube and Vimeo to the site. Engagement up; performance is critical.
YouTube embed
Classic iframe loads 1MB+ resources.
Lite embed (facade)
Thumbnail + play. On click, the real iframe loads. lite-youtube-embed.
YouTube nocookie
youtube-nocookie.com โ GDPR-friendly, no cookies.
Vimeo
Lighter than YouTube. lite-vimeo-embed.
Self-hosted
HTML5 video. A CDN is required.
Video CDN
Cloudflare Stream, Mux, BunnyCDN.
Autoplay
Muted only. Browsers block sound autoplay.
Hero video
Mobile โ poster image instead.
Lazy load
Intersection Observer. loading=\"lazy\".
Captions
Accessibility. WebVTT.
Mobile
480p, click to play.
SEO
VideoObject schema, video sitemap, transcript.
Performance
Lighthouse audit. LCP, CLS.
Mistakes
Too many iframes, autoplay with sound, hero video on mobile.
Sayt.uz
Lite embed, nocookie domain, mobile poster image. Schema. Lite 1.8s vs classic 4.5s.