Video sells products, but embeds ruin speed.
Our Tiny YouTube block defers heavy embeds until the play button is clicked.
The Superspeed Advantage
"Video sells products, but embeds ruin speed. Our Tiny YouTube block defers heavy embeds until the play button is clicked, saving up to 500KB of initial page weight."
Seamless by Design
Superspeed provides a performance-engineered app block (ss-tiny-yt) that renders a fast image poster first. It completely delays the loading of the heavy YouTube video iframe and its 500KB of tracking scripts until the user explicitly clicks play.
Save up to 500KB of initial page weight per video
Prevent YouTube tracking scripts from blocking your main thread
Maintain a perfect LCP score even with multiple videos above the fold
How it works
Add Superspeed Tiny YouTube Widget
Open your Shopify Theme Customizer, find the Apps block, then just add the Superspeed Tiny YouTube widget in your theme.
Add Video ID & Save
Copy the YouTube Video ID from your video, add it into the widget settings, and click Save from the top-right of your Theme Customizer.
When to use Tiny YouTube Embed
Embedding product demonstration videos on your product pages
Adding customer testimonial videos to your homepage
Improving mobile load times for pages with heavy media content
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about this feature.
How do you add a YouTube video to a Shopify Theme?
What is the Superspeed Tiny YouTube Widget?
Why does a standard YouTube embed slow down my Shopify store?
How much page weight does Tiny YouTube save?
How fast is the Superspeed Tiny YouTube Widget?
Can I add the Superspeed Tiny YouTube Widget everywhere?
Does the Tiny YouTube Widget support autoplay?
Will adding videos to my Shopify product page hurt my SEO?
How do I embed customer testimonial videos without slowing down my homepage?
Do I need a developer to install Tiny YouTube?
Does Tiny YouTube work on mobile devices?
Can I customize the play button on the YouTube embed?
Does the YouTube iframe load in the background?
Will Tiny YouTube stop YouTube from tracking my visitors?
Can I use Tiny YouTube for Vimeo videos?
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