Documentation for Joomla 3

You can easily display a YouTube channel, playlist, or user in a popup using our Shack Toolbox Pro module.

Visit the Shack Toolbox YouTube Gallery Demo to see how the popup looks and behaves at the front-end.

To get the same popup displaying a video gallery from YouTube, follow the instructions below.

• Open up the Shack Toolbox Pro module for editing
• Under the Module tab, click the YouTube Gallery box:

• You will see the "Modules: Shack Toolbox Pro - Youtube Gallery" page. Enter the API key into the "API Key" field:

• Enter ID of your selected YouTube channel, playlist, or user into the "Channel / playlist / user id" field:

• Select the type of your YouTube source in the "Source type" field:

• Set the parameters in the "Gallery configuration" group of parameters:
  
  • Show thumbnails of videos: leave the default value of "Yes"
  • Thumbnails size: leave the default value of "Default"
  • Show titles of videos: leave the default value of "Yes"
  • Titles max. length: leave this field empty
  • Show descriptions of videos: leave the default value of No
  • Descriptions max. length: leave this field empty
  • Videos order: leave the default value of Relevance
  • Videos quantity: leave the default value of 5
  • Video boxes widths [px] *: leave the default value of 130
  • Video boxes heights [px] *: leave the default value of 130
  • Show subscription button: select "Yes" or "No" as you see fit
• Set the parameters in the "Video player configuration" group of parameters: 
  • Player width [px] *: leave empty
  • Player height [px] *: leave empty
  • Autoplay: leave the default value of No
  • Progress bar color: leave the default value of Red
  • Show player controls: leave the default value of Yes
  • Show fullscreen button: leave the default value of Yes
  • Related Videos: leave the default value or Yes
  • Disable keyboard controls: leave the default value of No
  • Hide YouTube logo in control bar: leave the default value of No
  • Language of player: leave empty.

• Still under the Module tab set:
  • Show Title to No
  • Position to debug
  • Status to Published

• Under the Menu Assignment tab, assign this module to the required menu items.

Good job! You are almost done.

• Click the Theme tab

• Select a theme of your choice
• Click Save or Save & Close.

You will now see the toggler tab on the top left corner of your site:

• Click Open:

You will see the Shack Toolbox Pro popup box with your desired gallery of YouTube video clips inside:

Well done! You now know how to display a gallery of YouTube video channels, playlists, or users in a popup box using your Shack Toolbox Pro module.

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