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Random YouTube Video Backgrounds with Video Background Pro
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<?php | |
/** | |
* Randomize a list of YouTube videos for a video background through Video Background Pro | |
* | |
* @var Array $youtube_url_list an array of YouTube URLs | |
* @var String $url The random YouTube URL | |
* @var String $shortcode The [vidbg] shortcode. Make sure to use $url for the $youtube_url | |
* | |
* @link https://pushlabs.co/docs/video-background-pro/#using-the-shortcode | |
* | |
* @author Push Labs, 02/27/18 | |
*/ | |
function themeprefix_vidbgpro_random_video_background() { | |
// Conditionally call the function only if it is a certain page | |
/* | |
if ( !is_page( PAGE_ID ) ) { | |
return; | |
} | |
*/ | |
// An array of YouTube URLs | |
$youtube_url_list = array( | |
'https://youtube.com/link1', | |
'https://youtube.com/link2', | |
'https://youtube.com/link3', | |
); | |
// Use $url in the shortcode, it is the random link pulled from the array | |
$random_link = array_rand( $youtube_url_list ); | |
$url = $youtube_url_list[$random_link]; | |
// The [vidbg] shortcode. More here: https://pushlabs.co/docs/video-background-pro/#using-the-shortcode | |
$shortcode = '[vidbg container="#content" type="youtube" youtube_url="' . $url . '"]'; | |
echo do_shortcode( $shortcode ); | |
} | |
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'themeprefix_vidbgpro_random_video_background' ); | |
?> |
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