# A Better Method for Embedding YouTube Videos

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/a-better-method-for-embedding-youtube-videos/15458>\
**Category:** Marketplace\
**Created:** [June 28, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/a-better-method-for-embedding-youtube-videos/15458 "2020-06-28T20:11:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![denvergeeks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/denvergeeks/32/7401_2.png) [@denvergeeks](https://forum.ghost.org/u/denvergeeks)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/a-better-method-for-embedding-youtube-videos/15458/1 "2020-06-28T20:11:32Z")

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Compared to the current YouTube card in the Ghost editor, the method provided below saves over 500KB of page load.

I tested this on my Ghost site using the same video for both embeds, and here is the Gtmetrix comparison:

(GREEN is using the below linked method, and RED is using the built-in Ghost YouTube editor card.)

 ![before-after-youtube-embeds](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/ghost2/original/2X/f/f21b821b50bef10ad719ed3b31f285019a17b104.png)

> **[Lite YouTube Embeds - A Better Method for Embedding YouTube Videos on your...](https://www.labnol.org/internet/light-youtube-embeds/27941/#embed-youtube-videos-responsively---tutorial)**
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> Learn how to embed YouTube videos on your website in a fast, lightweight manner that loads the embedded video on demand thus reducing the size of your web pages and improving your core web vitals score.