To use this plugin you must follow the guidelines set forth by Google. Google owns YouTube® and hosts YouTube®’s API. To do this you must have a Google account.
If you have already created a project and followed the steps to create a server key, then skip to step 5.
To get your API Key follow these steps:
- Log in to Google.
- Go to the APIs console here: https://console.developers.google.com/project
- Click the “Create a project” link. Or use a project you’ve already created.
- Fill out the “Project Name” field and click the “Create” button.
It may take Google a minute to create your project. - Once your project has been created, click on the “Library” tab on the left-hand side.
- Type “maps javascript” into the search box.
- Find the “Maps JavaScript API” and click it:
- Click to enable the API.
- Navigate to the “Credentials” tab.
- Click the “New Credentials” button and select API Key.
- Click the “Restrict Key” button.
- Select “HTTP referrers” and fill in your domain name.
Please note: Use wildcards to ensure the key can be used on all subdomains and directories. - Copy and paste this key into the plugin’s settings. Make sure to save!
