[Youtube Embed Helpers] Functions to convert a youtube URL into a Youtube Embed URL #youtube #PHP #embed

functions.php

<?php


/**
 * Retrieves ID from Youtube URL
 * @param  [type] $url The full youtube URL
 * @return [type]      Just the ID
 */
function get_youtube_id_from_url($url) {
  $parts = parse_url($url);
  parse_str($parts['query'], $query);
  return $query['v'] ?? false;
}

/**
 *  Converts youtube URL into embeddable URL
 * @param  [type] $url The full youtube URL
 * @return [type]      Just the ID
 */
function get_youtube_embed_url( $url = false ) {

  if( $url ) {
    $id = get_youtube_id_from_url($url);
    return 'https://www.youtube.com/embed/' . $id . '?rel=0&amp;controls=0';
  }

  return false;

}