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title: Introduction to YouTube Slides (Pro)
description: This feature requires the MetaSlider Slideshow Pro plugin. YouTube Slides are included in MetaSlider Pro. A YouTube Slide will display a video in your slideshow directly from YouTube.com. You can control the appearance of the videos and also add extra…
url: "https://www.metaslider.com/docs/youtube-slides/"
updated: "2025-07-03"
category: "Slideshow: Slide Types"
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# Introduction to YouTube Slides (Pro)

This feature requires the MetaSlider Slideshow Pro plugin.

YouTube Slides are included in MetaSlider Pro.

A YouTube Slide will display a video in your slideshow directly from YouTube.com. You can control the appearance of the videos and also add extra features to the videos such as auto play, mute, and loop.

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## Add a new YouTube Slide to your slideshow

- Click the "Add Slide" button to launch the Media Manager.

![](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/add-slide-1024x263.jpg)

- Select "YouTube" from the left.
- Paste any YouTube URL into the text input. A preview of the video will load in the space below.

![Add a YouTube slide](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/add-youtube-slider-1024x625.png)

- Click the "Add to slideshow" button.
- The Media Manager will close and your YouTube slide will be added to your slideshow.
- YouTube slides can be identified by the YouTube logo in top-left corner.

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## Configure your YouTube slide

The "General" tab allows you to configure the parameters used for the embedded video. Here are some key settings:

- **Show related videos**: This offers some control over the video recommendations that YouTube shows when your video finishes playing.
- **Enable controls**: This will load YouTube's bottom bar on the video that allow visitors to move the video forward and back, enable closed captions, and more.
- **Lazy load video**: This can increase how quickly your video appears for visitors.
- **Mute video on start**: This will disable the sound by default. Your visitor can choose to enable the sound.
- **Auto play video**: This start the video as soon as the slide is displayed.

![YouTube slide settings](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/youtube-slider-1024x356.png)

The "Theme" tab will let you choose the theme (Dark or Light) and the color (Red or White) for the embedded YouTube video.

![YouTube video Theme tab](https://www.metaslider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/youtube-slide-theme-1024x267.png)