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Embed a YouTube Live Stream on Your Website

Show your YouTube live stream on your website so visitors can watch without leaving your page — with your past videos underneath.

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Template page — the youtube live stream preset, with the youtube tile, straight on

Try the YouTube Live Stream Widget template

1. Choose a template
2. Connect your videos
3. Add to website

Why Video Gallery

Stream your YouTube live on your own website

Bring your live audience to your site — with past streams right below.

Viewers watch on your site

The stream plays on your page, next to your offers.

Grow your channel live

A subscribe button while people watch.

From stream to action

A card after the stream: donate, book or buy.

Features

What your visitors will see

Your live stream in the main player and past broadcasts in a gallery below.

● LIVE

Behind the Scenes: Studio Tour

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1
LIVE badge
Visitors see you’re streaming now.
2
Main player
The live stream on your page.
3
Past streams
Recordings below for anyone who missed it.

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Video Gallery vs. other ways to embed a YouTube live stream

How the usual options stack up for this job.

	ElfsightVideo Gallery	YouTube live embed code	Streaming platform players
Live stream plus past streams	✓	—	Varies
Channel header with subscribe	✓	—	Varies
CTA card after the stream	✓	—	Varies
Mix YouTube and Twitch	✓	—	—
Styled to your site	✓	—	Varies

Variations

Make it your own

Different layouts and sources — switch any time without changing the code on your site.

Player with gallery● LIVETwitch streamsWhole channelStream onlyStream with playlist

Placement

Where it works best on your site

Event pages

The event, live on your site.

Churches

Services live and on demand.

Webinars

Live sessions on the landing page.

Sports and schools

Games and ceremonies.

Launches

Live product reveals.

Community pages

Weekly streams.

Installation

Add the YouTube Live Stream Widget to your website in 1 minute

Open the template
Connect your videos — a channel, playlist, account or links.
Adjust the look
Layout, theme, counters and buttons — all visual.
Paste one code
Add it to any page of your website. Done.

Ready to go out of the box

Live stream in the main player
Past streams below
Subscribe button in the header
Autoplay off on cards

Change anything later in the editor — the code on your site stays the same.

Step-by-step for your platform

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What’s the easiest way of embedding a YouTube live stream on a website?

Embedding a YouTube live stream on your website with Video Gallery takes a link: add the stream as a video, choose Player with Gallery and paste the code — past streams show below.

How do I embed a YouTube live stream on my website?

Add the live stream as a Specific Video in Video Gallery and choose Player with Gallery. Paste the installation code where the stream should appear.

Can I show past streams too?

Yes. Add your channel or a playlist of past streams to the same widget.

Can I embed Twitch streams as well?

Yes. Add a Twitch channel as another source.

Can I embed Twitch streams too?

Yes, add a Twitch channel as another source.

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