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Deeplinking refers to the practice of creating unique URLs for specific pages or elements on your website. This technique improves navigation and simplifies sharing content. Starting with version 2.1.0, the Automatic YouTube Gallery plugin supports deep linking, allowing you to create individual URLs for each video in your galleries.
These unique video URLs streamline the process of sharing specific videos with clients or leads. For example, instead of making someone browse through an entire gallery to find a video, you can share the direct link to the relevant video.
Enable Deeplinking
To enable deeplinking globally across all your galleries:
- Go to YouTube Gallery / Settings / SEO (tab) in your WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Find the option Deeplinking and check it to activate deep linking for all galleries.
You can also enable deeplinking on individual galleries:
- Navigate to the Gallery tab in the shortcode builder and check the Deeplinking option.
- Alternatively, add deeplinking=”1″ in the gallery shortcode to enable it for that specific gallery.
Note: If you’re using the Gutenberg block or widget, you’ll find the same option under the Gallery tab.
Enhanced SEO Features
In addition to deeplinking, the Automatic YouTube Gallery plugin also includes SEO enhancements such as:
- Facebook Open Graph Tags
- Twitter Cards
- Schema Markup
These features make individual video URLs shareable across platforms like Facebook and Twitter and also improve indexing by Google.
Disable Deeplinking
If you prefer to disable deeplinking for certain galleries, follow these steps:
- In the gallery shortcode, add deeplinking=”0″.
- For Gutenberg block or widget users, simply uncheck the Deeplinking option under the Gallery tab.
Troubleshooting
Sometimes, enabling deeplinking may result in 404 errors on individual video pages. This is often caused by caching issues. Here’s how to resolve it:
- Go to YouTube Gallery / Settings in your WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Enable Development Mode and save the changes.
- Visit the gallery page where the video is linked. This should regenerate the individual video URLs.
- Now, return to the Settings page and disable Development Mode.
If the issue persists, try flushing the rewrite rules (also known as resaving your permalinks):
- Go to Settings / Permalinks.
- Click Save Changes without making any modifications.
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