Do Not Preload Audio and Video Files
Sets audio and video players to preload nothing until the visitor presses play, saving bandwidth on pages with several media files.
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Code
$wpide_no_preload = function ( $out ) {
$out['preload'] = 'none';
return $out;
};
add_filter( 'shortcode_atts_audio', $wpide_no_preload );
add_filter( 'shortcode_atts_video', $wpide_no_preload );
$wpide_no_preload_block = function ( $content ) {
$content = preg_replace( '/\spreload="[^"]*"/i', '', $content );
return preg_replace( '/<(audio|video)\b/i', '<$1 preload="none"', $content );
};
add_filter( 'render_block_core/audio', $wpide_no_preload_block );
add_filter( 'render_block_core/video', $wpide_no_preload_block );How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.