Simple Video Modal Trigger opens videos in a clean modal window using either a shortcode or a regular text link.

You can generate buttons with shortcodes or trigger the modal from links, images, or custom elements by adding a class and data attributes. It supports YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted video files, and works anywhere — posts, pages, templates, or page builders.

It’s ideal for product pages, tutorials, landing pages, and lightweight video previews where you don’t want to embed a player directly on the page.

This plugin has no options panel or settings screen. Just add a trigger with the video URL, and your modal will be ready in seconds.

For finer control, you can enable autoplay, loop playback, mute behavior, and adjust the aspect ratio. Vertical videos are fully supported as well.