- Locate the YouTube Short you want to embed and copy its URL. You can usually do this by right-clicking on the video and selecting "Copy video URL" or by clicking on "Share" and copying the URL.
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Navigate to the page or post where you want to embed the Short and open it with the Elementor editor.
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In the video widget settings, paste the copied YouTube Short URL into the designated field. Here's the key step:
- Change the URL to work with Elementor. Look for the part in the URL that says "/shorts/". Delete "/shorts/" and replace it with "/embed/".
- Change the URL to work with Elementor. Look for the part in the URL that says "/shorts/". Delete "/shorts/" and replace it with "/embed/".
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Since YouTube Shorts are vertical videos, you might want to adjust the aspect ratio in the video widget settings to 9:16 for a better fit on your webpage. This step is optional, but recommended for optimal display.