diff --git a/_includes/components/reply-context.njk b/_includes/components/reply-context.njk
index e5cb9a7..782f393 100644
--- a/_includes/components/reply-context.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/reply-context.njk
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@
       </svg>
       <span>In reply to:</span>
     </p>
+    {% if youtubeVideoId %}
+    <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+      <lite-youtube videoid="{{ youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+    </div>
+    {% else %}
     {% unfurl replyTo %}
+    {% endif %}
     <a class="u-url text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all" href="{{ replyTo }}">
       {{ replyTo }}
     </a>
@@ -55,7 +61,13 @@
       </svg>
       <span>Reposted:</span>
     </p>
+    {% if youtubeVideoId %}
+    <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+      <lite-youtube videoid="{{ youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+    </div>
+    {% else %}
     {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
+    {% endif %}
     <a class="u-url text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
       {{ repostedUrl }}
     </a>
@@ -70,7 +82,13 @@
       </svg>
       <span>Bookmarked:</span>
     </p>
+    {% if youtubeVideoId %}
+    <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+      <lite-youtube videoid="{{ youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+    </div>
+    {% else %}
     {% unfurl bookmarkedUrl %}
+    {% endif %}
     <a class="u-url text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
       {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
     </a>
diff --git a/_includes/components/sections/featured-posts.njk b/_includes/components/sections/featured-posts.njk
index 8ecb893..75230b1 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sections/featured-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sections/featured-posts.njk
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
             </time>
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ likedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
             {{ likedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -92,7 +98,13 @@
             <a class="text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 hover:text-accent-600 dark:hover:text-accent-400 hover:underline" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
           </h3>
           {% endif %}
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ bookmarkedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
             {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -120,7 +132,13 @@
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
             </time>
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ repostedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -148,7 +166,13 @@
               {{ post.date | dateDisplay }}
             </time>
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ replyToUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
             {{ replyToUrl }}
           </a>
diff --git a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
index ba631dd..6fa3638 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@
             {% endif %}
             {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ likedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
             {{ likedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -120,7 +126,13 @@
             <a class="hover:text-amber-800 dark:hover:text-amber-400" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
           </h3>
           {% endif %}
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ bookmarkedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
             {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -160,7 +172,13 @@
             {% endif %}
             {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ repostedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -200,7 +218,13 @@
             {% endif %}
             {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {{ replyToUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
             {{ replyToUrl }}
           </a>
diff --git a/blog.njk b/blog.njk
index e5a5a3d..f686b1e 100644
--- a/blog.njk
+++ b/blog.njk
@@ -136,7 +136,13 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
             <a class="hover:text-[#b57614] dark:hover:text-[#d79921]" href="{{ post.url }}">{{ post.data.title }}</a>
           </h2>
           {% endif %}
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {% unfurl bookmarkedUrl %}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
             {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -178,7 +184,13 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
             {% endif %}
             {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>
@@ -220,7 +232,13 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
             {% endif %}
             {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {% unfurl replyToUrl %}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
             {{ replyToUrl }}
           </a>
diff --git a/bookmarks.njk b/bookmarks.njk
index e7919bb..fe0cfd9 100644
--- a/bookmarks.njk
+++ b/bookmarks.njk
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ permalink: "bookmarks/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageN
       {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
       {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
       {% if bookmarkedUrl %}
+      {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+      <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+        <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+      </div>
+      {% else %}
       {% unfurl bookmarkedUrl %}
+      {% endif %}
       <a class="u-bookmark-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ bookmarkedUrl }}">
         {{ bookmarkedUrl }}
       </a>
diff --git a/replies.njk b/replies.njk
index 88e076e..fcba4e0 100644
--- a/replies.njk
+++ b/replies.njk
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ permalink: "replies/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
           {% set replyTo = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
           {% if replyTo %}
           {% set protocol = replyTo | protocolType %}
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {% unfurl replyTo %}
+          {% endif %}
           <p class="mt-2 text-sm flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
             <span class="text-surface-600">In reply to:</span>
             <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all" href="{{ replyTo }}">
diff --git a/reposts.njk b/reposts.njk
index 8b9a4fa..54a91f8 100644
--- a/reposts.njk
+++ b/reposts.njk
@@ -58,7 +58,13 @@ permalink: "reposts/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
           {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
           {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
           {% if repostedUrl %}
+          {% if post.data.youtubeVideoId %}
+          <div class="video-embed eleventy-plugin-youtube-embed not-prose my-4">
+            <lite-youtube videoid="{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}" style="background-image: url('https://i.ytimg.com/vi/{{ post.data.youtubeVideoId }}/hqdefault.jpg');"><div class="lty-playbtn"></div></lite-youtube>
+          </div>
+          {% else %}
           {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
+          {% endif %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
             {{ repostedUrl }}
           </a>