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Embedding a Video
Embedding a Video
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Issue/Question
How do I add a video to a Web CMS page?
Environment
Web CMS
Resolution
WKU ITS would prefer for you to add your video to YouTube and then embed your video into the WYSIWYG Editor using the
YouTube Embed Component
or
YouTube Modal Component
. This will ensure that the video will play in all browser versions including older browser versions. If you do not wish to add it to YouTube first, you can embed a .mp4 video as well. An .mp4 video will play on all modern browsers where as other video types might not.
Embedding a YouTube Video
Navigate to the page where you wish to place the YouTube video.
Check out
the page.
While editing an editable region, click
Insert Component
in the WYSIWYG editor toolbar.
In the
Choose Component
box, click a component name.
Click
Insert
.
Under
Edit Component
, enter information in the form fields.
Click
Save
.
Note:
For examples and more information, please see the examples located
here
.
Embedding other content with an HTML Embed Code
From the WYSIWYG editor go to the content area you wish to modify.
Click
Edit Content Area
.
Click the
film strip icon
in the top bar. When hovered over it will say
Insert/Embedded Media
.
From the video's webpage gather the
HTML code
for the video.
Copy the
HTML coding
.
On the Insert/Edit Embedded Media popup click the
source tab
.
Erase the contents of the source box and paste the
HTML coding
for the video.
Click
Insert
.
Click
Save
.
Click
Publish
to make the page go live.
Embedding a .mp4 Video
From the WYSIWYG editor go to the content area you wish to modify.
Click
Edit Content Area
.
Click the
film strip icon
in the top bar. When hovered over it will say
Insert/Embedded Media
.
The Type should be
HTML5 Video
.
For the File / URL click on the
Browse icon
and navigate to your file.
Note:
The .mp4 will have to have been uploaded to Web CMS and set as
published
.
Click
Insert
after selecting the video.
In the
Advanced Tab
, check
Controls
under
HTML5 Video Options
. This will automatically give your video controls to play it. Also, if you have an image you would like to use as a place holder before the video starts, add it as the
Poster
by clicking on the
Browse icon next
to
Poster
.
Click
Insert
.
Click
Save
.
Click
Publish
to make the page go live.
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Check out this article I found in the ITS Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=896">https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=896</a><br /><br />Embedding a Video<br /><br />Instructions on embedding a video in a Web CMS page.