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Embedding externally hosted videos

This guide goes over how to embed externally hosted videos into your products and site pages.

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Written by Podia Labs
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Natively, you are able to upload and display your videos directly to Podia.

In some cases, however, you may already have those videos uploaded and hosted elsewhere!

Embedding the externally hosted videos in your Podia site is a great way to save upload time.

Supported platforms: Vimeo, YouTube, Dailymotion

Locating the video URL

As with all embeds in Podia, you will only need to grab the direct URL to the video that you'd like to embed.

❌ Embed code is not supported in Podia.

In the examples below, we've shown the paths to collect URLs in both YouTube and Vimeo.

YouTube

From the video page, click the Share button. From the module that appears, simply copy the link!
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Vimeo

From the video page, hover over the video and click the Share button. From the module that appears, copy the link!

Embedding the video

Inside a product

Videos can be embedded in text areas that support our rich-text editor on Products (such as course lessons, Coaching/Webinar Instructions, etc.)

Simply click into any supported text area and use the Embed option from the quick menu in the text editor.

On your site

You can embed your file into any section that is labeled as a Text section.

Use the Embed command available in the text editor's quick menu.

The embed will first appear in the text editor.

When you save and exit the page, then reopen the page in the editor, you will see it displayed on your site page.

FAQs

Can I control the displayed height and width of my player?

No. The embedded video player and how it renders on your Podia site is directly controlled by the platform you are using to host it.

Why is my video not embedding? I am only seeing the video URL.

Ensure the link you're pasting is a valid video link. Also check your video's privacy settings - unlisted videos sometimes can not embed correctly and private videos won't embed on Podia.

Help! My customers are seeing a YouTube or Vimeo privacy error.

If your customers are unable to view your embedded video due to a privacy restriction, you will need to adjust the privacy settings inside YouTube or Vimeo.

Instructions for adjusting YouTube privacy can be found here. Instructions for Vimeo can be found here.
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