Hi everyone, this is John-Paul from InMotion Hosting and thank you for joining us for another
video in our WordPress series. Today I'm going to show you how to add videos to WordPress.
The first thing we're going to do is get the URL for a video we want to embed.
In this example, we're getting this from YouTube but you can also use Vimeo or one
of the many popular video streaming services. After visiting the video I want to embed, I'm
going to click the Share link and copy the URL. Now we're going to go to our WordPress Dashboard
and navigate to the page or post that we want to embed the video on, or you can create a new one.
The easiest way to embed a video is to go to a new line
and just paste it into the block. This will automatically load it into a YouTube block.
You can also go to a new line and click the plus + button to add a new block.
Then search for the video service that hosts the video you want to embed.
In this example, I'm searching for the YouTube block then clicking it on the list. Paste the URL
into the block and click the Embed button and the video will be added to your page or post.
Be sure to Publish or Update the page to save any changes.
Now that you know how to embed a video in a page or post we'll show you how to embed a
video in a widget area. In your WordPress Dashboard click Appearance then Widgets.
Find the widget area you want to add a video to and click the plus + button.
Then choose the block for the video service you're using once again.
Then paste the URL into the block and click Embed. Keep in mind that the available widget areas
depend on the specific theme you're using. Click the Publish or Update button to save any changes.
Now that you know how to embed a video in WordPress from a third-party service
we'll show you how to upload a video to the Media library then add it to a page or post.
But keep in mind that there are benefits to using a third-party service such as YouTube or Vimeo.
Since it uses the third party services resources it would not affect the performance of your site
and increases the chances that YouTube users will view and interact with your video. These services
also have easy sharing capabilities allowing users to share and promote your video without much fuss.
To upload a video to WordPress navigate to Media then Add New in the Dashboard.
Click Select Files and choose the video file then click Open. You
can also drag and drop the video from your computer into the upload area on the page.
Now you can edit a page or post or create a new one to add the video to.
Click the plus + sign to add a block and choose the video option.
Within the block click on Media Library select the video you just uploaded then click Select.
Once you finish adding the rest of your content to the page click
the Publish or Update button to save your changes.
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