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Video Widget

Add hosted or external videos with playback controls.

The Video widget supports uploaded videos or external links (YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Wistia), including provider thumbnails or custom poster images.

Add a Video widget

1

Open the widget picker

In the page editor, open Widgets.

2

Drag Video

In Media, drag Video (video icon) onto the page.

3

Open Video Settings

Click the widget and choose Video Settings.

Video Settings

Tabs include:

  • Video: set Video Source to Upload Video or External Link. Use Video URL to paste an external link, or click Click to select video to choose an upload. Add a title in Enter video title and set thumbnails using Select Custom Thumbnail / Change Custom Thumbnail.
  • Playback: toggle Show Title, Autoplay, Loop, Muted, and Show Controls. When controls are on, choose which buttons appear (Play Button, Seek Back Button, Seek Forward Button, Mute Button, Volume Slider, Captions Button, Fullscreen Button, Time Display, Timeline/Progress Bar, Playback Speed, Picture-in-Picture Button, Quality Selection).
  • Border: adjust border radius and shadows.

Thumbnail behavior

  • Uploaded videos can use the default generated thumbnail, a timeline thumbnail, or a custom uploaded thumbnail.
  • External videos can use the provider thumbnail or a custom uploaded thumbnail.
  • When autoplay is off, custom external thumbnails display as a click-to-play poster before playback starts.

Toolbar actions

  • Video Settings
  • Alignment
  • Animation
  • Position
  • Copy
  • Delete

For responsive behavior and mobile playback checks, use Responsive Design.

Updated Apr 9, 2026

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