Requirements
This procedure assumes the video has already been uploaded to YouTube. You will need the URL for the video in order to proceed.
For information on having your video uploaded to YouTube, please consult Video Hosting Options at Rutgers.
Displaying the Video
Displaying a Video within an Article
- Select an article to edit following steps 1-3 of Basic Editing, or create a new article.
- Click somewhere within the Content text box and type or paste the YouTube URL for the video you want to display.
- If the URL is shown as a hyperlink, highlight it, then click the Unlink button (see #1 below)
- Enter the code "{ youtube }" (without spaces or quotation marks) before the YouTube URL (see #2 below)
- Enter the code "{ /youtube }" (without spaces or quotation marks) after the YouTube URL (see #3 below)
- Click the Save & Close button to save your changes.
Displaying a Video within a Custom Module
- Log on to your site using the Administrator Login URL.
- Go to "Extensions > Site Modules":
- Click on the Title of a "Custom" module to edit it, or follow steps 1 through 8 of Adding a Custom Module to create a new Custom HTML module.
- Click somewhere within the Module text box and type or paste the YouTube URL for the video you want to display.
- If the URL is shown as a hyperlink, highlight it, then click the Unlink button (see #1 below)
- Enter the code "{ youtube }" (without spaces or quotation marks) before the YouTube URL (see #2 below)
- Enter the code "{ /youtube }" (without spaces or quotation marks) after the YouTube URL (see #3 below)
- Click the Options tab below the title of your module, and change Prepare Content to "Yes" (see #2 below).
- Click Save & Close to the upper left of the web page.
- Your module will display the video as embedded content.
Advanced Options: Set height and width of embedded video
You can add parameters (separated by pipes: "|") after the video URL or video ID to control the width and height of the embedded video.
Note: The below options may not work if AllVideos has been set to "Responsive mode."
{ youtube }VideoID|560|315{ /youtube }
(Note: Remove spaces surrounding "youtube" and "/youtube".)
- 560 = width of embedded video will be 560px
- 315 = height of embedded video will be 315px
You can also use percentages in place of pixel values:
e.g. { youtube }VideoID|100%|400{ /youtube }
Note: Remove spaces surrounding "youtube" and "/youtube".
- 100% = width of embedded video will be 100% of the available space
- 400 = height of embedded video will be 400px
Sample Video Display
Once you have embedded the video in your article or module, it will look something like this:
Working with hosting services other than YouTube
- Vimeo and other third-party video hosts
The process is similar to embed a video hosted on a website other than YouTube. Consult the AllVideos documentation to get the correct tags to use (in place of the tags "{ youtube }" and "{ /youtube }" referenced in the above procedure). - Kaltura
Kaltura-hosted videos can be displayed on the site using the embed code from Kaltura.