Using our intuitive tools on the backend, you can embed video code from Youtube, Vimeo or other providers right onto your website's page.
The Weebly YouTube Video element allows you to share videos from, yes you guessed it, YouTube! You can find the YouTube element in the Media section of the elements when you're in the Build tab.
The YouTube element is one of the ways you can add a YouTube video to your site. The more flexible way, though, is to use the Embed Code element, also located in the Build tab elements. The Embed Code element can also be used to add Vimeo, Blip.tv, Ustream and other videos to your site.
Add a YouTube Video with YouTube Video Element
To add a YouTube Video to your site:
Log into Weebly and navigate to the page (within the site) in which you want to add your YouTube video
Click the Build tab, at the top of the page
Drag the YouTube element (in the Media section in the left-hand sidebar) onto your page, where you want the video to appear
Click anywhere within the element that you drug to your page to bring up the YouTube options box
Navigate to the YouTube video of your choosing in your web browser
Click the Share button, underneath the video near the left-hand corner
Copy the URL that shows in the highlighted blank underneath the row of social media icons
Enter the URL you just copied in the YouTube Video URL field in the YouTube options box in Weebly
Once you add the link, the video should appear on your page shortly. If it doesn't, then you didn't use the direct link as copied from the Share option in YouTube.
Choose whether you want your video aligned to the left, center or right, via the icons provided
Click the Spacing option to define the top and bottom margin spacing
Click Advanced to set the size of the video as it appears on your page and to define the YouTube ID
If you feel limited by this element, or want to add a Vimeo or Ustream video or similar instead, you can use the Embed Code element. We'll show you how...
Add a Video with Embed Code Element
Check out the short video below that details how to use the Embed Code element to add a YouTube video to your site and see the detailed instructions iterated below to see how to add any video to your site.
To use the Embed Code element to add a video to your site:
Click the Build tab, at the top of the page
Drag the Embed Code element (in the Media section in the left-hand sidebar) onto your page, where you want the video to appear
Navigate to the video of your choosing, whether it be YouTube, Vimeo, Ustream. Blip.tv or other, in your web browser
Find the embed code for the video you want to add to your site and copy it; this is usually accessed via an embed or share button found near the video
In Vimeo this share button appears on the right side of the video.
Here is an example of the embeddable share coding in Vimeo.
In YouTube, the share button appears underneath the video.
Here is an example of the embed code in YouTube.
Once you've copied the embed code from your online video source, click inside the Embed Code element within your Weebly site page
Paste the copied code into the box
Click outside the Embed Code element to 'paste' that code into place
Click the Edit Custom HTML button to edit the video manually (including size, margins, etc. IF you already know HTML)
Click the Publish button to make this video change live on your site
Your video should be showing on the page and you should be able to play it to see how it looks! Need help? We're one (or two) clicks away.
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