External video

Block for presentation of video hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.

How to use

Shows a video from YouTube or Vimeo. Paste the video's address from the browser or its embed address; both work. The address, a name and the original upload date are required to publish. Search engines read the name and the date from the page's structured data; visitors never see them. Without a poster the video shows its own first frame and play button. With a poster the player loads only when the visitor selects the play button, and the video then starts with sound. An optional heading shows above the video.

Variants

YouTube with a poster

A YouTube video, pasted with its watch address, with a heading and a poster behind the play button.

Proxima in two minutes

A green meadow with yellow flowers in front, a winding road and a steep mountain peak backlit by the sun.

Vimeo without a poster

A Vimeo video with a heading and no poster: the video's own first frame and play button show.

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Embed address

A YouTube video pasted with its embed address instead of its watch address. It plays the same way.

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No heading

A video with no heading.

Poster without alternative text

A video with a poster and no alternative text. Screen readers get the image's own description, or skip the image when it has none.

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Layout preview

4 copies of one example in a layout block. Change the settings to see how the block fits each layout.

Proxima in two minutes

A green meadow with yellow flowers in front, a winding road and a steep mountain peak backlit by the sun.

Proxima in two minutes

A green meadow with yellow flowers in front, a winding road and a steep mountain peak backlit by the sun.

Proxima in two minutes

A green meadow with yellow flowers in front, a winding road and a steep mountain peak backlit by the sun.

Proxima in two minutes

A green meadow with yellow flowers in front, a winding road and a steep mountain peak backlit by the sun.

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