Embedded Media

Overview

The Embedded Media paragraph type allows you to add media content, such as videos and audio files, to a page. You can use it to upload local media files or embed externally hosted videos.

Add embedded media

  1. In the Main Administrative Menu, navigate to Content.
  2. In the Content Overview table, locate the page where you want to add embedded media, and click Edit. This opens the page editor.
  3. Scroll to the bottom of the page editor. From the Add Section dropdown menu, select Add Embedded Media.
  4. (Optional) In the Headline field, enter a title or descriptive text.
  5. Add media content:
    • Add an image, audio, or video file.
    • For videos, the uploaded image serves as the preview file for the video.
  6. Configure the required fields and display options as described in Field Reference below.
  7. Save the changes.

Field Reference

Headline
Enter a title or descriptive text. Use the text editor toolbar to apply formatting and styles as needed.

Image
Add a static preview/placeholder image for the video file. If no preview image is selected, the standard video screengrab is displayed.

NOTE: This feature does not work with external videos.

Embed local video or audio
Upload a video or audio file.

Embed external video
Embed a video hosted on a supported platform such as Youtube or Vimeo.

Important

Use the video's public URL (for example, the URL displayed in your browser), not the embed URL provided by the video platform.

Background-Colour paragraph
Set the overall paragraph's background colour.

Tip

To learn where to define new background colors for your Paragraph Types, see Change Look & Feel → Define background colors for paragraph types.

Show Full Width
Enable this option to allow a full-width video display.

Quick Demo: Add an embedded video file and configure its display settings.