Want an embedded YouTube video to begin at a certain point? For example, you don’t want people to sit through an entire interview to hear a particular point that’s made. Making the video start at that point is easy to do. Just stop the video where you want people to begin viewing. In this case I’ve stopped […]
How To Remove Suggested Videos From Embedded YouTube Videos
If you embed a YouTube video on your site, you may not want visitors seeing the suggested videos that YouTube pulls up when the video is over. In particular, it can be frustrating to have YouTube encouraging visitors to look at competitors’ videos. So how do you stop screens like this from showing up? If you’re […]
Add Your Own Thumbnail to YouTube or Other Videos
When you embed videos in WordPress the image that visitors see before playing the video is called the poster image or sometimes you hear people say the thumbnail. Often, that image isn’t very useful or interesting. The good news is, you can control the image even if the video is from YouTube or other third […]
Drop the Correct YouTube Link Into WordPress
“You just copy the URL from YouTube, paste it onto its own line in the WordPress content editor, and you’re done!” That’s my standard line to clients and students who want to know how people get those embedded YouTube videos onto their WordPress site. But I realized the other day that I haven’t been clear […]