Overview
In this guide we walk you through setting up a Page to display videos on your WordPress minisite. You can set a featured video or featured video carousel, automatically display a video listing or manually select videos to display, and allow visitors to filter and search videos by category.
Before you begin
Before you start creating your Video Listing Page, we suggest creating some Video Posts so that you have content to display. These Posts can be as simple as a Vimeo or YouTube link accompanied by an image, category, and description:
Setting up a Video Listing Page
After you've created some Video Posts, you can set up your Video Listing Page. There are a few different display options available within this template:
Quick guide
Step 1: Select the Video Listing template
- In the left menu, select Pages > Add New Page.
- Fill out the Add title field.
- In the Settings sidebar (right side), locate the "Template" field and click Default template.
- Click Default template and select Video Listing from the dropdown.
- Click Save draft (top right). Refresh the page.
- Unable to save? Make sure you filled out the Add title field.
Step 2: Select your display options
- Fill out the Description field. You can optionally add a Breadcrumb Links field by clicking Select Link.
- In the Featured Videos field, select 1–5 videos to display at the top of the Page. If you select more than one video, the videos will display in a carousel.
- To add a video: In the left pane, click the video title. The video will be added to the right pane.
- To change the video order: In the right pane, click and drag the video title to another location on the list.
- To remove a video: In the right pane, hover over the video title and click the - icon.
- In the Listing Type field, you can select one of two options, Database or Manual:
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Database (default)
- Uses a Video Category field. Select one or more categories, and videos in these categories will automatically display on the Page. If you do not select a category or did not assign categories to your Video Posts, no videos will display on the Page.
- To set the display order:
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Title: Orders videos alphabetically by Video Post title. Can be ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending).
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Publish Date: Orders videos chronologically by Video Post publication date. Can be ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending).
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Manual
- Adds a Videos field. You can use the left pane to select videos and the right pane to manually set their display order through drag and drop.
- To hide the category label that appears after video titles, select Yes in the Hide Categories field. This is useful if all your Video Posts use the same category, as having the same label show up for each may be redundant.
- To add non-video content at the end of the Page, select Add Row in the Bottom Components field.
Step 3: Save and publish
- To save your progress, click Save Draft (this template does not have autosave).
- Be aware that filtering does not work when selecting Preview for draft Pages. Once you publish the Page, filtering functions as intended.
- To publish the Page, click Publish.
Detailed guide (with screenshots)
Step 1: Select the Video Listing template
- In the left menu, select Pages > Add New Page.
- Fill out the Add title field.
- In the Settings sidebar (right side), locate the "Template" field and click Default template.
- Click Default template and select Video Listing from the dropdown.
- Click Save draft (top right). Refresh the page.
- Unable to save? Make sure you filled out the Add title field.
Step 2: Select your display options
- Fill out the Description field. You can optionally add a Breadcrumb Links field by clicking Select Link.
- In the Featured Videos field, select 1–5 videos to display at the top of the Page. If you select more than one video, the videos will display in a carousel.
- To add a video: In the left pane, click the video title. The video will be added to the right pane.
- To reorder a video: In the right pane, click and drag the video title to another location on the list.
- To remove a video: In the right pane, hover over the video title and click the - icon.
- In the Listing Type field, you can select one of two options, Database or Manual:
-
Database (default)
- Uses a Video Category field. Select one or more categories, and videos in these categories will automatically display on the Page. If you do not select a category or did not assign categories to your Video Posts, no videos will display on the Page.
- To set the display order:
-
Title: Orders videos alphabetically by Video Post title. Can be ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending).
-
Publish Date: Orders videos chronologically by Video Post publication date. Can be ASC (ascending) or DESC (descending).
-
Manual
- Adds a Videos field. You can use the left pane to select videos and the right pane to manually set their display order through drag and drop.
- To hide the category label that appears after video titles, select Yes in the Hide Categories field. This is useful if all your Video Posts use the same category, as having the same label show up for each may be redundant.
- To add non-video content at the end of the Page, select Add Row in the Bottom Components field.
Step 3: Save and publish
- To save your progress, click Save Draft (this template does not have autosave).
- Be aware that filtering does not work when selecting Preview for draft Pages. Once you publish the Page, filtering functions as intended.
- To publish the Page, click Publish.
