Video Box

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The Video Box widget is a powerful tool for displaying videos on your website. It supports five different video platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Wistia, and Self-Hosted, each with its own set of exclusive customization features. With this widget, you can add details about the video and choose whether or not to display the YouTube logo.

Additionally, you can use the mask image and overlay feature to add a custom design to the video player. It also offers advanced options, such as the ability to display sticky videos. In addition, you have full control over the video’s start and end time.

It includes video schema for all video types, improving SEO and helping search engines to understand the video’s content. With its versatile features, the Video Box widget makes it easy to showcase videos on your website in a professional and engaging way.

The “Video Box” widget features the following controls:

Content

Video

  • Video Type: Choose from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Wistia, or Self-Hosted.

Youtube

  • Link: Enter the YouTube video link.
  • Start time: Enter the video’s start time in seconds.
  • End Time: Enter the video’s end time in seconds.
  • Autoplay: Enable the option to autoplay the video while onload.
  • Related Videos From: Select either from Current Video Channel or Any Random Video.
  • Player Control: Enable the option to display player controls like play, pause, volume and more.
    • Modest Branding: Enable the option to disable the YouTube logo from displaying in the control bar.
  • Mute: Allow the option to mute the video.
  • Privacy Mode: Enabling this feature prevents YouTube from storing visitor information on your website until they play the video.
Video Box: Youtube Video Type Settings
Video Box: Youtube Video Type Settings

Vimeo

  • Link: Enter the video link.
  • Start time: Enter the start time of a video.
  • Autoplay: Enable the option to autoplay the video while onload.
  • Loop: Enable the option to play video continuously.
  • Mute: Allow the option to mute the video.
  • Intro Title: Display video’s Title.
  • Intro Portrait: Display author’s profile image.
  • Intro Byline: Display the video’s author’s name.
  • Controls Color: Select the color for video player controls.
Video Box: Vimeo Video Type Settings
Video Box: Vimeo Video Type Settings

Wistia

  • Link & Thumbnail Text: Enter the link and thumbnail text from the respective wistia’s video.
  • Autoplay: Enable the option to autoplay the video while onload.
  • Mute: Allow the option to mute the video.
  • Loop: Enable the option to play video continuously.
  • Show Playbar: Enable the option to display the progress bar of the video.
Video Box: Wistia Video Type Settings
Video Box: Wistia Video Type Settings

Dailymotion

  • Link: Enter the link of video.
  • Start Time: Set the video’s start time.
  • Autoplay: Enable the option to autoplay the video while onload.
  • Mute: Allow the option to mute the video.
  • Player Control: Enable the option to display player controls like play, pause, volume and more.
  • Enable Sharing: Activate the option to display the share button.
Video Box: Dailymotion Video Type Settings
Video Box: Dailymotion Video Type Settings

Self Hosted

  • External URL: If you have an external URL of the video, you can enable this option.
    • URL: Insert an URL of the video
  • Choose File: If there is no external link of the video, you can upload the video.
  • Start time: Set the start time of video.
  • End Time: Set the end time of video.
  • Autoplay: Enable the option to autoplay the video while onload.
  • Loop: Enable the option to play video continuously.
  • Player Control: Enable the option to display player controls like play, pause, volume and more.
  • Mute: Allow the option to mute the video.
  • Download Button: Activate the option to enable video downloading(display if Lighbox option is disabled).
Video Box: Self Hosted Video Type Settings
Video Box: Self Hosted Video Type Settings

Video Options

Note: Autoplay will not work in Lightbox.

  • Aspect Ratio: Select the aspect ratio for video.
  • Lightbox: Enable the option to apply Lightbox settings(not applicable for Dailymotion Video Type).
    • FullScreen: Activate the option to display the lightbox in fullscreen.
    • Enable Share: Enable the option to display share button on lightbox.
    • Hash URL: Enable the option to give a unique id to lightbox.
      • Gallery ID: Enter the unique id for lightbox.
Video Box: Video Settings
Video Box: Video Settings

Video Details

  • Enable Video Details: Enable the option to show video details if needed.
    • Title: Enter the title of video.
    • Description: Enter the description of video.
    • Preview Video Details: Enable the option to display video details layout properly. It will work in editor mode only.
Video Box: Video Details Settings
Video Box: Video Details Settings

Mask

  • Enable Mask: Activate the option to enable the mask.
    • Mask Shape: Select the mask image.
Video Box: Mask Settings
Video Box: Mask Settings

Thumbnail & Overlay

  • Thumbnail Size: Select the size of thumbnail(Only for Youtube Video type).
  • Custom Thumbnail: Enable the option to set the thumbnail to the video.
    • Select Image: Select the image for thumbnail.
    • Image Size: Select the size of the Image.
Video Box: Thumbnail & Overlay Settings
Video Box: Thumbnail & Overlay Settings

Play Button

  • Icon Type: Choose from a list of Icons, Images, or Lottie animations.
    • Icon
      • Icon: Select from the Font Awesome icon library or upload an SVG image.
    • Image
      • Image: Either upload an image or select a dynamic tag for display.
      • Image size: Choose the size for your icon image display.
    • Lottie Animation
      • Source Choose the source of the Icon by either adding an External URL or selecting a media file.
      • Loop – Enable the loop option to display the animation continuously.
      • Reverse Activate the reverse option to display the animation in reverse order.
  • View – Select from default, stacked, or framed display options.
  • Shape – Select either Circle or Square shape for the stack or frame.
Video Box: Play Button Icon Settings
Video Box: Play Button Icon Settings

Sticky Video

  • Enable Sticky Video:
    • Preview Sticky Video: Enable the option to display preview details of sticky video.
    • Video Width: Enter the sticky video width in px.
    • Horizontal Position: Select from Left, Center, or Right.
    • Vertical Position: Select from Top, Middle, or Bottom.
    • Horizontal Offset: Enter the horizontal offset using px or %(Display when horizontal position is set to Left or Right).
    • Vertical Offset: Enter the vertical offset using px or %(Display when vertical position is set to Top or Bottom).
    • Background Space: Set the background space to video.
Video Box: Sticky Video Settings
Video Box: Sticky Video Settings

Close Button

  • Enable: Display the close button on sticky video.
Video Box: Sticky Video Close Button Settings
Video Box: Sticky Video Close Button Settings

Video Details

Note: This option is only applicable if the Video Details option is enabled in Video Section.

  • Enable: Display the video details under sticky video.
Video Box: Sticky Video Details Settings
Video Box: Sticky Video Details Settings

Video Schema

  • Schema Support: Enable the option to set schema for video.
    • Video Title: Enter the title of video.
    • Video Description: Enter the description of video.
    • Video Thumbnail: Select the thumbnail image for video schema(applicable if Custom Thumbnail option is not enabled in Thumbnail & Overlay section).
    • Video Upload Date & Time: Enter the upload date & time of video.
Video Box: Video Schema Settings
Video Box: Video Schema Settings

Style

General

  • Background: Select the background color of the box.
  • Spacing: Set the spacing between box to video.
  • Border Type: Select the border type.
    • Width: Set the width of border.
    • Color: Select the color of border.
  • Box Shadow: Set the box shadow properties.
  • Border Radius: Set the border radius.
  • Skew: Enter the value to skew(Max Value is 2).
  • Rotate: Enter the value to rotate.
  • Scale: Enter the value to scale(Max Value is 2).
Video Box: Box Style Settings
Video Box: Box Style Settings

Overlay

  • Background Type: Select either Classic or Gradient.
    • Classic
      • Color: Choose the color for the background.
      • Image: Either upload an image or select a dynamic tag for display.
    • Gradient
      • Color: Select the color for the background.
      • Location: Determine the position of the color on the background by specifying their location in percentage.
      • Second Color: Select the second color for the background.
      • Location: Determine the position of the second color on the background by specifying their location in percentage.
      • Type: Select either Radial or Linear.
        • Radial
          • Position: Set the position.
        • Linear
          • Angle: Set the angle using DEG, GRAD, RAD, and TURN.
Video Box: Overlay Style Settings
Video Box: Overlay Style Settings

Mask

Note: This option is only applicable if the Mask option is enabled in Video Section.

  • Background Position: Select the background position of mask image.
  • Background Size: Select background size from Auto, Cover, or Contain.
  • Background Repeat: Select the background repeat property.
Video Box: Mask Style Settings
Video Box: Mask Style Settings

Info Bar

Note: This option is only applicable if the Video Details option is enabled in Video Section.

  • Title Color: Select the color of title.
  • Title Typography: Set the typography of title.
  • Description Color: Select the color of description.
  • Description Typography: Set the typography of description.
  • Background Color: Select the background color for info bar.
  • Padding: Set the padding.
Video Box: Info Bar Style Settings
Video Box: Info Bar Style Settings

Play Icon

Normal

  • Primary Color: Select the primary color of icon.
  • Secondary Color: Select the secondary color of icon.
  • Size: Set the size of the Icon using %, EM, REM, VW, or PX.
  • Padding: Set the padding for the Icon.
  • Rotate: Set the rotation of your Icon in degrees.
  • Border Width: Set the border’s width using %, EM, REM, VW, or PX.
  • Border Radius: Set the border’s radius using PX,%, EM, or REM.
Video Box: Play Icon Button Style Settings(Normal)
Video Box: Play Icon Button Style Settings(Normal)

Hover

Styling controls for the hover state are available under this section. These settings will be applied when Someone hovers the play button.

Video Box: Play Icon Button Style Settings(Hover)
Video Box: Play Icon Button Style Settings(Hover)

Sticky Video

Note: This option is only applicable if the Sticky Video option is enabled under Sticky Video Section.

  • Background Color: Select the background color for sticky video.
  • Border Radius: Set the border radius.
  • Close Button Color: Select the color for close button.
  • Close Button BG Color: Select the background color of close button.
Video Box: Sticky Video Style Settings
Video Box: Sticky Video Style Settings

Info Bar

This option is only applicable if the Video Details option is enabled in Video and Sticky Video Sections. It toggles previously mentioned details pertaining to video details.

  • Color: Select the color of title.
  • Title Typography: Set the typography of title.
  • Color: Select the color of description.
  • Description Typography: Set the typography of description.
  • Background Color: Select the background color for info bar.
  • Padding: Set the padding.
Video Box: Sticky Video Info Bar Style Settings
Video Box: Sticky Video Info Bar Style Settings

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