CMS: Displaying Collection Content in the Single Video Player
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Display video content from your CMS (Content Management System) collections in the Single Video Player. You can upload the videos directly to a Video field in your collection, or use a URL field type to embed videos hosted on platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook.
This allows you to showcase and manage dynamic video content efficiently. For example, you could connect a Single Video Player on a dynamic item page to show different videos in each item's version of the page.
Notes:
- Learn about the size limitations for videos uploaded to your site.
- If the field you connect to the video source is blank, the default video uploaded to the player plays instead. You can set up default values for the field to specify a default video to play instead.
To connect the Single Video Player to the CMS:
Wix Editor
Studio Editor
- Go to your editor.
- Add a Single Video Player:
- Click Add Elements
on the left side of the editor. - Click Video & Music.
- Click Single Video Players and drag the Video Upload player onto your page.
- Click Add Elements
- Select the Single Video Player you just added and click the Connect to CMS icon
. - Click the Choose a dataset drop-down and select an existing dataset that connects to your collection. Alternatively, click Add a Dataset, then choose the collection you want to connect, give the dataset a name and click Create.
- Under Connections, click the drop-downs to connect the video player to the relevant collection fields:
- Video title connects to: Select the Text, Address, or Tags field you want to use as the video title. Select Add new field if you want to add and connect a new collection field for your video title.
- Video source connects to: Select the Video or URL field you want to use as the source of the video. Select Add new field if you want to add and connect a new collection field for your video source.
Note:
If you choose a URL field type as the video source, the actual title of the embedded video may override the field you chose for your video title.
- (If needed) Adjust the dataset settings:
- Click Dataset Settings in the Connect Video Player panel on the right.
- Click the permission type next to Permissions to edit your collection's permissions & privacy settings.
- Click the Dataset mode drop-down and select the relevant option:
- Read: Elements that are connected to the dataset can read and display content from your collection. The elements cannot modify the collection content.
- Read & Write: Elements that are connected to the dataset can display content from your collection. Input elements can add or edit content in your collection.
- Customize your video player's settings, design, and layout. Learn more about the settings here and the design and layout options here.
Tip: If the video source is a Video field type, you can enable the video title from the layout settings. Click the video player and select the Layout icon
. Then enable the Show video title toggle. - Click Preview at the top right to test your connections.
- Click Publish if you are ready to make the changes go live.
