Wix Video: Changing Your Player Settings

Customize the player settings of your Wix Video player to make sure your videos display exactly how you want them to. You can choose to play a channel of videos or just one video in the player. Then choose a layout and customize the settings that depend on which layout you selected.

In this article, learn more about changing your player settings when playing:

Changing your player settings when playing a channel

When you are playing a channel of videos in the Wix Video player, you can choose from several layouts. The type of layout you choose determines which settings you can customize.

To change your player settings when playing a channel:

Click the Wix Video player in your Editor.
Click Settings.
Note: Make sure Channel is selected under What do you want to play here?
Click the Layout tab and choose the layout you want to use.
Click the Player tab.
Customize the settings, depending on which layout you selected. Click below to view the settings for each layout:

Compact layout

Grid layout

Before playing:

Actions in menu: Select the checkboxes next to each action you want viewers to see when they click the channel name:
- Subscribe: Allow visitors to subscribe to your channel. This is only available if you've enabled paid subscriptions for the displayed channel.
- Share channel: Show or hide the Share icon that allows visitors to share the channel.
- Sign in: Show a link to your sign in page. If your viewers are paying for your content, they will have to sign in to access it.
- Channel info: Allow viewers to see channel info by clicking the Info icon outside the frame.
Show channel title: Show or hide the name of the channel.
Show categories: Show or hide the video's category.
Thumbnail info: Select the checkbox next to each item you want to display in video thumbnails:
- Title: Show the video's title.
- Timestamp: Show the viewer how far along they are in the video's timeline.
- Publisher: Show the name of the person who published the video.
- Description: Show a description of the video.

While playing:

Play video: Choose where the video plays:
- In the frame: The video remains in the player. Choose from the following options:
  - Show video title: Show the title of the video during playback.
  - Show video info: Show the video information during playback.
  - Allow video sharing: Show the Share icon during playback.
    Note: Videos from external sources usually have their own share icons.
  - Autoplay on load: Allow your video to start playing on mute when the page loads.
- In expanded view: The video opens in a full-screen player. Choose from the following options:
  - Show video info: Show the video description during playback.
  - Allow video sharing: Show the Share icon during playback.
    Note: Videos from external sources usually have their own share icons.
  - Expanded view elements: Choose which elements appear in the expanded view:
    - Show channel title: Show the title of the channel.
    - Show sign in: Show a link to your sign in page. If your viewers are paying for your content, they will have to sign in to access it.
    - Thumbnails: Show or hide the thumbnails of the other videos in the channel.

After playing:

When video ends: Click the drop-down and select what you want to happen when the video finishes playing: Show video cover, Play next video, or Open action cards.

Classic layout

Strip layout

Big Slider layout

Small Slider layout

Changing your player settings when playing one video

By default, the Wix Video displays a channel of videos. You can choose to show only one video in the player and customize the settings of the player.

To change your player settings when playing one video:

Click the Wix Video player in your Editor.
Click Settings.
Note: Make sure One video is selected under What do you want to play here?
Click the Layout tab and choose the layout you want to use: Compact or Strip
Click the Player tab.
Customize the settings, depending on which layout you selected. Click below to view the settings for each layout:

Compact layout

Strip layout

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