> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.parameter1.com/base-cms/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.parameter1.com/base-cms/content-management/content-types/video.md).

# Video

This page will describe how to embed videos onto your website using the "Video" content type.

To add a video to your website, you'll need to host the video using a 3rd-party site. Supported 3rd-party hosting sites include: **CollegeHumor, Flickr, Hulu, Instagram, Kickstarter, MixCloud, SoundCloud, Spotify, Twitter, Vimeo, Vine, Youtube.**  

Once you have the video uploaded on one of those sites, you can copy the URL or Embed Code, and move over to Base.

Select **New > Video** in the upper right-hand corner of the page (you may have to scroll down the list of available content types to find **Video**)

![](https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MK0ddrUTI2zAWIOlTuO%2F-MK0doModdX7FcRzH1r-%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=f3cddaee-cb59-4927-880b-e5211260aa5e)

At minimum, you'll be required to fill out Name and Primary Site/Section before being able to save your content.  More on that can be found here: [**Adding and Editing Content**.](/base-cms/content-management/adding-and-editing-content.md)

Scroll down until you find the "Details" portion, where you'll see an "**Embed**" input field.  

{% hint style="info" %}
You can paste the full embed code of the video, or the URL - both will work.
{% endhint %}

### Option 1: Pasting the Embed code

If you have the full embed code of the video, you can paste it directly into that input field.  

![](https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MK0ddrUTI2zAWIOlTuO%2F-MK0dqkZB1QS-SKxdx9A%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2dba3c9d-9a5f-460a-a206-3caea3063e6f)

{% hint style="warning" %}
If embedding from JWPlayer/JWPlatform, make sure to use the `iframe` embed with the `seo` flag enabled!
{% endhint %}

<div align="center"><img src="https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MKAgAW1-W9FCSoreQem%2F-MKAgVq2tI3r0V9clB_L%2Fjwplayer-embed.png?alt=media&amp;token=5e5ac043-a047-4537-b270-5481cbacaa24" alt="JWPlayer embed"></div>

### Option 2: Pasting the URL&#x20;

Alternatively, you can simply copy+paste the URL from the address bar.

![](https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MK0ddrUTI2zAWIOlTuO%2F-MK0dvMfWp-5MVpSdYUN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5de65b22-b7ed-4e43-807f-3281f2ba8673)

Once you've pasted an embed code or URL into Base, you'll see a preview of the thumbnail display in the whitespace:

![](https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MK0ddrUTI2zAWIOlTuO%2F-MK0dwyWj8OO-TFH1GPz%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=920077e2-0b08-44a4-8876-190f7c96104f)

{% hint style="danger" %}
If you paste an unsupported provider, you'll see an error message in the upper-right
{% endhint %}

![](https://3240145413-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MJm8TT5zrveJuijYYUO%2F-MK0ddrUTI2zAWIOlTuO%2F-MK0dyECKlJPauRXMwN-%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=87da64b6-fe77-4420-93a2-5830f5288cd4)

Once your video has been successfully embedded, and the content has been created, you can click the **Preview** button on the left-hand side of the page.  A window will pop out with a preview of your video.  Once you're satisfied with the appearance, toggle the [content status](/base-cms/content-management/content-states.md) to **Published** and [schedule to a section on your website](/base-cms/content-management/scheduling.md#website-scheduling) accordingly.  &#x20;