Add a video widget

Share a YouTube video on your community portal.

Note:
  • This content about Community portals applies to new customers who do not have Member Hubs. Upgraded customers use Member Hubs, or continue to use their portal setup from Sparq 1.
  • Author users cannot access Community, portal, and theming setup functionality.

Author users cannot access Community and theming setup functionality.

A video widget displays a title, a YouTube video, and custom text in a content box. Members can click the video still to play the video in an embedded player.

Example
  1. Open the Community app and click Community > Member Experience at the top of the page.
  2. Click Portal Content.
  3. From the View Widgets for menu, select the community.
    This step applies only if you have multiple communities.
  4. In the Create a new widget area, click YouTube.
  5. In the Widget Name field, type a name for the widget (maximum 55 characters).
    The widget name is not visible to members.
  6. In the Title field, type the widget title (maximum 40 characters).
  7. Copy and paste the YouTube video share link.
    1. On YouTube, open the video's web page in your web browser.
    2. On the video page, in the content box under the embedded player, click Share.
    3. Copy the share link.

      The share link is formatted https://youtu.be/videoID

    4. In the application, paste the share link in the Share link field.
      If you pasted a valid share link, a thumbnail image of the video will appear under the Share link field.
  8. In the Text field, type the text content.
    Tip: Avoid using widgets for long-form content. If necessary, separate long-form content into multiple widgets. Long-form content requires significant scrolling for members to adequately view.
  9. Optional: Format widget text.
  10. Click Save.
    Result: The widget appears at the top of the Widgets pane and a preview of the widget appears in the Preview area.
  11. Click Save.
    Result: The Preview area is updated to reflect your changes.
  12. To get an idea of how the widgets are arranged on the portal home page, click Preview.
    Result: A preview of the portal home page opens in a new tab.
  13. Optional: To show or hide the widget, on the Widget toolbar, click the Show/Hide button.
    Note: Hidden widgets appear dimmed in the Widgets pane.
    Result: The application automatically saves the changes you make to the show/hide setting. However, the changes are not live until you click Publish.
  14. To publish widget changes, click Publish.