Embed Video Into WordPress Without Messing With Code
I have previously described how to easily add video to your blog in my post 2 Steps To Add Youtube Video to WordPress but what if you simply don’t want to mess with code or not feeling very comfortable doing it?
This is where this short guide will be useful as all you need is 2 plugins that will help you add your videos with very little effort and knowledge on your part.
I want to discuss couple different plugins today – one designed to allow you to add videos into your posts and pages and second one to add video to your sidebar widget. Pretty cool, huh?
Viper’s Video Quicktags
This plugin allows you to simply click on appropriate tag that is added to your Visual Editor and then insert video by providing a link to it. Simple, effective and working solution:
You can install this plugin by simply going into your:
Admin->Plugins->Add New and then search for Viper’s Video Quicktags and get additional installation details, etc on plugin page.
Daiko’s Video Widget
I haven’t personally tried this one but my researched showed that while it states compatibility up to 2.3 – it is still working on 2.7.1 and can be a great addition to your blog’s sidebar, if you feel the need!
Video is an internet medium with ever increasing popularity and if you have something to share – presenting it on a sidebar of your blog, visible from every page can be a great way to get extra exposure!
Just something to consider…
Once again this plugin can be installed using built in interface but I do recommend you visit the page to learn how to properly use it!
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this plug just might com in handy..I have been using the podpress and for some reason I have a hard time loading videos that is on my server. I spent about an hour today then I deceived to just add the youTube it seems to add that one well.
I liked the podpress ipod feature.
Regards,
Kim Dion
( I could not get a commen ID they are not taking new blog for two weeks)
Kim,
I personally never host videos on my server. Always use external services or if you want to full control – Amazon S3. There programs that make it easy for you to embed S3 hosted videos on your blog. This way you don’t slow it down by loading videos.
Hi Alex,
I always thought there must be a better way to insert video within posts and although I looked around for a while, I didnt come across Viper’s Video Quicktags.
Thank you for your heads up on this and I’ll sure give it a try on my blogs
Thank you
William
Excellent Alex – are you going to try the sidebar widget?
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No Dennis, it doesn't fit my blog needs and my goals.
Bummer huh, I always prefer a guinea pig. lol
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Thanks for forwarding this useful information. Presence of video link increases the popularity as well effectiveness of write-ups.
I have tried Viper’s Video Quicktags and it works perfectly good for me. It is simple and very easy to use. I used this with my other blog and it really helped me embed some videos. I haven’t tried Daiko’s widget yet because I’m already comfortable with Viper’s.