Insert Video

[Discourse]

	Summary	Insert Video adds a composer button that simplifies adding videos with subtitles (VTT format), a poster image and multiple video sources to a Discourse post.
	Preview	Preview on Discourse Theme Creator
	Repository Link	https://github.com/discourse/discourse-insert-video
	New to Discourse Themes?	Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes

Install this theme component

As this is an official theme component maintained by the Discourse team, support, bug, ux, and feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate theme component tag. Click on a link below to get one started.

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Features

Clicking the button triggers a modal window that allows uploading/linking the relevant files and then adds the appropriate HTML code in the composer:

Settings

Name	Description
default track label
default track langcode
only available to staff
disable download
text tracks as blobs	When using subtitles, download VTT files and inject as blob (fixes issues when using S3 storage or a CDN)

(For uploads to work, you’ll need to allow .vtt and your chosen video formats in the authorized extensions site setting.)

Translation	Default
modal.title	Insert Video
modal.video_title	Add video sources
modal.poster	Poster image (optional)
modal.vtt_title	Subtitles (optional)
modal.vtt_help	Comma-delimited, in the format: url,label,langcode
modal.insert	Insert
modal.cancel	Cancel
source_not_video	Error: One of the video source URLs is invalid.
composer_title	Insert Video
simple_list_placeholder	Add item…

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Last edited by @JammyDodger 2024-06-13T07:09:42Z

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