Video

Stanford Sites supports the ability to easily add videos from YouTube and Vimeo. Text Area, Media with Caption, or Card paragraph types all support adding video via the Add Media button. To add a video, all you need is the URL to the video.

Add a video in a Text Area, Media with Caption, or Card

The form shown below is what will display if you add Video in a paragraph that supports video, including Text Area, Media with Caption, and Card.

Add a video to your media library

You can also add a video to your site's media library for use later.

1. After selecting “Video”, you will be redirected to the “Add Video” page:

1. Enter the name of your video in the corresponding text field.
2. Enter the Video URL in the corresponding text field. You can copy the video URL from the address bar:

1. Click Save.

Policies and best practices

• Stanford University's accessibility policies require captioning on all videos.
• Stanford Sites does not allow uploading video files (.mov, .mp4, etc) into the media library. Streaming services (YouTube or Vimeo) are used to provide the best video experience for your site visitors. They also provide valuable analytics on video views.
• You may use multiple videos on a page, but keep in mind that this will increase your page load time and may create a negative experience for those using mobile devices or on low bandwidth. We do not recommend using more than six (6) videos per page.
• Stanford Sites does not support autoplay of videos for accessibility reasons.