Autoplay, Start Time, and Other Video Options

You can set preferences for the videos that you reference in your Paligo content. For example, you can set a video to start playing as soon as a page is viewed or you can set it to start at a particular time in the recording. The process for setting your preferences varies depending on how you are hosting the video.

YouTube

For YouTube videos, add a "querystring" at the end of the link code (embedcode). For example, to autoplay a video, add this at the end of the link:

?autoplay=1

To add multiple parameters, use an ampersand between each parameter, for example:

?autoplay=1&start=34

In this example, we have set the video to play, starting at 34 seconds into the recording. Note that the start time is in seconds and the parameter does not use any time units.

For a list of the possible video parameters, see the YouTube documentation: YouTube Embedded Players and Player Parameters .

Vimeo

For Vimeo videos, add a "querystring" at the end of the link code (embedcode). For example, to autoplay a video, add this at the end of the link:

?autoplay=1

To add multiple preferences, use an ampersand between each parameter, for example:

?autoplay=1&#t=1m2s

In this example, we have set the video to play, starting at 1 minute and 2 seconds into the recording.

For a list of the possible video parameters, see the Vimeo documentation: Using Player Parameters.

Wistia

For Wistia videos:

In Paligo, edit the topic that contains the link to the video.
Select the video and then select the videodata element in the Element Structure Menu.
Select Go to element.
Add the autoplay attribute in the Element attributes panel and set its value to true if you want the video to play automatically. Set it to false if you do not want it to autoplay.

Note

Use the autoplay attribute for all parameters, not just automatic video playback.
For any other video parameters, add them after the true or false value and separate them with a semi-colon, for example:
```
true;time=0m34s
```
This example will set a video to autoplay and start at 34 seconds into the recording.

For a list of the possible parameters, see the Wistia documentation: Embed Options and Plugin .

Note

Take care to use the correct capitalization of the properties.
Select Save.

Self-Hosted

If you use self-hosted videos, they will autoplay automatically on Chromium browsers. These are browsers that are based on the open-source Chromium project and include Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera. To prevent autoplay on these browsers, you can use the autoplay attribute:

In Paligo, edit the topic that contains the link to the video.
Select the video and then select the videodata element in the Element Structure Menu.
Select Go to element.
Add the autoplay attribute in the Element attributes panel and set its value to true if you want the video to play automatically. Set it to false if you do not want it to autoplay.
Select Save.