Create a Multimedia Component using the YouTube Video Schema to add the YouTube video to the Content Manager. You can then link in the video in a Format Area field, or in the Media field of a Article or List Item, or add it standalone to the page by using a 1-column, 2-column or 3-column layout.
Procedure
- Access the Content Manager Explorer Web site.
- In the 400 Example Site Publication, navigate to and select the Folder where you want to create a Multimedia Component for the YouTube video.
- In the Create tab, open the .
- Define the new Multimedia Component:
- Enter a name for your Multimedia Component.
- Select the Schema YouTube Video.
- Fill in the following fields:
- Resource Type—select GIF, JPG, or PNG
- Multimedia Type—
Uploaded
- Load from Disk—click to upload a placeholder image to the Multimedia Component (shown as a still on the Web site before the video is played).
- Select the Metadata tab.
- Fill in the following fields:
- YouTube Video ID—the string in a YouTube video URL that follows the
v= part.
- Heading—the title to place above the embedded video.
- Click Save and Close.
- Open your Web site in Experience Manager.
- Define the new Multimedia Component:
- Select .
- Choose .
- Select YouTube Video and click Choose.
- Enter a Title and select a Folder to create the content in.
- Click Create and Insert Content.
Dummy content is added to the Page.
- Click the Properties icon in the top right corner of the Page, and in the Metadata section click Edit.
- Fill in the following fields:
- YouTube Video ID—the string in a YouTube video URL that follows the
v= part.
- Heading—the title to place above the embedded video
- Click Save and Close.
- To insert the YouTube video in an existing Format Area field:
- Start editing Format Area field.
- Select .
- Select the Multimedia Component with YouTube Video.
- Click Update Preview to start the video.