Adding video content to your designs can be an effective way to engage your audience.
While embedding actual video in emails can be problematic due to limitations with email clients and data usage on mobile devices, the Video content block provides a visually effective alternative. This method can link to the video rather than embedding it, which sidesteps many of the issues associated with embedding videos in emails.
Adding a Video Content Block
- Drag the Video content block from the Content tab into your design.
- In the sidebar, under Video url, enter a valid URL for a YouTube or Vimeo video in the Url box. A thumbnail of the video with an overlaid play icon appears in the content block, and icon customization options appear in the sidebar.
- Edit the video Title if required.
- Tailor the play icon's type, color, and size to suit your overall design.
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Block options are available to set padding & choose to hide on mobile or desktop.
For Landing Pages, you can also set a block identifier for internal links. Learn more
Landing Page Options
When using a video content block in a Landing Page design, the following options are available in the drop-down menu under Video Properties in the sidebar:
Thumbnail
The same as above.
Embedded (default)
As Landing Pages do not have the same potential problems associated with email clients, embedding is a viable option.
- Drag the Video content block from the Content tab into your layout.
- In the sidebar, under Video url, enter a valid URL for a YouTube or Vimeo video in the Url box. A thumbnail of the video with an overlaid play icon appears in the content block, and icon customization options appear in the sidebar.
- Set options for video Controls to be available & to Loop the video playback.
Hosted video
- Drag the Video content block from the Content tab into your layout.
- In the sidebar, under Video url, enter the URL where your video is hosted. Customization options appear in the sidebar.
- Set options for video Controls to be available & to Loop the video playback.