Create a Video page

What's inside this article:

• Basic information
• Upload a video file
• Define the thumbnail
• Create the main title and URL slug
• Select Categories
• Create an introduction
• Manage other settings
• Save and publish content
• Share a video

Basic information

This article explains how to create a Video from Pangea CMS. The Video content type has two main purposes:

• Content page: A Video is a standalone content page with a public URL.
• Embed: The video player can be embedded directly on other pages.

For details, go to the following section:

• Share a video

Upload a video file

First, you need to upload the relevant video file to Pangea CMS.

Go to Create > Multimedia > Video to upload a new video file.

For detailed information about the upload process, see the following article:

• Upload video files

Define the thumbnail

The thumbnail is visible in the loaded player before the video starts playing and is displayed by default as the website teaser image for the Video page.

The following options are available for defining the thumbnail:

• Use a frame from the video
• Use a custom image

Use a frame from the video

To use a frame from the video as the thumbnail:

1. Select Video in the left panel.
2. If necessary, use the preview to identify your preferred frame.
3. Under Thumbnail, enter the timepoint for your preferred frame.

The frame defined under Thumbnail will be used as the video thumbnail.

Use a custom image

To use a custom image as the thumbnail:

1. Select Website teaser in the left panel.

   

2. Under Horizontal image, select the image you want to use as the thumbnail.

   

3. Select Video in the left panel.

   

4. Tick the box next to Use Website Teaser Image as thumbnail.

   

The horizontal website teaser image will be used as the video thumbnail.

Create the main title and URL slug

Via General > Title, create the main title for the Video.

After you create the title, we suggest creating a URL slug. The URL slug is included in the URL for the Video page. Creating a URL slug for a content page improves usability and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Create a URL slug via General > URL slug. For detailed information, see the following article:

• Create a URL slug for a content page

Select Categories

You cannot save the Video until it is added to at least one Category. Categories in Pangea CMS organize the content on your site by topic. For example, your site might have a "Politics" Category for all content relating to politics.

Go to General > Categories to add the Video to one or more Categories.

If you select multiple Categories, select one Primary Category. Click your chosen Primary Category so it is marked blue.

For detailed information, see the following article:

• Add a content page to a Category

Create an introduction

The introduction tells visitors what to expect from the content and might be displayed on a number of public pages. A content page with an effective introduction looks more attractive when it is shared and previewed.

Add the introduction via General > Introduction. To display the introduction on the Video page, tick Display introduction.

The Introduction field only supports plain text. To include links to other pages, you can instead enter content via General > Content.

Manage other settings

The following settings are available in the left panel and might also be helpful:

• Multimedia distribution: Send the Video to social media accounts.
• Website teaser: Customize the website teaser for the Video.
• Social media: Customize the social media teaser for the Video.
• Authors: Add one or more authors to the Video.
• Tags: Add Tags to organize content internally.

Save and publish content

For detailed information about saving and publishing content pages in Pangea CMS, see the following article:

• Save and publish content

Share a video

Every published Video is a standalone content page with a public URL. You can share and promote a Video like any other content page. For example, you might share a Video on a Content widget.

Alternatively, you can embed the video player directly on other pages. This lets visitors immediately start watching the video without opening a new page. The following options are available:

• Embed the video player into the body of a text content page.
• Share the video player on a Multimedia widget.

For detailed information, see the following articles:

• Embed content items
• Build a Multimedia widget