Embedding Video

Drupal offers functionality for embedding video from YouTube on a page. If you have questions about producing a video or getting your video onto YouTube, please email Communications at website@colgate.edu.

To embed a video:

1. Open the editor for the piece of content you'd like to add your video to. (See Accessing the Page Editor if you're not sure how)
2. In the Sections area of the editor, either add a new section or click "Edit" on an existing section.
3. Under Content, click the arrow of the drop-down menu. By default, the drop-down displays "Add Text". Choose "Add Video [embedded video]" from the drop-down menu.
4. Copy and paste the YouTube video's title into the Title field. Feel free to simplify the title if the posted title is overly long or complex.
5. To paste the video's URL, 
   1. copy the following text: https://www.youtube.com/embed/
   2. And paste it into the URL field.
   3. Navigate to the YouTube video you want to embed and, in the URL, copy the text following "watch?v=".
      
   4. Paste the copied text into the URL field following "https://www.youtube.com/embed/"
   5. Add a caption for your video in the Caption field if desired.