[karinschultz]

Hi Sakin, I have come across a wordpress featured video plugin, and it seems to load a “featured video section on the draft page or post. I have imported Youtube video into my draft, but when I try to insert into the blog archive page it replaces the image I have there. I would like to use both a picture and video in my blog posts. And, I would like to get the text to wrap the image as it does with images – right now the video is centered see nutrabee honey post.
So,
1. how can I insert a youtube video into a post without it replacing the picture in the archive page?
2. is it possible to take the padding for images and apply to video, so I can place text next to video?
3. can I use one of your ad widgets to insert video? There are video ads now and I would like to use them in the blog if possible. Any ideas? – Karin

[Sakin]

Hi Karin,

Plugin question is always difficult for you. So, I always suggest to ask the plugin developer forum.

1. how can I insert a youtube video into a post without it replacing the picture in the archive page?
Video shouldn’t replace the the picture in the archive page. I thin you don’t have any text in that post. You can either add few lines of text or add any thing on the Excerpt Box. As the archive page check if there is anything in excerpt if not then it will show the full content.

You can just add youtube video URL in your Post content. that will work fine.

2. is it possible to take the padding for images and apply to video, so I can place text next to video?
— You need to add the CSS code to add padding in your video.

3. can I use one of your ad widgets to insert video? There are video ads now and I would like to use them in the blog if possible. Any ideas?
— Yes, you can but you need to add in the embed iframe code or script in the ads code box.

[karinschultz]

Hi Sakin,

Thanks for your quick response.
1. No, I inserted into a post already published, not a blank page. I have checked with the plugin’s developer, waiting for a response. As the video also loaded in the post archive, there maybe a conflict with this plugin and your theme. Maybe Catch Themes could look at adding video as a featured image in the next upgrade?
2. I’ve added the resized youtube direct into the post. Problem is that using this method requires that the youtube code has its own line so text doesn’t wrap. Ideally I would like to place video as you place images in this theme- left with copy to right of image which is why I thought this featured video plugin would be ideal.
3. Rather than adding CSS code for padding, I’m going to try adding an ad widget. Would a resized video of 150 x 200 fit in the sidebar – what is the width of the sidebar or can width be adjusted?

Thanks for your help. Karin

[Sakin]

@karinschultz: Sorry looks like your requirement if beyond the scope of Simple Catch Pro theme.

Yes you can add embed code video in the sidebar. the sidebar is responsive design and adjust as the screensize is decreased. It’s on percentage value 31.28% which is equivalent to 305px width.

[karinschultz]

Hi Sakin, I’ve embedded the video into a post using the “optional sidebar”. Looks much better!

However, I have noticed that if I wish to place an ad or another video in this post’s sidebar and use another “optional sidebar” then the settings on the post page will not allow me to do this (the radial button allows only 1 option). The settings are default, optional sidebar 1, 2, 3.

So, how can I get 2-3 ads on the same page? Or am I limited to a “post sidebar” plus 1 optional sidebar on any 1 post or page?

Thanks for your clarification.

Karin

[Sakin]

@karinschultz: I don’t get in. You can add multiple of widget is the sidebar.

[karinschultz]

Hi Sakin:

I have added 1 ad widget under optional sidebar and another ad widget under post sidebar.

The link url is the same, at http://www.iwritegreatcopy.com/nutrabee-honey-case-study. I am trying to test 2 videos on this page.

At the bottom of the edit page I have set the radial button at optional sidebar 1.

So why do I only get the first video showing at this page and not the other?

Karin

[karinschultz]

Hi Sakin,

On the off chance that you meant having two items in the same optional sidebar, I tried this. And, yes, that does the trick. The problem is that the page is then slower to load as there are more widgets in that sidebar.

I’m confused as you have a post as well as a page sidebar in the widgets area. So, when do you place widgets in the post/page sidebar as opposed to the optional sidebar?

Karin

[Sakin]

@karinschultz: Yes if you select option sidebar one. Then optional sidebar one will display on that page. So, just add all the widgets needed for that page in Optional Sidebar one.

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