Question
- Is it possible to embed a video hosted on an external platform to a lesson within Thinkific?
- Can I include a video in a lesson using a URL?
Solution
You can include a video from an external platform within a Lesson on your Thinkific site in two ways!
With a URL
- Add a Text Lesson
- Click Insert Video
- Chose By URL
- Paste the URL
- Click Insert
We can host URLs from the following sites within a Text Lesson:
- Youtube
- Vimeo
- DailyMotion
- Yahoo
- Rutube
- Vidyard
We’re always working behind the scenes on improvements and if you have feedback on other sites you would like to see included in this list, we want to know. Please send us a quick email to let us know which sites would be most valuable to you!
With Embed Code
You can embed a video from any hosting site that uses <iframe> or <embed> tags!
- Add a Text Lesson
- Click Code View
- Paste Embed Code
- Click Code View again
Please note that our code editor requires that there are no spaces between the tags. For example, this embed code will work:
<iframe src=”www.youtube.com”></iframe>
However, this code will not work:
<iframe src=”www.youtube.com”> </iframe>
Important Considerations
- You can choose a Custom Lesson Icon & Label if you are embedding a video and would still like your lesson icon to be a Video Lesson!