Posted April 9, 2021

The Video content block can be added on any post or page by clicking the blue ‘Add Content Block’ button on the bottom in the Content Blocks section and selecting ‘Video’.

See the example below.

Video Content Block Fields

This content block is simple to set up and only has three fields.

Nav Title is used for in-page navigation. Such as the ‘EXAMPLE’ link in the hero above.

The Video Embed field is where you’ll place the chunk of embed code. To find this code for YouTube and Facebook videos, follow the steps below.

YouTube

To find the embed code for a YouTube video, go to the video’s page. Below the video on the right side is button that says ‘Share’. Click it.

This gives you a popup that shows several options for sharing. Select ‘Embed’ and copy this code. Then paste that code in the Video Embed field in WordPress.

Facebook

Find the video on Facebook and go to the video page. In the sidebar, you’ll see three dots in the top right corner.

This gives you a dropdown with an ‘Embed’ option. Click it to get a popup with information for embedding. Select ‘Copy Code’ and paste that code in the Video Embed field in WordPress.

NOTE: The steps will be similar for other video platforms, but be aware that this block is only optimized for the main video platforms. Another option for embedding videos on your site is to add the code directly to your WYSIWYG.

The Transcript field is important for accessibility. We encourage all clients to take advantage of the accessibility options the StageHand template offer—and this is an easy opportunity for that. Simply type in or paste your transcript into this text field.

You can create the transcript manually or use transcribing software. Also, YouTube has a transcribing service for when you upload a video to their platform. Reach out to our team if you have questions about these services, we’re happy help find the right option for your team.

Make sure to ‘Update’ the page to save your changes.

TRANSCRIPT

This video provides an overview of how content is organized in the StageHand template. There are two main types of content in this template: custom post types and content blocks. First, we will go over custom post types.

WordPress evolved from a blogging platform at its inception into what it is today. Because of this WordPress by default comes with the post type, Posts. Developers can also create what is called a custom post type, which can be tailored to clients needs. In this template, we’ve created three custom post types: productions, people, and callouts, which can be used throughout a StageHand site. Custom post types act like categories for your content and can be pulled into different elements throughout your site. For example, production posts can be pulled into individual production pages, the calendar, and production content blocks. The nice thing about custom post types is that you only need to change information for each of those elements in a single location.

Next, we will go over content blocks.

A content block is literally a block of content that can be customized, duplicated, or reordered on any page or post throughout your site. StageHand provides 15 different content blocks to allow clients to customize their sites to their specific needs. These include accordion, bios, calendar, column blocks, downloadables, gallery, Instagram, large image, map, posts, productions, sponsors, testimonial, video, and WYSIWYG. On the back end, this is what content blocks look like. To add a content block we’ll scroll down and select the ‘Add Content Block’ button. Once that’s selected you will choose which block you would like to add and it will automatically add the selected block to the bottom of the content block list. Each content block has a set of fields that we will go over in more detail in a different video. From here you can minimize, reorder, add, duplicate, or remove.

Videos have been created for each individual custom post type and content block to help with the content creation process on your site.

Video Content Block