603 Embedding YouTube Videos

Adding YouTube Videos to Your Site

Step 1

Visit YouTube.com and find the video you would like to embed on your page. Find the "Share" button for the YouTube video:

Screenshot highlighting YouTube's share button.

Step 2

From the dialogue window that opens, choose the "Embed" option:

Screenshot showing YouTube sharing window.

Step 3

Copy the code that is provided:

Embed code for YouTube video.

Step 4

In Omni CMS, navigate to the page you would like to add the video to. Open the editable region where you would like the video to appear. Find the "Insert/edit media" button in the editor toolbar:

Screenshot highlighting the insert/edit media button in Omni CMS.

Step 5

In the dialogue window that opens, choose the "Embed" option and paste the code into the text area. Click "Save."

Dialogue window for embedding media in Omni CMS.

Step 6

Your video should appear in the editor. Note that by default, when the file is published, the video will re-size to be the full width of whatever editable region or element it is within. (The size of the video shown in the editor may not be accurate.  Preview your file to ensure the video is the appropriate size.)

Video embedded in editable region.

Step 7

Save and publish your file.