Vimeo video
About Vimeo Video Element
The Vimeo Video Element is tailored to enhance the visual appeal of your webpage. It serves as a tool to seamlessly embed videos onto your website or blog.
This feature proves invaluable when seeking to engage your audience with captivating visual content, thereby elevating their browsing experience and potentially driving higher conversion rates.
To add Vimeo video in your page, please check this video tutorial:
How To Access Vimeo Video Element
In Page editor, follow these steps to access the Vimeo Video element:
Step 1: Click on the Elements icon
Step 2: Click on the Vimeo element in the dropdown menu
Step 3: Drag and drop the element you want into the page editor and then start using it.
How To Configure For Vimeo Video Element
This element comes with plenty of different parameters allowing you to fine-tune content appearance reaching the best possible conversion rate.
Select the Vimeo Video element to see its parameters.
Vimeo Video URL: The full URL of your Vimeo video.
Show Author’s Avatar: Show / Hide video author’s avatar.
Show Author’s Name: Show / Hide video author’s name.
Show Title: Show / Hide video title.
Enable Loop: Video plays constantly non-stop in a loop.
Enable AutoPlay:
Turn on/off the autoplay feature. Please keep in mind that the autoplay function might not work in case:
- If the user configured his browser to prevent that action or parameter “Mute Video” from being turned off.
- If the users use the iPhone with Low Power Mode and access your website by Safari browser, the Enable Autoplay feature will be not activated.
Mute Video: Turn on/off the video’s sound.
Content loading: Choose the loading type for videos in the live preview.
There are 2 options:
- Lazy Loading: Videos load only when they enter the user's viewport, reducing initial page load time and conserving bandwidth.
- Standard: Videos load immediately, which may provide a smoother experience for users with fast internet connections.
Display Ratio: Select the video ratio display 4:3 or 16:9.
You can read more about Spacing, Border, and Custom CSS here.
Common Cases
Overloading a webpage with too many embedded videos can slow down loading times and overwhelm visitors. It's essential to strike a balance between textual and visual content to ensure a seamless browsing experience. Avoid using the Vimeo Video Element excessively, especially if the videos are lengthy or redundant.
Avoid adding unrelated or off-topic videos that might distract or disengage visitors since it can confuse visitors and dilute your brand message. Ensuring that any videos you incorporate using the Vimeo Video Element align with your website's overall theme, objectives, and target audience is crucial.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a Vimeo video?
Originally, Vimeo Video is an American video hosting, sharing, and services platform provider. Vimeo focuses on delivering high quality video, across a range of devices.
2. What does 'Vimeo' stand for?
"Vimeo" combines "video" and "me", symbolizing 'My Personal Video Creations'.
3. What is the difference between Vimeo and Youtube?
Vimeo offers more granular control over video privacy than YouTube. For example, Vimeo users can set up private videos that can only be viewed by users with a specific password. This is not possible on YouTube, where private videos can only be viewed by users who have been invited by the creator.
Version Updates
In version 4.15, we've added a new 'Content Loading' setting with two options to optimize the loading experience and improve page speed on the live preview:
Lazy Loading: Videos will only load when they enter the user's viewport, reducing initial load time and conserving bandwidth.
Standard: Videos load normally, which may provide a smoother experience for users with fast internet connections.
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