Upload and add YouTube videos

Upload Youtube videos

Log in to one of our Youtube accounts (select the platform you would like to add videos to)
- If you do not have the login credentials, please contact Alex Timmer (alex@solvermedia.nl).
In the top right corner, click the camera-icon with the plus in it and press Upload video
Drag and drop the video in the popup
Fill in the input fields
- Title: Title of the video, will be showed as the title below the video on Youtube
- Description: Describe briefly where this video is about and add a link to our platform to it
  - i.e. when you upload a video for the T.I.P. Maxima 18000 on the Youtube channel of Waterpompshop.nl, you can add a link to the product page to the description of the Youtube video
  - In order to measure correctly where all traffic comes from, please use the following syntax
    - [PLATFORM_URL]?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_term=
    - Example: https://www.waterpompshop.nl/dompelpomp-sdw-18000-liter-per-uur?utm_campaign=&utm_content=&utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube&utm_term=
- Thumbnail: Select a thumbnail that shows the most about the video
- Audience: Select "No, this video is not made for children"
- Click Next
- Click Next
- Save or publish: Select "Public"
- Click Publish
- In the popup that appears, you will see the link to the video like https://youtu.be/Fb7P-KtDFaE . You will need this link/code for the next step.

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The "[EMBED_CODE]" needs to be changed with the code of the video
You can find this embed code in the URL of the video you want to add
For example:
- https://youtu.be/Fb7P-KtDFaE
  - [EMBED_CODE] = Fb7P-KtDFaE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  - [EMBED_CODE] = dQw4w9WgXcQ
The right code to add to the platform then becomes

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Log in to the backend of the Magento platform
Go to Catalog > Categories
Click on the category where you want to add the video
Click on the section "Custom Content"
Go to the input field with label "YouTube code" and paste the embed-code of the video, for example
- https://youtu.be/Fb7P-KtDFaE
  - Embed code = Fb7P-KtDFaE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  - Embed code = dQw4w9WgXcQ
Click save and check if all goes right on the frontend

Log in to the backend of the Magento platform
Go to Content > Better Blog > Manage posts
Click on "Edit" of the blog post where you would like to add the video
Go the the input box with label "Content"
Press "Show/Hide Editor" and make sure you see HTML code and not the "Word"-style view
Add the following code where you want to place this code

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The "[EMBED_CODE]" needs to be changed with the code of the video
You can find this embed code in the URL of the video you want to add
For example:
- https://youtu.be/Fb7P-KtDFaE
  - [EMBED_CODE] = Fb7P-KtDFaE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  - [EMBED_CODE] = dQw4w9WgXcQ
The right code to add to the platform then becomes

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Click save and check if all goes right on the frontend

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