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Can I Put a Video on My Squarespace Website?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 5:34 am

You can absolutely put a video on your Squarespace website! In fact, we encourage it.

Videos are a great way to add personality and life to your site. They can also be used to convey information in a more engaging way than text alone.

There are two ways to add videos to your Squarespace site: through the Video Block and the Embed Block. The Video Block is the simplest way to add a video to your site.

PRO TIP: While you can technically put a video on your Squarespace website, we strongly advise against it. The reason being that Squarespace websites are built on a responsive framework, meaning that they are designed to adapt to the various screen sizes of different devices (desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.). Videos, however, are not responsive and will therefore not resize properly on smaller screens. This will result in a poor user experience and could ultimately hurt your website’s ranking in search engines.

Just drag and drop the block into your content area and paste in the URL of the video you want to embed. The video will automatically resize to fit the content area.

The Embed Block gives you more control over how your video appears on your page. With this block, you can choose to embed a video from YouTube, Vimeo, or another supported site. You can also enter custom embed code from other sites.

Once you’ve added your video, you can further customize it by adding a cover image, adjusting the playback speed, or autoplay setting. You can also choose to have the video play in a loop or mute the sound.

Adding a video to your Squarespace website is easy and can really enhance your site’s content. So go ahead and give it a try!

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

Devops woman in trade, tech explorer and problem navigator.