Supported Video Providers

You can embed videos in Express articles from the following sources:

• YouTube

• Brightcove

• JW Player

• Vimeo

• Dailymotion

• Direct video files: .mp4 and .m3u8

We also have support for displaying vertical video format which you can read more about here.

Video Placement

Videos can appear in different areas of the article or app:

• Feature Video – replacing the main media image at the top of the article. 
  We currently support all the above providers for this position, apart from m3u8 which we plan to add support for in future.

• Inline Video – embedded within the article body.

• Video hub - dedicated Video tab or timeline of Video Cards.

Video URL Formats

Video URLs must follow the supported structures:

• YouTube
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

• Brightcove
  https://players.brightcove.net/12345678/default_default/index.html?videoId=5736535571001

• Vimeo
  https://player.vimeo.com/video/VIDEO_ID

• JW Player

  • Direct video:
    https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/ARTICLE_ID.mp4
https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/ARTICLE_ID-SIZE.mp4

  • Auto-converted format:
    https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/ARTICLE_ID-PLAYER_ID.html

• Direct files

  • .mp4 or .m3u8 URLs

Privacy & Access Settings

Vimeo

• Private videos cannot be embedded.

• Unlisted videos require a privacy hash in the URL. Express supports this, but you must also whitelist Pugpig domains in your Vimeo dashboard.

JW Player

•  A player ID script must be configured in Pugpig Express. Send the details to Pugpig Support and our team will set this up for you.

Dailymotion

•  Player URL needs to be configured in Pugpig Express. Send the details to Pugpig Support and our team will set this up for you e.g
  https://geo.dailymation.com/libs/player/{PlayerID}.js

Adding an inline video 

1. Click the Add Video button in the editor.

2. Select the correct video provider from the list.

3. Paste the URL of the video into the pop-up and click OK.

⚠️ YouTube and Brightcove video URLs can be pasted directly into the editor instead of using the Add Video option.

4. If correct, you will see the video render a preview and you can continue to edit or publish the post.

How to add a feature video

1. Select Video in the dropdown for Main Media Type setting.

2. Choose the correct video provider from the list.

3. Paste video URL into the Main Media Video URL field.

4. Save and preview the article to see your feature video.