Videos

Adding Videos to Articles or Pages

Adding videos to your website is extremely easy, whether it is your own content or content you are sharing from another creator. There are three ways to add videos to your website: Paste in the URL – Although you will not be able to upload videos directly to our servers, WordPress has built-in support for YouTube videos – meaning anytime you post the URL to a video on you YouTube, WordPress […]

Displaying a YouTube Video on the Front Page

Go to “Appearance > Customize > Widgets” from your dashboard menu. Find the widget area you’d like your video to appear in or where your current video is already placed. Click the name of the widget area. If you are placing a new video widget click ” + Add a Widget” & search for or scroll to find the “Video” widget. If you are replacing, click the arrow on the […]

MaxGalleria – Setting up YouTube API for Video Gallery Integration

MaxGalleria uses the Youtube API (Application Program Interface) Version 3 to request and receive data from Youtube.com. Youtube’s latest new version requires the use of an API key. So you will need your own Google Developer API Key to add Youtube videos to your galleries. First you will need to log into Google or create a new Google account if you do not already have one. To obtain an API […]

MaxGalleria – Video Showcase

Note: This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. You will be able to see it in the Templates for your galleries, once it is turned on. The showcase features one large video on top of the thumbnails that changes whenever the thumbnails are clicked. […]

MaxGalleria – Albums Guide

Note: This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. Once you’ve clicked into albums you can add new albums. Albums were created to allow groupings of galleries, so when creating a new album, give it a name and then choose from your existing galleries that […]

MaxGalleria – Basic Image & Video Guide

Note: This is an available option with Our Hometown’s WordPress platform. If you don’t see it as part of your menu options, you may need to submit a ticket to request turning it on. If you’d like to use your new gallery in a post or page, you can grab the shortcode in the bottom right of your Gallery Edit page, or use the “Add Gallery” option in the TinyMCE […]