How do I embed a video to my item/lot in BidWrangler?
How do I Embed a Video to my Item/Lot in BidWrangler?
For auctions created and exported from Wavebid, please reference this article here - How do I embed a video to my item/lot in Wavebid?
Videos can be uploaded to YouTube and added to individual items/lots in the BidWrangler admin portal. When complete, videos will display embedded in the photo carousel -
First, upload the video to YouTube
Copying the link for standard YouTube Videos (directions for YouTube shorts at the bottom of the page)
- Go to the video's page, and click the share button below -
- Then, click the Embed button
- Lastly, click on "Copy" to save the URL in your clipboard
- Once the link has been copied, navigate to the BidWrangler admin portal, and click 'Item' from the left menu -
- Next, find the item you wish to put the video in and click the pencil to edit -
- Scroll down to the "Suggested Fields", and click the button to add a new item video. Paste the link from your clipboard into the field, scroll to the end of the page and hit save -
- Now, return to the video field, highlight from the "?" to the end of the URL and delete it
- Finally, scroll to the bottom, and click to save -
The video will now display in the image carousel for that item/lot.
Embedding a YouTube Short
YouTube does not support embedding shorts, so there are a few extra steps if you are embedding a YouTube short.
- Go to the video's page, and click the share button below -
- Copy the link from the dialog box
- Once the link has been copied, navigate to the BidWrangler admin portal, and click 'Item' from the left menu -
- Next, find the item you wish to put the video in and click the pencil to edit -
- Scroll down to the "Suggested Fields", and click the button to add a new item video. Paste the link from your clipboard into the field -
- Before saving, highlight from the "?" to the end of the URL and delete it
- In addition, remove "shorts" and replace it with "embed"
In the case of the link above, the updated link would look like this:
- Finally, scroll to the bottom, and click to save -
The video will now display in the image carousel for that item/lot.