How do I embed a video to my item/lot in BidWrangler?
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.