How to embed a video on a category page

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Overview: This article will explain how to embed a video on a category page using static blocks.

Using static blocks to embed a video on a Category Page

When embedding a video on a category page the video will need to be hosted. Videos can be hosted on sites like YouTube or Vimeo.

Once the video is uploaded, get the embed code. This can be found in YouTube by clicking the Share button

In Vimeo the embed code can be found by clicking on the paper airplane icon at the top right of the video:

In the NRO Admin Panel go to CMS / Static Blocks and click on Add New Block at the top right. Give the Block a Name and Identifier . Specify unique values for each field. These values can be anything that will help easily identify them. Click the Show / Hide Editor button.

Enter in the following snippet to center the image in the page and place the embed code from the video hosting site between them:

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It should look like this when complete:

Once the code has been entered, click Save at the top right.

TIP: For information on making YouTube videos work with a responsive theme, please click here

After the Static Block has been created, the Category has to be updated with new Display Settings. Go to Catalog / Manage Categories and click on the Category from the list on the left

Click on the Display Settings tab at the top and set the Display Mode to Static block and products . Choose the Static Block that you created above in the CMS Block drop-down list. Once this has been set, click on Save Category at the top right.

TIP: If a category image is set in Counterpoint it will display above the now embedded video. If the video should be the only thing at the top of the Category page, edit the Category in Counterpoint under Setup / Ecommerce / Categories and remove the image and do an add/replace publish. When the Integration Agent picks up the publish and it is processed in NRO, the Category image will no longer be there and the video will be displayed at the top of the page.