Inserting a Video in an Outbound Communication

Using videos in outbound communications is mainly used for Portal pages. You can technically use videos in emails, but adding a video isn't supported by all email clients and will require the recipient to download the video to have it shown.

Therefore, for email communications, it's recommended to use GIFs. Learn more about how to insert GIFs here.

Inserting Videos from the Assets Manager isn't supported in Agillic. All videos must be hosted externally to work properly.

How to Insert a Video From an External Host

1. Upload your video to an external host.
2. Verify that your video shows or downloads when you open the link to the video.
3. Log into Staging.
4. Open the Channels module and then select either 'Web Page' or Advisor Portal' depending on what type of content you wish to edit,
5. Click on the page you wish to insert the video into.
6. Click on a Content Block.
7. Create your HTML code to show the video using the following format:

<video controls="controls" width="[Width]" height="[Height]">
    <source src="[Video_URL]" type="video/mp4"/>
    Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

Example regular video:

<video width="300" height="400" controls>
  <source src="https://agilliccandy.eu/video/logo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

Example with autoplay:

<video width="640" height="480" autoplay>
  <source src="https://agilliccandy.eu/video/logo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

Example with image preview:

<video width="640" height="480" autoplay>
  <source src="https://agilliccandy.eu/video/logo.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>

8. Click 'Save'.
9. Publish to Staging.
10. Test your Portal Page.

Adding a Video from an External Host to a Portal Page

Suggested Next Steps:

• Understanding the Assets Manager