A major issue with online shopping is understanding what the product looks like. Regardless of how many product images you add, people can still get confused and drop their carts if they are unsure about the product.
This is where product videos come to the rescue. Adding product videos can help your customers understand what the product looks like, its color, shape, texture, and other details. If you wish to add product videos to your store, here are two methods you can try out.
Add Product Videos to Your Store – 2 Methods
Below, we will discuss two methods for adding product videos to your catalog. We have included the details of each method so you can easily follow along.
- Use the Product Video for WooCommerce Plugin By Addify
- Use the WooCommerce Block Editor
Now, let’s dive into each method, one by one.
See the comparison table of the default and plugin methods before you leave.
Comparison Table
| Features | Product Video Plugin | Default |
| Custom Thumbnail | Yes | No |
| Loop Video | Yes | No |
| Add Video to Product Gallery | Yes | No |
| Customize Video Visibility | Yes | No |
| Play Videos in Popup | Yes | No |
| Customize Size of Video Box | Yes | No |
| Mute Video | Yes | No |
| Auto Play Video | Yes | No |
| Add Product Videos | Yes | Yes |
| Add Multiple Videos | Yes | Yes |
1. Use the Product Video for WooCommerce Plugin By Addify
If you wish to make your product catalog more appealing, you can add product videos instead of product images. You can also add videos to the product gallery, which is not possible through the Woo Editor by default. To use the Product Video for WooCommerce, follow these steps:
- Setup the plugin
Go to the Addify.Store and download the Product Video for WooCommerce plugin .zip file. Then, go to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Add New and Upload the file you downloaded. Finally, activate the plugin.
- Add Videos to Replace Featured Images
You can choose to add a custom video or embed videos from social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc. Simply go to WooCommerce > Product Video > Add New Video and insert videos of your choice.
- Choose Video Thumbnails
You can also choose the thumbnail of the videos to make them appealing to users. In the admin panel, go to WooCommerce > Product Video > Add New Video. You will see a Video Thumbnail option. From there, you can add any thumbnail image you like.
- Upload Self Hosted Videos or Embed Weblinks
You can upload product videos from your computer or embed a video from YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc. Within the admin panel, go to WooCommerce > Product Video > Add New Video. From there, you can upload custom videos or embed web links.
- Showcase WooCommerce Video in Product Gallery
The product gallery is a great opportunity to showcase products from multiple angles. You can choose to add multiple videos to the WooCommerce product gallery and customize videos as you like. Go to WooCommerce > Product Videos > General settings & choose either the HTML5 Lightbox Gallery Template to display videos in a lightbox popup or select the Custom Woo Gallery Template to showcase videos on-page.
- Customize WooCommerce Product Videos as You Like
You can upload videos of your choice, choose thumbnails, adjust width and height, and more. Go to WooCommerce > Settings and customize self-hosted videos and third-party videos as you like. Play videos in a loop, mute videos, auto-play videos, etc.
- Play Videos in a Popup or On-Page Format
You can visit the General Settings from the WordPress admin panel. From there, you can choose the HTML5 Lightbox Gallery Template to display videos in a lightbox popup or select the Custom Woo Gallery Template to showcase videos on-page.
Note that the featured videos without thumbnails are played on-page, whereas the videos with a thumbnail are automatically played in a popup.
2. Use the WooCommerce Block Editor
By default, you can not add videos to the WooCommerce product gallery. You can, however, still post self-hosted videos or videos from online platforms on your product pages by using the block editor(content section) of the product page. Add videos to your products by using the following steps:
- Go to the desired block editor (Classic Woo Editor or Gutenberg)
- Click on the “Add Media” button
- Click Upload file or click Insert from URL
- The video will appear in the content section of the desired page
Conclusion
In this article, we explored two ways to add product videos to a WooCommerce store. We explained how to use the Product Video for WooCommerce Plugin to add videos without any coding and how to use the WooCommerce Block Editor as well.
If you are well aware of coding, you can also build your custom code to add product videos. One thing to note is that the block editor will not allow you to add videos to the product gallery, and the coding method is time-consuming. Therefore, we advise you to stick to a plugin to save time while enjoying a variety of customizable features.
If you are a store owner and want to explore more helpful tips and methods to manage multiple products in your store, consider exploring more topics on Addify
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How to add a video to WooCommerce product gallery without a plugin?
You can add product videos to woo-commerce without using a plugin. Simply use the WooCommerce block editor/Gutenberg editor or add a custom code.
2. How to add product Video for WooCommerce?
The simplest way to add product videos to WooCommerce is to use a plugin. You can consider the Product Video for WooCommerce plugin, which comes with tons of features and easy customizations and lets you add videos within minutes without any coding.
3. How to add a WooCommerce product video instead of an image?
You can replace product images with videos by using the Product Video for WooCommerce plugin. The plugin lets you add videos without the need for any coding, and you can choose to upload your own videos or embed weblinks from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, etc.
