Dropbox file sourcing

Here's how to store your videos on Dropbox and deliver them via SmartVideo.

//

Update: due to changes at Dropbox, videos from Dropbox with a URL ending in "?dl=1" that haven't been added to SmartVideo yet will no longer work in SmartVideo. Videos ending in "?dl=1" that have been added to SmartVideo will continue to work as expected.

On a positive note, support for the new Dropbox link structure has been added.

//

If you are using our WordPress plugin:

  1. Upload your video to Dropbox.

  2. Click the ellipsis and click Copy link.

dropbox-copy-link.gif

  1. Paste the copied URL into the Video Url field of the SmartVideo widget:

dropbox-wp-plugin-paste.gif

And that's it!

If you are not using our WordPress plugin

  1. Copy the SmartVideo tag below and paste it where you wish to embed the video.
<smartvideo src="path/to/my/video.mp4" width="1280" height="720" class="swarm-fluid" controls> </smartvideo>
  1. Back on Dropbox, click the ellipsis and click Copy link.

dropbox-copy-link.gif

  1. Then, paste the Dropbox link into the SmartVideo HTML tag, replacing the path/to/my/video.mp4 placeholder.

dropbox-smartvideo-tag-paste.gif

Your video is now ready to be embedded on your site and delivered by SmartVideo!

Item of note: Unfortunately, Dropbox doesn't support using images hosted on Dropbox for manually setting a Thumbnail/Poster image.

Did this answer your question? Thanks for the feedback There was a problem submitting your feedback. Please try again later.

Still need help? Contact Us Contact Us