Legacy (OIder) Layout (v9)
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Map Features
Markers

Adding video to your Marker

4min

Overview

This section covers how to add (local) videos to your Markers inΒ WP Go Maps. This section covers adding local videos only (videos that can be uploaded to your Media library). For guidance on adding video from video sharing platforms such as YouTube, please refer to the Embedding iframes in your markersο»Ώ section

Prerequisites

The Following Plugin/s need to be installed and active

  • WP Go Maps
  • WP Go Maps Pro Add-on

Setup

To add a video to you marker, please navigate to

WP Go Maps -> Maps (edit your chosen map)

Scroll down to the "Edit existing markers" table and select the "edit this marker" option under the action menu for the marker you would like to include video. The marker will now be editable, scroll to the description section on the editor and select the "Add Media" button, highlighted below

Select the Add Media butto
Select the Add Media butto
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The "upload media" button will open the Media library, here you can either select an existing video from your media library or upload a new video from a local source.

Once you have selected your desired video, press the "insert into Post" button to insert the video into the description field of your marker

Select Insert into post
Select Insert into post
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Once the video has successfully been added to the description, please remember to save marker.

This video can now be played from the marker InfoWindow on your map

Video playing in Marker Infowindow on the front end map
Video playing in Marker Infowindow on the front end map
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