{"id":14557,"date":"2022-07-15T11:38:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=14557"},"modified":"2022-07-15T11:38:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T11:38:56","slug":"how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"How to Embed Videos on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1cf88ea391c\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1cf88ea391c\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1cf88ea391c\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter\/#How_to_Embed_Videos_on_Twitter\" title=\"How to Embed Videos on Twitter\">How to Embed Videos on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter\/#YouTube_video_upload_requirements\" title=\"YouTube video upload requirements\">YouTube video upload requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter\/#YouTube_video_wrapper\" title=\"YouTube video wrapper\">YouTube video wrapper<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-embed-videos-on-twitter\/#Embedding_a_video_without_retweeting\" title=\"Embedding a video without retweeting\">Embedding a video without retweeting<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Embed_Videos_on_Twitter\"><\/span>How to Embed Videos on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/l7pVFoE.jpg\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; height:auto; max-height:336px; max-width:32%\" align=\"left\" alt=\"how to embed videos on twitter\"> <\/p>\n<p>Embedding videos in your tweets is a valuable way to increase your reach, but there are limits. Here&#8217;s how to embed videos on Twitter. To embed video in your tweets, you need to visit the image icon in the tweet and press the video icon to add it to the media. Alternatively, you can embed a pre-recorded video, if you&#8217;d prefer. This is particularly useful if you want to show your customers something that they&#8217;ll never see.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_video_upload_requirements\"><\/span>YouTube video upload requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to upload your video on YouTube, there are some things you need to know. The file size limit is 2GB, but you can upload videos that are up to 20GB in size. If you use the latest browser, you can upload videos that are as big as 128GB. YouTube also has some restrictions, such as the aspect ratio. It&#8217;s best to avoid making videos with a wide aspect ratio and instead stick to a high-quality standard.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube video upload specification has evolved over the years. It used to only accept video files in low-quality formats and were usually short. The specification now specifies how high-quality videos can be. Normally, video file formats consist of a container, audio data, subtitles, and the type of video compression used. YouTube uses compression technologies to reduce the file size. Earlier, only low-resolution videos could be uploaded to YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, YouTube supports videos that are of a high resolution. You should provide your video in a resolution that is at least 1920&#215;1080, or 16:9. It&#8217;s also recommended that your video&#8217;s resolution be higher than this. In addition, YouTube will automatically frame your video to maximize the viewing experience. Moreover, the video will be displayed without stretching or cropping. If you don&#8217;t want to change the aspect ratio of the video, you can adjust the resolution to 640&#215;480.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_video_wrapper\"><\/span>YouTube video wrapper<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The embed code is the code that is used to embed YouTube videos on your website or blog. Depending on which video hosting service you&#8217;re using, this code will be different, but you can still get your videos to be displayed on your website. Most popular video hosting services will let you paste the URL of the video in the text area and automatically generate an embed code for you. In some cases, you may be able to customize the video and insert it at a specific point.<\/p>\n<p>Before embedding videos, make sure to get the permission of the creator of the video you&#8217;re using. After all, you want to avoid annoying your users with a slow-loading video. Using a YouTube video wrapper allows you to maintain your site speed without affecting your users&#8217; experience. As Google&#8217;s John Mueller has stated, &#8220;Site speed is becoming a major ranking factor in the mobile-first era.&#8221; Therefore, the longer your video takes to load, the lower your rankings will be. It could also lead to fewer visitors, fewer conversions, and fewer revenue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>WP YouTube Lyte enables you to create playlists on your site, show related videos in popups, and embed button shortcodes in your posts. It allows you to customize individual options on each video, such as the size of thumbnails, and even show related videos. The plugin is available for free in the Personal version, but you can get a developer or business license for about $24.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Embedding_a_video_without_retweeting\"><\/span>Embedding a video without retweeting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to post a video on Twitter without having it retweeted, you have two options. You can embed the video directly into your Tweet by copying and pasting the link into your Tweet. This will only share the video on Twitter. You can also use a link from your PC to embed the video into a new post. In both cases, you should give the original video creator credits.<\/p>\n<p>To embed the video in your Tweet, copy and paste the link into the text field. The video will show up as a quoted tweet. You can change the text on your Tweet as needed. When pasting the video, make sure you copy and paste the HTML markup. If you want to add a caption, make sure you quote the original link. Otherwise, your tweet will be retweeted and nobody will see the video.<\/p>\n<p>Embedding a video without a retweet on Twitter is easy, but you have to use an application to do it. Android users need to find a tweet that has a video embedded in it. Then, they need to tap on the share icon next to the comment or like button, and choose Copy link to tweet. This will send a copy link to the user who made the original tweet.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe height=\"207\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_ZJ9jigoE4\" width=\"370\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Embed Videos on Twitter Embedding videos in your tweets is a valuable way to increase your reach, but there are limits. Here&#8217;s how to embed videos on Twitter. 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