Video Player widget

The KU Video Player widget displays a customizable video jukebox on your site using a few lines of code. It's possible to display different types and categories of videos – which are filmed, edited and categorized by University Relations – using a number of custom settings.

An example of the embedded widget looks like this:

To include the widget on your site, you will need to use SSI, have KU's "contained" version of JQuery turned on (it's on by default), and be on a central KU webserver such as www2.ku.edu.

Using the settings below, it's possible to fine-tune what videos appear and how they're presented on your site, making every player unique. The example above shows student interviews from the Why KU? site, and was created using the following settings and include statement:

<!--#set var="otherheaderinfo" value="/~univrel/vidplayer_ohi.shtml" -->
<!--#set var="vidplayer_choice" value="whykustudents" -->
<!--#set var="vidplayer_defaultvideoid" value="6XENJNEb9S8" -->
<!--#set var="vidplayer_autoplay" value="false" -->
<!--#include virtual="/~http/ssi/2009/widgets/myvidplayer.shtml" -->

Like most KU widgets, almost every element of the Video Player widget has a CSS class or ID assigned to it, and can therefore be customized to fit the look and feel of your site. The default look of the player (shown above) is intentionally sparse and should be customized on a site-by-site basis. The Why KU? player, for example, has additional styles added to adjust margins, create a transparent background and reverse the font colors. When changing the player's size, you may also have to adjust the vidplayer_vidheight and vidplayer_vidwidth settings below.

Player Settings

These settings affect which player is loaded, which video category is displayed by default, and whether the top navigation is shown.

Playlist/Play Order Settings

These settings change how videos are displayed and handled in the playlist.