Media page customizations will be visible to all anonymous viewers through a public share link. If you're looking to customize the player controls and appearance, refer to our player customization overview.
Note
Media page customization options are available on all paid Wistia plans.
Preview Media Page
To customize a media page, select “Preview” from the dropdown menu.
Alternatively, click “Customize” and toggle to the “Media Page” tab.
Here, you can see a preview of how your media page appears to the public and choose from several customization options.
Appearance
There are multiple customization options for your media page, including the player letterbox color, fonts and font sizes, and whether to display the title, description, and/or transcript. You can also enable audience comments if you'd like.
Remember to click "Save" at the top right of the page after making any changes.
Player letterbox color
Select “Dark”, “Light”, or “Custom” tab to adjust the background color behind the player. “Dark” will display black behind the player, and “Light” will display white behind the player.
In the “Custom” tab, use the color picker to select a custom color or choose an existing color from your Brand Kit.
To increase accessibility, you can also limit the color picker to only high-contrast background colors. Check out our accessibility overview for more information.
Fonts
Once you've selected a letterbox option, you can also choose from a list of fonts and font sizes.
Controls
Media page control options include the media title and description, transcript, and audience comments.
Media title and description
With the "Media title" and "Media description options toggled on, the title and description will be displayed below the media player.
Transcript
Toggle the "Transcript" option on to display the entire media transcript at the bottom of the public media page.
Comments
Toggle the "Comments" option on to allow viewers to leave comments on the public media page.
For further details on team and audience comments, check out this article.
Share media page
Once you’ve set your desired customizations, it’s time to share your media page.
Click “Copy link” on the preview page, or return to the "Share" menu on the internal media page.
If you’d like to see a full preview of the media page outside of your Wistia account, copy the link into an incognito window, or log out to see exactly what it looks like for your viewers.
Refer to our sharing overview for more information and share options.

