On your Channel overview page, click the “Customize” tile to open the Channel and playlist customization page.

You’ll be directed to the Customize page, where you can toggle between Channel and playlist customizations. All customization options are listed in the left sidebar.

In the “Appearance” tab, you can configure a player and button color, background color, layout, font, and font sizes.

In the "Colors" section of your Channel Styles, you can choose your Channel's background color, as well as the button and player color.

We'll automatically populate your brand colors (if you've added them in your account settings) to choose from in dark or light mode. You can also select a custom color.

For your Channel's button and player colors, you can limit the spectrum to high-contrast colors to make your content more accessible. You can learn more about accessibility here.

You can choose from three different layout options for your Channel:

Each section of your Channel will reflect the layout design you’ve selected.

When viewing a Channel, media will be organized by the sections you've created on the Channel media page.

In the font dropdown menu, choose from 25 different fonts to apply to your Channel’s title, description, and media names. Adjust the text size by dragging and dropping the slider.

The preview image of your Channel is displayed when you share the link to social media, messaging apps, and other platforms. This defaults to the background image of your Channel.

Under "Advanced Options," you can add Open Graph meta tags for Channels embedded on your website.

Your Channel’s header contains a title and description, logo, alignment, background, and trailer. Select "Customize" from your Channel's media page, then click into the "Header" section to customize these components.

Select a "Default" header to display a single background image or video with a title and description.

With a "Default" header, you can upload a new image or video to display as your Channel background. Background videos can be selected from any folder in your Wistia account.

The background will default to the thumbnail (or cover image for an audio file) of the first media in the Channel. When uploading an image for your Channel background, it will be resized to match the device or window it’s viewed on.

Select up to 5 videos from the Channel to display as a dynamic Carousel background header.

Once you've selected 2-5 episodes for the carousel, drag and drop them or click the arrow icons to sort them into the desired order.

Selected episodes will default to a looping video, but you can click the play button icon to utilize the thumbnail image instead.

Click the trash can icon to remove any episode from the carousel.

The title and description you've previously added to your Channel will live here and can be edited in this modal.

If you'd like to add a link in the description of your Channel, you'll need to use HTML.

<a href="url">link text</a>

With a URL and text, this would look like the following:

<a href="https://wistia.com/">Wistia</a>

You can select any video within your Wistia account to display as the trailer for your Channel. Click “Select episode" to choose a trailer from existing videos in your account.

Once you’ve selected a trailer, a “Play Trailer” option will replace the “Play” button. You can remove or replace the trailer at any time.

Customize your Channel further by adding a logo. You can then adjust its size and choose to replace your title with the logo.

You also have the option to add a URL to your logo to direct viewers to a website of your choice. When viewers click the logo, the link will open in a new tab.

Align your Channel’s title and description to the left or center of the header.

Opt for left alignment to give your Channel a more “branded content” look, or center your text over your Channel's background to draw viewers to your title and description.

Showcase a trailer, new media, or your most popular content in the "Featured" section of your Channel. Select "Choose featured media" to choose a media to showcase between the header and body of your Channel. You can also switch this if needed.

Finally, give this section a custom title and choose whether you'd like to display the current media title and summary, or set up a new title and summary for the "Featured" section.

If you choose a media from your Channel to highlight in this section, it will still appear in your Channel. Featuring a video or podcast episode will not affect your RSS feed.

In the "Controls" tab, you can enable transcript and Channel search. You may also select a content type label to describe the type of content being used in your Channel.

Select if you'd like to remove transcripts from displaying within the Channel. Transcripts are enabled by default.

Channel search is enabled by default to allow viewers to search for media in your Channel.

Within the "Channel Styles" section, "Content Type Label" gives you the option to select the word that best describes your Channel content. You can choose from the following:

In the "Footer" tab, you can add a disclaimer or other information to the bottom of your Channel. Click "Footer" to add a custom footer, then flip the toggle to "On."

Within the text box, you can style the text as well. This includes:

You can customize several options for the footer.

Once all set, click "Save”.

Click into "Access Control" to set up who has access to your Channel. It can be fully public and available to anyone, password-protected, or only accessible to logged-in users.

Clicking the "Password" option will prompt you to add a password to your Channel and show you a preview of the form. Click "Save" when you're all set. After saving the password, you'll see a banner on the preview page indicating that the Channel is password-protected.

If you select "Invited users," you'll also see a preview of how this appears.

For more information on locked Channels, visit our Channel Permissions article.

Email Subscribers

Once this option has been selected, a “Subscribe for updates” button will appear on your Channel. The following options can be configured for the form:

Learn more about Channel subscribers and notifications here.