WordPress is one of the most popular CMS platforms on the web, with many different themes, builders, and plugins available. A flexible and open-source site builder, WP caters to users at many different levels of web development experience, from novice to expert. This guide will help you get started embedding Wistia videos on your WP site.
Getting started
Recommended embed settings for WordPress:
Inline (Standard) or Popover embed
Responsive Sizing
Embed into an HTML Block (block editor) or the Text tab (classic editor)
Avoid using the fallback/iframe embed type on WordPress, as the WP editor tends to modify the iframe code and break expected functionality.
Embedding in the block editor with an HTML block
Also known as Gutenberg, the block-based editor offers an HTML block that should support Wistia's Inline (Standard) or Popover embeds. Copy your embed code from Wistia and add an HTML block to your page:
In the WP editor, click the block inserter "+" button
Add an HTML block to the page
Add your embed code to the block, then Click on the HTML Preview to see your video
Embedding in the classic editor's Text tab
If you prefer to keep things old school and use the WP Classic Editor, you can add an Inline (Standard) or Popover embed in the Text Tab of the page.
From your Wistia media page, copy the embed code for your media
In the WP Classic Editor, select the Text tab
Paste the embed code into the page
Click Preview Changes to see your video, or Update to publish the page
Embedding with oEmbed links
If you’d prefer to embed a video URL instead of using HTML embed codes, oEmbed is a great option. Just add Wistia to your oEmbed provider list and you'll be good to go.
Read more: Using Wistia oEmbeds on WordPress
WordPress Themes and Plugins
One of the biggest selling points for WordPress is the massive library of 3rd-party resources available. While many themes and plugins have unique options for using video in new and creative ways, they don’t always include out-of-the-box support for Wistia embeds. We have some tips and strategies for how to check compatibility and test out our different embed styles.
Support for Wistia embeds depends on which hosts the developers chose to include – if there is a WordPress theme or plugin you really want to use with Wistia embeds, we recommend making a feature request to the devs who built it!
Read more: WordPress Themes, Plugins, and Wistia Medias